Here are the top 25 recruits in Broward County for 2023 high school football season
Broward County is, as always, one of the premier hotbeds for high school football talent in the entire country and college recruiters will flock to South Florida all year to check out top prospects at Chaminade-Madonna, American Heritage, St. Thomas Aquinas and more.
In the Class of 2024 alone, Broward has multiple five-star prospects and nearly 10 blue-chip prospects.
In all, eight schools are featured among the top 25 recruits in the county this year and 15 of the 25 are blue-chip prospects.
The full breakdown by position: two quarterbacks, seven running backs, six wide receivers, one edge rusher, one linebacker, three cornerbacks, three safeties and one athlete. No lineman made the top 25.
All rankings are based on grades from 247Sports’ composite rankings for the Classes of 2024 and 2025. Players are listed with name, position, class, high school team and college commitment.
1. Jeremiah Smith, WR, 2024, Chaminade-Madonna, Ohio State
2. Joshisa Trader, ATH, 2024, Chaminade-Madonna, Miami
3. Zaquan Patterson, S, 2024, Chaminade-Madonna, Undecided
4. Deandre Desinor, RB, 2025, American Heritage, Undecided
5. Chris Ewald, CB, 2025, Chaminade-Madonna, Michigan
6. Chance Robinson, WR, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami
7. Jordan Lyle, RB, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Ohio State
8. Byron Louis, RB, 2025, American Heritage, Undecided
9. Kamare Williams, WR, 2025, Chaminade-Madonna, Undecided
10. Stacy Gage, RB, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, UCF
11. Joshua Moore, WR, 2025, West Broward, Undecided
12. Koby Howard, WR, 2025, Western, Undecided
13. Davion Gause, RB, 2024, Chaminade-Madonna, North Carolina
14. James Madison II, WR, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Missouri
15. Cedrick Bailey, QB, 2024, Chaminade-Madonna, NC State
16. Nicholas Rodriguez, LB, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Missouri
17. Tovani Mizell, RB, 2024, Western, Kentucky
18. Ryan Mack, S, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami
19. Earl Kulp, CB, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Purdue
20. Colton Heinrich, TE, 2024, Cardinal Gibbons, Georgia
21. Davi Belfort, QB, 2024, Western, Virginia Tech
22. Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, RB, 2024, South Broward, Miami
23. Xavier Lucas, S, 2024, American Heritage, Undecided
24. Romanas Frederique Jr., CB, 2024, St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami
25. Casey Etienne Jr., S, 2024, Cardinal Gibbons, Undecided