Miami Herald’s Top 25 football players for Class of 2017
A look at the Top 25 high school football players in Miami-Dade and Broward for the Class of 2017:
Miami-Dade
Player, position | School | Ht., wt. | College |
1. Navaughn Donaldson, OT | Miami Central | 6-5, 300 | UM commit |
2. Robert Burns, RB | Gulliver | 5-11, 210 | UM commit |
3. De’Andre Wilder, LB | Carol City | 6-2, 196 | Undecided |
4. Kemore Gamble, WR/TE | Southridge | 6-3, 220 | UM commit |
5. Kevaughn Dingle, WR | Carol City | 6-1, 193 | Undecided |
6. Kadeem Telfort, OT | Miami Norland | 6-6, 306 | UF commit |
7. Trajan Bandy, CB | Columbus | 5-9, 180 | Undecided |
8. Guy Thomas, DE | Columbus | 6-3, 200 | Undecided |
9. Rodney Scott, WR | Southridge | 6-0, 167 | Undecided |
10. Waynmon Steed, LB | Miami Central | 6-1, 210 | Undecided |
11. Bentavious Thompson, RB | Miami Killian | 6-0, 190 | UM commit |
12. Anthony White Jr., WR | American | 6-1, 170 | Undecided |
13. Naytron Culpepper, S | American | 6-1, 175 | Undecided |
14. Joshua Dinson, CB | American | 5-9, 165 | Undecided |
15. Christopher Henderson, ATH | Columbus | 6-0, 175 | Undecided |
16. Billy Gibson Jr., S | Southridge | 6-1, 185 | Undecided |
17. Latavious Brini, CB | Mater Academy | 6-2, 180 | Undecided |
18. De’Vante Mitchell, S | Champagnat | 5-10, 187 | Undecided |
19. Dedrick Mackey, CB | Booker T. Washington | Undecided | |
20. Donelle Thomas, S | American | 5-11, 178 | Undecided |
21. Kyron Taylor, OG | South Dade | 6-2, 285 | Marshall commit |
22. Marlin Brooks, CB | Columbus | 5-10, 157 | Undecided |
23. Mershawn Miller, OL | Miami Central | 6-2, 324 | Undecided |
24. Colvin Alford, LB | Coral Reef | 6-0, 200 | Undecided |
25. Juwan Horn, CB | Miami Killian | 5-9, 160 | Undecided |
Broward
Player, position | School | Ht., wt. | College |
1. Trevon Grimes, WR | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-4, 195 | Undecided |
2. Stanford Samuels, CB | Flanagan | 6-2, 175 | Undecided |
3. Jerry Jeudy, WR | Deerfield Beach | 6-1, 174 | Undecided |
4. Daniel Wright, S | Cardinal Gibbons | 6-2, 175 | Undecided |
5. Tedarrell Slaton, OT | American Heritage | 6-5, 341 | Undecided |
6. Marco Wilson, CB | American Heritage | 5-10, 163 | Undecided |
7. Kyshaun Bryan, RB | American Heritage | 5-10, 190 | Undecided |
8. Jake Allen, QB | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-2, 195 | UF commit |
9. Jonathan Ford, DE | Dillard | 6-5, 240 | Undecided |
10. Tyler Dunning, LB | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-1, 225 | UM commit |
11. Kai-Leon Herbert, OT | American Heritage | 6-5, 260 | Undecided |
12. Leroy Henley, WR | Cardinal Gibbons | 6-1, 182 | Undecided |
13. Lavarus Tigner, WR | Deerfield Beach | 6-0, 180 | UF commit |
14. Clevan Thomas, WR | Flanagan | 5-10, 185 | Undecided |
15. Brian Edwards, CB | Miramar | 5-10, 185 | Undecided |
16. Jake Lichtenstein, DE | Cypress Bay | 6-5, 240 | Undecided |
17. Daewood Davis, WR | Stranahan | 6-2, 170 | Syracuse commit |
18. Kedonis Haslem, DT | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-4, 290 | Undecided |
19. Michael Harley, WR | St. Thomas Aquinas | 5-10, 170 | Undecided |
20. Faion Hicks, CB | Flanagan | 5-10, 180 | Undecided |
21. Cody Bowes, OL | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6-3, 265 | Undecided |
22. Randall Haynie, CB | Cardinal Gibbons | 6-0, 175 | Undecided |
23. Mike Epstein, RB | St. Thomas Aquinas | 5-11, 182 | Illinois commit |
24. Jordan Merrell, RB | Dillard | 5-10, 176 | Cincinnati commit |
25. Lashawn Paulino, DE | Coconut Creek | 6-3, 220 | Undecided |
This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 5:52 PM with the headline "Miami Herald’s Top 25 football players for Class of 2017."