When it comes to producing edge rushers and outside linebackers who are known to get after quarterbacks, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties have long been home to some elite players.
Look on collegiate and NFL rosters for decades and you will see difference makers who started on youth fields across the two counties and then went on to impact high school teams.
When college coaches head south for the spring, they have long looked for receivers and defensive backs, but that is all changing and other positions are being added – including defensive ends and edge rushers.
As the regular season comes to an end and we start the state playoffs, several prospects from the #305 and #954 are among the top sack leaders in the state.
Here is a look at the players that college coaches are watching in 2026:
2027 - Dashaun Collins, DE, Miami Killian – 22 sacks.
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2028 - Tristen Bennett, DE, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely – 17 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/30596419/Tristen-Bennett
2027 - Reginald “R.J.” Wayne, Davie Western – 16 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22496309/RJ-Wayne
2028 - Dwayne Davis, DE/LB, Hollywood South Broward – 15.5 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/27017659/Dwayne-Davis
2027 - Thor Hwasta, OLB, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep – 15 sacks.
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2027 - Wyatt Smith, DE, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas – 14 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20133523/Wyatt-Smith
2028 - Meshi Dobson, DE, Weston Cypress Bay – 13 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/25526973/Meshi-Dobson
2028 - Malik Quattara, DE, Coral Gables – 13 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19956003/Malick-Ouattara
2027 - Edwardo Thompson, DT, Miami Central 13 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19747559/691909021e12c59908cd1d47
2027 - Devon Germeille, DE, Weston Cypress Bay – 13 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20795020/Devon-Germeille
2028 - Zaid Tovio-Garcia, DE, Miami Killian – 13 sacks.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26477948/Zaid-Tovio-Garcia
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