Ranking best of Class of 2019
Spring football practices start Monday across the state as teams take their first official steps toward the upcoming season. That means it’s time for the first edition of the 2019 Big Board.
The rankings of the county’s top players for the Class of 2019 are determined using interviews with coaches, scouting services’ reports and notes collected from the football season. The second edition, our expanded Big Board, will be released in August.
1. Akeem Dent, DB, Palm Beach Central, 6-0, 170 Committed to Florida State 2. Mark-Antony Richards, ATH, Wellington, 6-1, 195
Offers include Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State 3. Kaiir Elam, DB, Benjamin, 6-2, 180
Offers include Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Miami
4. Mike Morris, DL, American Heritage, 6-6, 260
Committed to Florida State 5. Renato Brown, OL/DL, Palm Beach Central, 6-5, 315 Committed to Miami
6. Ja’tarie Washington, RB, Pahokee, 5-10, 190
Offers from Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh
7. E.J. Jackson, DB, Glades Central, 6-1, 180
Offers include Louisville, South Carolina, Western Michigan 8. Antavious Lane, DB, Oxbridge Academy, 5-9, 170 Offers include Kentucky, Louisville, Toledo
9. Marc Allan Derac, DB, Atlantic, 6-3, 175
Offers include Iowa State, Syracuse, Western Michigan 10. Ronald Folkes, OL, Dwyer, 6-4, 285
Offers include Georgia, Middle Tennessee, Tulane
11. Deante Nelson, ATH, Pahokee, 6-0, 175
Offer from Louisville
12. Jymetre Hester, WR, Glades Central, 5-10, 160 Offers from Buffalo and Toledo 13. Dorian Jones, LB, Oxbridge Academy, 6-0, 220
Offers include Marshall, South Florida, Syracuse
14. Eldridge Franklin, DB, Palm Beach Lakes, 6-0, 175
Offers include FAU, Iowa State, Ohio
15. Da’Shawn Richardson, OL, Pahokee, 6-4, 290
Offer from Louisville
16. Gio Richardson, QB, Oxbridge Academy, 6-1, 195 Offer from FAU
17. Ta’Quan Kinsler, DL, Pahokee, 6-3, 265
Offer from Louisville
18. Ishmael Goulborne, DE, Dwyer, 6-5, 195
Offers from AlabamaBirmingham, FAMU, Syracuse 19. Conner Hindsley, WR, American Heritage, 6-2, 190 Offers from Dartmouth and Syracuse
20. Darius McClendon, ATH, Forest Hill, 6-2, 175
Offers from Buffalo and Mercer
21. James Meeks, RB, Oxbridge Academy, 5-10, 175 No offers
22. Lavonski Williams, ATH, Pahokee, 5-10, 195
Offer from FAMU
23. Wendy Francois, LB, Palm Beach Gardens, 6-2, 220
Offer from Buffalo
24. Marlin Brunson, WR, West Boca Raton, 5-11, 175 No offers
25. Marc Dagobert, LB, American Heritage, 6-0, 195 Offer from Dartmouth
To watch videos of these players in action, go to The High School Buzz blog at PalmBeach Post.com/sports