Florida has long been recognized as one of the nation’s most fertile recruiting grounds for college football, producing a unending pipeline of elite prospects bound for blue chip programs across the nation.
The latest USA TODAY Florida Top 100 rankings for the Class of 2025 underscore that reputation — and nine players from the First Coast earned a spot among the state’s best.
The Jacksonville metro area and surrounding counties continue to prove their strength in high school football, with prospects spread across Duval, St. Johns and Clay counties.
These athletes have drawn commitments from powerhouse programs such as Ohio State, Clemson, Northwestern and Miami.
Here are the First Coast players who cracked the list:
- No. 91 – Jacob Curry, Nease (LB, Northwestern commit)
- No. 88 – Tony Williams, Raines (LB, Illinois commit)
- No. 63 – Brian Harris, Mandarin (DL, Oklahoma commit)
- No. 56 – Corbyn Fordham, Bolles (TE, Ohio State commit)
- No. 51 – Jarius Rodgers, Fleming Island (Edge, Syracuse commit)
- No. 33 – Brody Jennings, Mandarin (CB, Miami commit)
- No. 23 – Somourian Wingo, St. Augustine (WR, Miami commit)
- No. 17 – Simeon Caldwell, Bolles (LB/S, Ohio State commit)
- No. 8 – Naeem Burrough, Bolles (WR, Clemson commit)
Bolles leads the way with three honorees, including Burrough, a Clemson-bound wideout ranked in the top 10 overall.
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St. Johns County also lands two players on the list — Nease linebacker Jacob Curry and St. Augustine receiver Somourian Wingo — amplifying the county’s growing presence on the state’s football map.
