GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida All-State teams are selected by FloridaHSFootball.com Publisher Joshua Wilson along with nominations submitted by coaches and a review of All-Area and All-County teams as published by various publications across the state. Teams that are classified independent by the FHSAA, including those in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference, were placed in the proper classification in which they would be assigned to for All-State purposes.
AWARDS
Most Valuable Player: QB Bryce Carpenter, Sr., Venice
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Jaivon Heiligh, Sr., Venice
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Ryan Smenda, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island
Coach of the Year: Darrell Sutherland, St. Johns Bartram Trail
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Bryce Carpenter, Sr., Venice
QB – Michael Penix Jr., Sr., Tampa Bay Tech
RB – Fred Jackson, Sr., Lake Minneola
RB – Shaun Peterson, Sr., Davie Nova
RB – Cameron Myers, Sr., Plant City Durant
WR – Jaivon Heiligh, Sr., Venice
WR – Anthony Manning, Sr., Orlando Lake Nona
WR – Knowledge McDaniel, Jr., Bradenton Braden River
TE – Kamari Morales, Jr., Tallahassee Lincoln
OL – Dane Ferguson, Sr., Davie Nova
OL – Will Putnam, Jr., Tampa Plant
OL – Brad Cecil, Sr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
OL – Brendan Bengtsson, Sr., Bradenton Braden River
OL – Quintin King, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech
UT – Walter Wilborn III, Jr., Tampa Plant
UT – Justin Watkins, Sr., Clermont East Ridge
ATH – Joey Gatewood, Sr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
ATH – Jordan McCloud, Sr., Tampa Plant
K – Zack Sessa, Jr., Venice
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Nik Bonitto, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DL – Judge Culpepper, Sr., Tampa Plant
DL – Hunter May, Sr., Neptune Beach Fletcher
DL – Tyrone Barber, Sr., Venice
DL – Miguel Rodriguez, Sr., Melbourne Viera
LB – Alonzo Houston, Sr., Palmetto
LB – Caleb Smith, Sr., Venice
LB – Micah McFadden, Sr., Tampa Plant
LB – Ryan Smenda, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island
DB – Asante Samuel, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DB – Derrick Bradley, Sr., Palmetto
DB – Jared Bailey, Sr., Venice
DB – Romain Mungin, Jr., Tampa Plant
DB – Darren Turner, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech
UT – Jonathan King, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech
UT – Jordan Miner, Sr., Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch
ATH – Armani Gainer, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles
ATH – Brandon Brooks, Sr., Tampa Plant
P – Andrew Ilcken, Jr., Wharton
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Michael Kern, Jr., Orlando Lake Nona
QB – Bryan Gagg, Jr., Bradenton Braden River
RB – Lawrence Toafili, So., Largo Pinellas Park
RB – Devin Ellison, Jr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
RB – Deshaun Fenwick, Sr., Bradenton Braden River
WR – Anthony Queely, Sr., Orlando Lake Nona
WR – Xavier Hutchinson, Sr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
WR – Sean Atkins, Jr., Melbourne Viera
TE – George Takacs, Sr., Naples Gulf Coast
OL – Vincent Murphy, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
OL – Ricky Lee, Sr., Jacksonville Robert E. Lee
OL – Jake Pigozzo, Sr., Tarpon Springs East Lake
OL – Eriq Porter, Sr., Palmetto
OL – Scotty Rogers, Sr., Tampa Plant
UT – Trent Whittemore, Jr,. Gainesville Buchholz
UT – Jeshaun Jones, Sr., South Fort Myers
ATH – Derrick Jones, Sr., Jacksonville Robert E. Lee
ATH – Riley Smith, Jr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
K – James Schaefer, Jr., Neptune Beach Fletcher
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Parker Devine, Sr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
DL – Davon Strickland, Sr., Hollywood South Broward
DL – Cornelius Mann, Jr., West Palm Beach Palm Beach Lakes
DL – Bryce Love, Sr., Tampa Plant
DL – AJ Thomas, Jr., Lakeland
LB – Brandon Mays, Sr., Melbourne Viera
LB – Dylan Ridolph, S0., Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch
LB – Jackson Bull, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island
LB – Andrew Duncan, Sr., Palmetto
LB – Denique Mayfield, Jr., Venice
DB – CJ Smith, Sr., Neptune Beach Fletcher
DB – Anthony Johnson, Sr., St. Petersburg
DB – Trenell Troutman, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DB – Q Phillips, Sr., Melbourne Viera
DB – Noah Carr, Jr., Venice
UT – Ethan Brewer, Sr., Oviedo Hagerty
UT – Darrell Shelton, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
ATH – Johnny Amell, Sr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
P – Evan Passath, Jr., Tampa Plant
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Tyler Hunter, Sr., Valrico Bloomingdale
QB – Tim Demorat, Sr., Melbourne Viera
RB – Ja’Veon Marlow, Sr., Winter Haven
RB – Teon Dollard, Sr., Lake City Columbia
RB – Treshaun Ward, Jr., Tampa Bay Tech
WR – Terrell Ferrell, Jr., Valrico Bloomingdale
WR – Breion Fuller, Jr., Doral Academy
WR – Frank Murphy, So., Tampa Plant
TE – Keon Zipperer, Jr., Lakeland
OL – Donovan Jennings, Sr., Tampa Gaither
OL – Max Lawson, Sr., Melbourne Viera
OL – Mitchell Cooper, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles
OL – Stephen Lewerenz, Sr., Gainesville Buchholz
OL – Jordan Earle, Sr., West Palm Beach Forest Hill
UT – Johnny Fritz, Sr., St. Cloud
UT – Nykie Marion, Sr., Orlando East River
ATH – Bry’yon Jones, So., West Palm Beach Forest Hill
ATH – Keshawn King, Jr., Orange Park Oakleaf
K – Josh Lopez, So., Doral Academy
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Vernon Padgett, Jr., Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer
DL – Jalyn Robinson, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island
DL – Connor Jewel, Sr., Tampa Gaither
DL – Dejmi Dumervil Jean, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DL – Chantz Williams, So., Orange Park Oakleaf
LB – Anthony Solomon, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
LB – Colton Cormier, Sr., Gulf Coast
LB – Ethan Umstead, Jr., Lake City Columbia
LB – Armando Acosta, So., Gainesville Buchholz
DB – Harry Bowker, Jr., St. Johns Bartram Trail
DB – Jordan Battle, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
DB – Vincent Davis, Sr., Jacksonville Robert E. Lee
DB – Bryce Green, Sr., St. Petersburg
DB – Cortez Reid, Jr., Melbourne Viera
UT – Noah Keeter, Jr., Gainesville Buchholz
UT – Josh Bowers, Sr., Tarpon Springs East Lake
ATH – James Klaas, Sr., Melbourne Viera
ATH – Darius McClendon, Jr., Forest Hill
P – Ryan Hoprich, Jr., Jacksonville Atlantic Coast
HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Kaden Frost, Sr., Naples Gulf Coast; Braxton Plunk, Sr., Plant City; Chris Beard, So., Tallahassee Lincoln
RB: Devontae Harris, Sr., Davie Nova; Adrian Thomas, Sr., Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch
WR: JT Wood, Sr., St. Johns Creekside; Mario Johnson, Sr., Kissimmee Liberty; Caeleb Bass, Jr., Harmony; Michael Ippolito, Sr., Boca Raton Olympic Heights; TJ Jones, Jr., Lake City Columbia;
TE: Mickey Koczersut, Sr., Bradenton Lakewood Ranch
OL: Matt Lee, Jr., Oviedo Hagerty; Dalton Hamm, Sr., Neptune Beach Fletcher; Jevon Williams, Sr., Lake City Columbia; Gerard Phanord, Sr., Lake Minneola; Ronald Folkes, Jr., Dwyer; Gavin Lamp, Jr., Melbourne Viera; Isaiah Roseville, Sr., Tampa Bay Tech; Sam Neely, Jr., Tallahassee Chiles
DL: Jake Libretto, Jr., Orange Park Fleming Island; Chase Knopf, Sr., Bradenton Braden River; Cam Neal, Sr., South Fort Myers; Sebastian Bruno, Sr., Boca Raton Olympic Heights; Jontrell Oliver, Sr., Gibsonton East Bay; Riley Parchar, Sr., Venice; David Padilla, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles; Trey Huntley, Jr., Lakeland
LB: Isaiah Walker, Sr., Orange Park Fleming Island; Dequan Jackson, Sr., Jacksonville Robert E. Lee; Trent Rogers, Sr., South Fort Myers; Robert Madden, Sr., Lakeland; Landon Moody, Jr., Valrico Bloomingdale; Alexander Sobeski, Sr., Tallahassee Lincoln
DB: Adetutu Daranijo, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas; Jakari Starling, Sr., West Palm Beach Palm Beach Lakes; Nick Clayton, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles;
ATH: Jeremiah Payton, Sr., Neptune Beach Fletcher; Dominic Tianga, Jr., Pembroke Pines West Broward; Kevaris Thomas, Sr., Lakeland
K: Aiden Jolliffe, Fr., Lake City Columbia; Thomas Leo, Sr., Clermont East Ridge; Santiago Tovar, Sr., Largo Pinellas Park; Trey Schaneville, Sr., Melbourne Viera; Alex McCourt, Sr., Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
P: Zach Morea, Sr., Tallahassee Chiles; Austin Moulton, Sr., Venice