Blustein Class of 2018 Top 75

[manimal256]

I think blades is around where he should be. I dont think he is as good a prospect as burns was coming out.

 

[Jassid82]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

You also have to understand that alot of this stuff is political too. He has his weekly spot on the Joe Rose Show. (one of the highest rated, if not the highest, rated local shows in SoFla)..So he has to appease the general masses im sure. (Re: your comment about top coaches) It makes for good radio when he says that Ice Harris, Roland Smith, Billy Rolle and whoever STAs coach is at that point in time are the best coaches in SoFla.

Its fine and dandy that there is a good chance that Johnny Jones from Douglas, Joe Black from Taravella, and Joppy Shad from Western are probably better because they do alot more with less but unfortunately the listeners on Joe Roses show including Joe himself would look at him like he was out of his mind.

Leave that kind of stuff for the message board for guys who are prob more in the know.

 

[L A M P]

I think blades is around where he should be.

 

[Dawgcane]

We have 6 guys on the list: Frierson (9), Delone Scaife (18), Josh Jobe (21), Daquris Wiggins (25), Al Blades* (29), DJ Ivey (37),

1. James Cook, RB, 5-10, 180, Miami Central
2. Patrick Surtain, Jr. CB, 6-2, 190, Plantation American Heritage
3. Andrew Chatfield, DE, 6-3, 225, Plantation American Heritage
4. Donovan Georges, OLB, 6-1, 225, Hialeah Champagnat Catholic
5. Elijah Moore, WR, 5-11, 170, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
6. Robert Hicks, OLB/DE, 6-1, 225, Miami Booker T. Washington
7. Mark Pope, WR, 6-1, 170, Miami Southridge
8. Asante Samuel, CB, 5-10, 170, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9. Gilbert Frierson, DB, 6-1, 185, Coral Gables
10. Xavier Williams, WR, 6-1, 180, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
11. Nik Bonitto, DE, 6-5, 210, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
12. Kevin Austin, WR, 6-3, 190, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep
13. Trenell Troutman, DB, 5-11, 175, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
14. Dominick Watt, WR, 6-2, 190, Hollywood McArthur
15. Shaun Shivers, RB, 5-7, 160, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
16. Tyson Campbell, CB, 6-2, 175, American Heritage Plantation
17. Jaquan Beaver, LB, 6-0, 190, Miami Booker T. Washington
18. Delone Scaife, OL, 6-3, 275, Miami Killian
19. Nadab Joseph, DB, 6-2, 175, Miami Edison
20. Billy Joseph, LB, 6-1, 215, Miami Northwestern
21. Josh Jobe, DB, 6-2, 180, Miami Christopher Columbus
22. Miguel Edwards, DB, 5-11, 180, Coconut Creek
23. Kenny Bastida, LB, 6-2, 220, Deerfield Beach
24. Hunter Goetz, S, 6-2, 190, Charles W. Flanagan
25. Daquris Wiggins, WR, 6-2, 185, Miami Southridge
26. Davoan Hawkins, DE, 6-4, 230, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
27. Jason Swann, OL, 6-2, 280, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
28. Ivan Thomas, WR, 6-3, 180, Miami Palmetto
29. Al Blades, CB, 6-1, 180, St. Thomas Aquinas
30. Antquan Kinsey, LB, 6-1, 185, Miami Booker T. Washington
31. Dawson Hill, RB, 6-0, 190, South Plantation
32. Cameron Davis, Athlete, 5-9, 190, Miami Carol City
33. D’Andre Ragin, OLB/DE, 6-2, 200, Miami Monsignor Pace
34. Johnny Ford, RB, 5-8, 165, Coral Gables
35. Arthur Brathwaite, LB, 6-1, 195, Pembroke Pines Flanagan
36. Sebastian Sainterling, OL, 6-3, 350, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
37. Demeatrius Ivey Jr., CB, 6-2, 175, Homestead South Dade
38. Issac Lipscomb, WR, 6-2, 170, Homestead Keys Gate Charter
39. Randy Russell, DB, 5-11, 175, Miami Carol City
40. Marquis Williams, CB, 5-10, 170, Coconut Creek
41. Jordan Donaldson, RB, 5-10, 185, Miami Southridge
42. Malik Edwards, DE/DT, 6-0, 217, Miami Central
43. Herman Jackson, DB, 5-10, 160, Miami Southridge
44. Marlon Pelote, LB, 5-11, 185, Chaminade-Madonna
45. Nesta “Jade” Silvera, DL, 6-2, 275, Plantation American Heritage
46. Gregory Rousseau, ATH, 6-5, 205, Champagnat Catholic
47. James Head, DL, 6-5, 210, Miami Southridge
48. Kahric Bell, OL/DL, 6-6, 310, North Miami Beach
49. Miles Jones, Athlete, 5-9, 160, Plantation American Heritage
50. Rocky Shelton, LB, 5-11, 200, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
51. Jordan Johnson, RB, 5-10, 185, Plantation American Heritage
52. Randy Charlton, DL, 6-4, 215, Miami Southridge
53. Darius Brown, ATH, 5-8, 160, Homestead South Dade
54. Jakyus Johnson, RB, 5-11, 202, Miramar Everglades
55. Bryand Rincher, DB, 5-9, 160, Sunrise Piper
56. Tyrik Robinson, LB, 5-11, 215, Champagnat Catholic
57. Terrell Perriman, WR, 5-9, 168, Miami Central
58. Eric “Dank” Smith, DB, 5-9, 160, Miami Norland
59. Jordan Dillard, WR, 6-4, 180, Miami Southridge
60. Irshaad Davis, DB, 5-9, 160, Miami Carol City
61. Daniel Barker, TE, 6-4, 230, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson
62. Zack Zambrano, OL, 6-3, 290, Plantation American Heritage
63. Dovran Ellington, S, 6-2, 175, Miami Dr. Krop
64. Traquan Butler, CB, 5-10, 175, Miami Killian
65. Trey Flowers, RB, 5-9, 205, Miami Palmetto
66. Divaad Wilson, CB/QB, 5-10, 159, Miami Monsignor Pace.
67. Gabriel Aparicio , FS/CB, 6-1, 175, Miami Belen Jesuit
68. Chatarius Atwell, QB, 5-11, 170, Miami Northwestern
69. Lentivon Lesane, ATH, 6-1, 210, Somerset Academy Silver Palms
70. Gregory Franklin, LB, 6-2, 200, Miami Killian
71. Logan Giordano, DB/WR, 5-11, 165, SW Ranches Archbishop
72. Shaun Peterson, Jr., OLB, 6-2, 185, Davie Nova
73. Harrison Story, QB, 6-2, 185, Davie Western
74. Eric Scott, DE/OT, 6-2, 255, SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
75. Jack Fris, OL, 6-5, 300, Parkland Douglas

Larry Blustein Class of 2018 Top 75 « CBS Miami

The one problem with this list is mostly skill players. Can not win championships without the big uglies.

 

[smack99]

Lol at Blades that low and you can scratch any of the AH boys off the Miami list. None of them are coming here.

 

[dedostheibis]

Just looked up past years list since 2010 and thankful to say this guy is clueless in his evaluations lol thanks for thr list tho

 

[INCaneFan]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

I respect your opinions most of the time, but sometimes you have this chip on your shoulder where it seems you're just underappreciated.

As for the top coaches list, while some of it may be political, there's a reason why those coaches are at the better programs. That doesn't mean there aren't good coaches at the schools that don't post good win/loss records, they're just harder to identify.

If you have the time, make your own list and revisit the two down the road.

 

[Geo305]

Cook & Surtain a little too high.

Chatfield just a little too high.

Hicks & Pope a little too high.

Campbell way too low.

Xavier a little too low.

Nik Bonnitto way too low.

Troutman & Austin just a little too high.

Bastida way too high.

Al Blades way too low.

DJ Ivey way too low.

Miguel Edwards too high

Hunter Goetz way too high

Beaver and Billy Joseph a bit too high.

Wiggins too low

Sainterling too low.

Jobe way too low.

Ivan Thomas too high.

Isaac Lipscomb too low.

Randy Russell way too low.

Marquis too low.

Rousseau too low.

Pelote too low.

James Head & Randy Charlton too low.

Darius Brown reclassified to 2017.




Where is......

Abraham Alce - American Heritage
Jamal Anderson - South Dade
Alonzo Clark - Ft. Lauderdale
Levontae & Tevontae Decius - Cardinal Gibbons
Lamont Finnie - Edison
Stanley Garner - Coconut Creek
Tyler Harrell - Columbus
Detron Holloway - Booker T.
Terrence Horne - Carol City
Mervin Jean - Norland
Rosendo Louis - Deerfield
Cornelius McCoy - Deerfield
Devontae McRae - Jackson
Kayode Oladele - Edison
Bryce Oliver - Dillard
Ashtan Pierre - Deerfield
Carlos Sandy - Cardinal Gibbons
Benny Sapp III - St. Thomas
Jamari Sweet - Plantation
Kris Trapp - Columbus





I can keep going. There's a lot of kids who were deserving to be on this list and then quite a bunch who shouldn't that were on this list. I mean it's a whole other year away but I'm a bit meh about this one.

 

[Geo305]

I'm releasing a list for 2017 and 2018 actually later this evening. Might drop the 2018 one now in a thread. And I will have a 2019 watch list as well. All for Dade/Broward.

Releasing a list as well for Palm
Beach for 2017 and a watch list for 2018

 

[dedostheibis]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

I respect your opinions most of the time, but sometimes you have this chip on your shoulder where it seems you're just underappreciated.

As for the top coaches list, while some of it may be political, there's a reason why those coaches are at the better programs. That doesn't mean there aren't good coaches at the schools that don't post good win/loss records, they're just harder to identify.

If you have the time, make your own list and revisit the two down the road.

thats cool and all but bluestiens lists are horrible. a bunch of nobodies all over it ranked higher than first round draft picks LOL sorry just call a spade a spade. hes a great guy and all. he has great connections and shows. i guess hes rubbing too many elbows with some. maybe it was scewed when he opened up that website FISHBIEN ( a fsu fan ) that made his glasses be blurry

 

[calinative umstudent]

He also unveiled his 2017 list:
4. Donaldson
5. Bandy
6. Dingle
7. Ford
11. Henderson
19. Steed
27. Burns
32. Brian Edwards
44. Billy Gibson

Larry Blustein Class Of 2017 Top 75 Prospects List « CBS Miami

 

[Coach Macho]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

You also have to understand that alot of this stuff is political too. He has his weekly spot on the Joe Rose Show. (one of the highest rated, if not the highest, rated local shows in SoFla)..So he has to appease the general masses im sure. (Re: your comment about top coaches) It makes for good radio when he says that Ice Harris, Roland Smith, Billy Rolle and whoever STAs coach is at that point in time are the best coaches in SoFla.

Its fine and dandy that there is a good chance that Johnny Jones from Douglas, Joe Black from Taravella, and Joppy Shad from Western are probably better because they do alot more with less but unfortunately the listeners on Joe Roses show including Joe himself would look at him like he was out of his mind.

Leave that kind of stuff for the message board for guys who are prob more in the know.

Yeahhhh, I get it. How 'bout putting your neck out on the line if you're a real "expert" though?

If you had any balls then you'd have no problem saying "Hey, this guy at Douglas just went 7-3 with a bunch of ducks, he's doing a great job."

 

[Coach Macho]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

I respect your opinions most of the time, but sometimes you have this chip on your shoulder where it seems you're just underappreciated.

As for the top coaches list, while some of it may be political, there's a reason why those coaches are at the better programs. That doesn't mean there aren't good coaches at the schools that don't post good win/loss records, they're just harder to identify.

If you have the time, make your own list and revisit the two down the road.

Uh, I can assure you that Samuels is NOT at a "better program" because of his coaching ability. (I watched him give THE worst clinic I've ever seen last March)
Are you actually insinuating that every coach at a winning program got that job solely because of his coaching ability? That's not how it happens.

Good coaches aren't hard to identify at all if you know the landscape of South FLA football. If you notice that West Broward, Western, Douglas or Cooper City are going 7-3 (or better) and making the playoffs then you investigate that. You find out how they're doing so, and then give those coaches props for working with less. Why is that a foreign concept?

You do realize that a few years ago Mark Guandolo was one of Blu's "top coaches", right? So was Rocco Cassullo. What happened? Those guys aren't running loaded programs anymore so they forgot how to coach? How 'bout Billy Rolle? He's on Blu's list this year. Why wasn't he on that list when he was getting raped at Coral Reef? (running a **** 5-2 defense lol) ****, my boy took Coral Springs from a 1-9 record to a 7-3 record in his first season as HC. Took them to the playoffs, beat Deerfield and nearly beat a loaded Hallandale team. He won Broward County Coach of the Year but wasn't on Blu's list. LOL

C'mon bro. That guy is clueless. LOL

 

[Coach Macho]

Blu might be "plugged in" and he might watch a ton of live football but that doesn't mean he knows WTF he's looking at. LOL
Since when does watching football make you an expert on evaluations?

You know who watches more football than him? Coaches. (via Hudl)

This guy releases a "top coaches" list every few years and they're even more laughable than his top prospect lists. It's basically just a list of guys who coach at loaded high schools. Samuels is on this year's list and he hasn't even coached a game yet. LOL. And you'll never see him give credit to guys who coach at "lower tier" high schools. (ex: the guy at Douglas who's one of the better coaches in Broward) ****, he had Rocco Casullo on his top coaches list a few years ago when he was at STA. What happened, he forgot to coach now?

Nice guy. 100% dedicated to South FLA high school football. Knows a ton of interesting facts. Doesn't know football itself. His credibility = no bueno

I respect your opinions most of the time, but sometimes you have this chip on your shoulder where it seems you're just underappreciated.

As for the top coaches list, while some of it may be political, there's a reason why those coaches are at the better programs. That doesn't mean there aren't good coaches at the schools that don't post good win/loss records, they're just harder to identify.

If you have the time, make your own list and revisit the two down the road.

thats cool and all but bluestiens lists are horrible. a bunch of nobodies all over it ranked higher than first round draft picks LOL sorry just call a spade a spade. hes a great guy and all. he has great connections and shows. i guess hes rubbing too many elbows with some. maybe it was scewed when he opened up that website FISHBIEN ( a fsu fan ) that made his glasses be blurry

I mean, obviously I probably wouldn't have noticed this if the kid wasn't one of my former players...but the year that Juwan Dowels had 10 interceptions and won Broward County Defensive Player of the Year (as well as 1st Team All-State)... Bluestein didn't even put him on his post-season Top-50 list. LOL

 

[Brian Piccolo]

I respect your opinions most of the time, but sometimes you have this chip on your shoulder where it seems you're just underappreciated.

The guy is a clown.

Period.

The purpose of his existence is to tell everyone how criminally underrated he and every other 'small' school coach is.

Ask him how many playoffs wins he's ever been a part of in his career. Let's see if he has the balls to lie and say anything other than 0.

 

[Brian Piccolo]

****, my boy took Coral Springs from a 1-9 record to a 7-3 record in his first season as HC. Took them to the playoffs, beat Deerfield and nearly beat a loaded Hallandale team.

And then your 'boy' bailed after one season without a playoff win just like he bailed at Western with, wait for it, zero playoff wins.

 

[Miamicane]

I think blades is around where he should be. I dont think he is as good a prospect as burns was coming out.

do you watch tape? do you evaluate film? are you a tape junkie? watch some of blades' game FILM and then TRY AND TELL ME HE BELONGS in the 20's. LOL. GTFO. meet me in Temecula. blades is a certified stud you ignorant MFer.

"not as good as artie coming out of HS" BRO artie was a top 50 national prospect and 1st ROUND NFL draft pick. Bluestein just put 28 SOUTH FLORIDA prospects AHEAD of AL BLADES jr. Are you seriously agreeing with that evaluation?

 

[Miamicane]

ivey will make the biggest jump out of anyone on this list.

 

[Geo305]

ivey will make the biggest jump out of anyone on this list.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Some people are really sleeping on him.

Absolutely love him as a prospect when I discovered him in February. He came with Frierson to junior day.

As per pure corners. I think Asante is the best cover corner of the 2018 crop down here right now. (That can obviously change)

Surtain is not bad, he's actually really good but he's a tad overrated by a lot of people.

While I understand everyone excitement for Blades, and he had strong off-season between 7on7, rivals camp, the opening Miami & even paradise. He has to prove himself a little more this year. He has the tools though. While Samuel is better right now, Blades can be the superior corner down the line. STA will get him right. Samuel and Surtain are very well coached, understandable considering who their fathers are and the schools they play for.

 

[Miamicane]

ivey will make the biggest jump out of anyone on this list.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Some people are really sleeping on him.

Absolutely love him as a prospect when I discovered him in February. He came with Frierson to junior day.

As per pure corners. I think Asante is the best cover corner of the 2018 crop down here right now. (That can obviously change)

Surtain is not bad, he's actually really good but he's a tad overrated by a lot of people.

While I understand everyone excitement for Blades, and he had strong off-season between 7on7, rivals camp, the opening Miami & even paradise. He has to prove himself a little more this year. He has the tools though. While Samuel is better right now, Blades can be the superior corner down the line. STA will get him right. Samuel and Surtain are very well coached, understandable considering who their fathers are and the schools they play for.

real talk how to you compare blades to the rest of SoFla DBs? I think he's top 3 in his class and i think Ivey's has LOADS of potential?