If you tried to think back to the last time Miami-Dade and Broward Counties didn’t have a number of quality receiving prospects, you may be there looking back for quite some time.
The position has always been impressive, dating back to the 50s and 60s when the area featured some national recruits.
When projecting into the future with football prospects, it is never an easy thing to do.
Growth and so many other factors play a huge part in looking into a crystal ball and trying to see where this freshman or sophomore will end up. Many change positions two and three times before settling in on the right spot.
For years, south Florida was not the real hotbed if you wanted to find quarterbacks.
The athletes that were developed in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties were just that – athletes. The pass a majority of the time mentality didn’t resonate with so many gifted football players that could play multiple positions.
If you’ve noticed over the past few years, kickers and punters have been getting some spotlight like never before.
With long snappers being draft to kickers and punters being a factor at every level, the attention continues become greater.
When you mention defensive secondary and south Florida in the same sentence, there’s a good chance that you are talking about elite prospects, who not only make a name at the high school and college level and beyond.
Every year, a defensive back from Miami-Dade or Broward Counties somewhere in college or the NFL – and that’s why college coaches make this area a priority when talking about elite talent.