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Less emphasis on South Florida, more emphasis on Cali

Mark Wheeler

Inside the Gators Publisher
May 2, 2004
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I was told that going forward Florida is going to emphasize South Florida less compared to what they have done the last few cycles.

Judging by the offers out this week, a bigger emphasis will be placed on California.

Before the staff change, the Gators had one-third of their assistants - Ja'Juan Seider, Randy Shannon, Corey Bell as primary recruiters in south Florida and John Herron as basically their support staff member who was focused on that area.

As I pointed out in another thread (https://florida.forums.rivals.com/t...out-to-be-processed.64259/page-2#post-1193255), despite the focus on the area, in the last three cycles that Shannon has been on staff, the Gators really haven't gotten much of a return on their investment in the area.

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South Florida is Palm Beach County down through Broward and then Dade. Here are the three cycles with Shannon on the staff.

Out of a possible top 60 players (top 20 per cycle) at the time of Shannon's exit Florida had eight of them (Thornton is no longer committed, so seven).

Of the eight, how many is he legitimately responsible for? Not Hammond or Wilson, who were legacy's. So now we are down to six remaining, who came to Florida simply because of Randy Shannon? I would have given Herron credit for what Florida signed out the area before I would Shannon.

2018
2 Patrick Surtain DB Plantation, FL American Heritage
6 James Cook RB Miami, FL Miami Central
7 Mark Pope WR Miami, FL Southridge
10 Asante Samuel DB Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
11 Al Blades DB Ft. Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
13 Delone Scaife OL Miami, FL Southridge
17 Camron Davis RB Miami Gardens, FL Carol City
20 Kevin Austin WR Coconut Creek, FL North Broward
22 Nadab Joseph DB Miami, FL Miami Norland
23 Tyson Campbell DB Plantation, FL American Heritage
29 Anthony Schwartz WR Plantation, FL American Heritage
32 Xavier Williams WR Hollywood, FL Chaminade Madonna
33 Elijah Moore WR Ft. Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
34 Gurvan Hall DB West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Lakes
39 Andrew Chatfield LB Plantation, FL American Heritage
40 Gilbert Frierson DB Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables
42 Tyquan Thornton WR Miami, FL Booker T. Washington
43 Nesta Silvera DT Plantation, FL American Heritage
44 Miguel Edwards DB Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach
47 Shaun Shivers RB Hollywood, FL Chaminade Madonna

2017
3 Jerry Jeudy WR Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach
8 Trevon Grimes WR Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
11 Navaughn Donaldson OL Miami, FL Miami Central
12 Stanford Samuels DB Pembroke Pines, FL Flanagan
13 Vandarius Cowan LB Palm Beach Gardens, FL Palm Beach Gardens
22 Trajan Bandy DB Miami, FL Columbus
24 Mike Harley WR Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
25 Kadeem Telfort OL Miami, FL Booker T. Washington
26 Marco Wilson DB Plantation, FL American Heritage
27 Tedarrell Slaton OL Plantation, FL American Heritage

31 Daniel Wright DB Fort Lauderdale, FL Boyd Anderson
34 James Blackman QB Belle Glade, FL Glades Central
35 Brian Edwards DB Miramar, FL Miramar
36 C.J. Henderson DB Miami, FL Columbus

38 Kai-Leon Herbert OL Plantation, FL American Heritage
41 De'Andre Wilder LB Miami Gardens, FL Carol City
42 Owen Carney DE Miami, FL Miami Central
45 Tyler Dunning LB Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
47 Kemore Gamble TE Miami, FL Southridge
49 Guy Thomas DE Miami, FL Booker T. Washington

2016
3 Nick Bosa DE Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
8 Sam Bruce WR Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
11 Brian Burns DE Plantation, FL American Heritage
15 Binjimen Victor WR Coconut Creek, FL Coconut Creek
19 Joseph Jackson DE Miami, FL Gulliver Prep
21 Trayvon Mullen DB Coconut Creek, FL Coconut Creek
22 Dionte Mullins WR Miami, FL Gulliver Prep
4 Josh Hammond WR Hallandale, FL Hallandale
26 Devin Bush LB Pembroke Pines, FL Flanagan
27 Emmett Rice LB Miami, FL Miami Norland
29 Riley Ridley WR Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach
30 Dredrick Snelson WR Pembroke Pines, FL Flanagan
33 Ahmmon Richards WR Wellington, FL Wellington
34 Nick Eubanks TE Plantation, FL American Heritage
43 Amir Rasul RB Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables
44 Darnell Salomon WR Miami, FL Miami Central
48 Keyshawn Young WR Miami, FL Miami Senior
51 Jamel Cook ATH Miami, FL Miami Central
52 Keir Thomas DE Miami, FL Miami Central
53 Joshua Uche DE Miami, FL Columbus
 
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