All-Time Florida High School Football Team

Ray Lewis and Deion Sanders lead a loaded list of big time players to come from the Sunshine State.

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Apr 16, 2020, 10:00am
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Florida is a hotbed for high school football, producing elite talent moving on to the college and professional levels on an annual basis.

We selected 20 of the best players to ever take the field in the Sunshine State, a group that has combined for 14 Super Bowl victories, 128 Pro Bowl selections and two MVP awards.

Half of the list is already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and expect a couple more to put on the gold jacket when they are eligible.

Quarterbacks

Lamar Jackson, Boynton Beach - Class of 2015

Tim Tebow, Neace (Ponte Verda) - Class of 2006

Running Backs

Emmitt Smith, Escambia (Pensacola) - Class of 1987

Frank Gore, Coral Gables - Class of 2001

Wide Receivers

Michael Irvin, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) - Class of 1984

Andre Johnson, Miami Senior (Miami) - Class of 1999

Tight End

Trey Burton, Venice - Class of 2010

Offensive Line

Steve Hutchinson, Coral Springs - Class of 1996

Lomas Brown, Miami Springs - Class of 1981

Maurkice Pouncey, Lakeland - Class of 2007

Defensive Line

Warren Sapp, Apopka - Class of 1991

Deacon Jones, Hungerford (Eatonville) - Class of 1957

Khalil Mack, Westwood (Fort Pierce) - Class of 2009

Linebackers

Ray Lewis, Kathleen (Lakeland) - Class of 1993

Derrick Brooks, Washington (Pensacola) - Class of 1991

Derrick Thomas, South Miami (Miami) - Class of 1985

Defensive Backs

Deion Sanders, North Fort Myers - Class of 1985

Sean Taylor, Gulliver Prep (Miami) - Class of 2001

Brian Dawkins, Raines (Jacksonville) - Class of 1992

Patrick Peterson, Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) - Class of 2008
Future Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow in action at Nease during a 2005 game against rival St. Augustine.
Future Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow in action at Nease during a 2005 game against rival St. Augustine.
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