He transferred to Kansas State to play alongside his older brother and lasted just one game before he left the team. After an unheralded career with the Trojans, he played Single-A baseball for one season, followed by two seasons in the Arena Football League. Clemens spent 11 years playing for three teams, the New York Jets, St. Louis and San Diego. GA. QB. Logged 6 seasons in the NFL, including 1979 and 1980 with the Dolphins. Page 76. Played most of his pro career with the New Orleans Saints and is among the NFL all-time leaders in sacks (128) and fumble recoveries (29). All rights reserved. Were hoping to start a conversation here, so lets begin with the second team, followed by the all-time first team. High School . First-round draft pick of the New York Jets in 1979. Stefan Humphries OL St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft Laud) 1980. Roseburg: Graduated in 2002. Pro: Picked in the first round, No. 1 overall (2004), College highlights: Three-time All-Big 12 (2004-06), Heisman Trophy finalist (2004), AP All-American (2004), Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2004), NFL career: Minnesota Vikings (2007-16), New Orleans Saints (2017), Arizona Cardinals (2017), Washington Redskins (2018-19), Detroit Lions (2020), Tennessee Titans (2021), Seattle Seahawks (2021). A do-it-all player who was an All-America selection in sophomore year at Miami where he played both ways. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Also: Renfro is a member of the PIL, state of Oregon, University of Oregon and Pro Football halls of fame. McNary: Graduated in 1999. Others weren't big enough or fast enough or simply not good enough to succeed at the next level. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Page 99. City. A hard-hitting safety on the 1968-69 Carver teams that won back-to-back state championships. The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2022. He took his team to the Sweet Sixteen in 1978 and 1979 and esteemed Chicago sportswriter Bill Gleason said he was better than Isiah Thomas, then a standout at St. Joseph. Florida's only Parade All-American in 1964. Had 14-year career in the pros. Drafted by Chicago Bears. Had 6-year career in the NFL, with over 2,100 yards passing. He also helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl in 2012 with Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Inducted into Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Had 148 tackles and 14 sacks during his career at University of Miami. His 15 sacks in 2000 were one shy of tying Lawrence Taylors single-season UNC record. A 4-sport standout for Tampa Bay Tech in 980s, even winning a state championship in wrestling. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever tight end? Sheppard was honored twice on the All-American Team in 3 years at University of Florida. Led Rhein Fire to NFL Europe championship. Charter member of Gators' Ring of Honor. One of the top OL to ever come out of Florida. Born: April 19. Player Game Finder, School Game Finder. Had stellar career at Florida State. First prep QB in US to pass for 4,000 yards in a season as a senior, was 263-of-471 for 4,098 yards and 40 TDs for 12-2 team that was large-class state runner-up to Hialeah Miami Lakes. Eventually played for 5 teams in 9 seasons, throwing for over 3,600 career yards. 2 all-time). Derrick Brooks was named one of the 33 greatest players in Florida high school football history in 2007 after a career at Booker T. Washington High where he led his school to the Class 6A semifinals. He chose a North Carolina football scholarship over a Duke basketball scholarship, then played both sports for the Tar Heels. College: Swancutt stayed local and played four years at Oregon State, where he was the Pac-10 co-defensive player of the year as a senior defensive end. College: Attended Oregon, where he was a tour de force as an athlete. Was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Duante Culpepper QB Vanguard (Ocala) 1994. 1970. Had 270 tackles, 105 hurries, 32 sacks and 7 forced fumbles in 5 seasons with Philadelphia Eagles. James Massey RB Jefferson County (Monticello) 1982. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Put Central Florida on college football map as star QB who completed 73.6 percent of his passes. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. After a highly successful prep career, became a multi-year starter for University of Florida. Bend: Graduated in 1992. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Martell was switched to wide receiver, then switched back to quarterback before he decided to opt out of the 2020 season, leaving him two years of college eligibility remaining and he transferred back to his hometown, to play for UNLV. Born: Feb. 27. 1978 Parade All America High School Football Team (16th Annual) (2 of 2) Awards Index Consensus All-America Teams (1969-70 to 1978-79) Previous Decade Next Decade Total number of selections are listed in parentheses for repeat winners. Largely a backup, Clemens passed for 4,017 yards and 16 touchdowns during his pro career. A great receiver as an end. The 1979 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. All rights reserved. United States. Odighizuwa played in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl. Built upon his solid start at Hialeah to enjoy a College Hall of Fame career at Miami, where he recorded the most tackles ever for a Hurricane DL and finished 5th in the voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1968. Also played for Indianapolis Colts. Florida's Class 6A Player of the Year and Parade All-American in 1997. Woodson then played 18 NFL seasons and was an eight-time All-Pro. College: Enyart became one of Oregon States all-time greats. Ended his prep career with 4,248 yards and 48 TDs. First-round pick by Detroit Lions in 1988. A small college All-American for Bethune-Cookman. Standout TE during prep career. State all-time total offense king with 13,042 career yards (9922 pass/3120 rush) and 159 TDs responsible for (96 passing/63 rushing) in 3 years as QB at Nease. Competed in 2 Super Bowls. Dec. 18. He only played two seasons of high school football at tiny Palestine High, but he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a true freshman at Oklahoma as he helped lead them to the BCS championship game. College highlights: AP All-American (1982), two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981, 1982) NFL career: Denver Broncos (1983-98) Bottom Line: John Elway John Elway was a two-sport star at Stanford. High school: Hampton High School (Hampton, Virginia), High school highlights: Two-time USA Today national champion (1996, 1997), three-time state champion (1995-97), two-time USA Today All-American (1996, 1997), College highlights: Las Vegas Bowl MVP (1998), Peach Bowl MVP (2001). He is a five-time Pro Bowler, and the 2010 rookie of the year. Now a Heisman Trophy candidate as a sophomore star for UF. Considered by some experts to be the best Florida high school RB prior to Emmitt Smith. All-SEC player at the University of Georgia. Page 55. Was Bears' all-time leading rusher until Walter Payton broke his records in the 1980s. 2 all-time) and 47 touchdowns during his senior year. College: Injuries took a toll on Tyners college career, that began at Oregon. Racked up 343 tackles and 23 sacks for the Gators. College highlights: Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2005), AP All-American (2005), two-time All-Pac-10 (2004, 2005), NFL career: Baltimore Ravens (2006-14), Detroit Lions (2015-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2018). Play Index. Became an instant star in NFL after being drafted in 7th round by Cincinnati Bengals. Passed for 1,176 yards in 4 playoff games. Died earlier this month. Florida. Inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 1975. A standout option QB in HS. Jesuit: Graduated in 1976. Tim Tebow QB Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 2005. Finished college career with 3,331 yards, including 13 100-yard games. Marcus Dupree was an athletic freak of nature at 6-foot-3 and 229 pounds. Return to Top; Players. A top DL in the state. NFL: First pick of the 1955 draft. But he suffered a broken neck in a car accident on Feb. 26, 1996. Born: Jan. 26, 1998 (San Diego, California), High school: Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nevada), High school highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016), USA Today Offensive Player of the Year (2016), NFL career: Two years of college eligibility left after 2020. Named MVP in state all-star game. He also may be the only athlete who is in serious contention as the greatest in two sports football and lacrosse. Recruiting analysts described him as the best linebacker to arrive at Notre Dame in decades, and he lived up to the hype. Returned 6 INTs for TDs as senior to lead Atlantic to state championship game. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Fred Taylor RB Glades Central (Belle Glade) 1993. Manti Teo was the first five-star recruit out of Hawaii since 2002 and picked Notre Dame over BYU and USC. Member of College Football Hall of Fame. Howington was first-team all-state and a Parade All-American as senior. Some, like Macklin, Nathan, Fields and Richmond, were strapped with personal or academic issues. Had 11-year pro career with 3 teams, catching 559 passes and amassing 10,526 career all-purpose yards. D.J. Ottis Anderson RB Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) 1974. Pro: The second pick of the 2010 draft, Suh currently plays for Miami. First round draft pick of the Boston Patriots in 1969. Attended Ohio State. Not to mention playing styles have changed, and whos to say a great quarterback from the 1940s could excel in todays game? The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports, generally recognized as the leading talent evaluator in the nation since the late 1970s, once rated Heppner as a top 30 player nationally and a McDonald's All-America candidate. Has 36 career INTs and 4 Pro Bowl appearances as an NFL player. Longwell kicked 378 field goals during his career, and played in the 1997 Super Bowl. Led Nebraska to back-to-back national titles in 1994 and 1995. Went on to play at the University of Illinois and 8 years in pro football for Philadelphia, Chicago and Dallas. Williams helped the Hurricanes win a national title in 2001 and was a two-time All-Big East pick before the Denver Broncos made him a first-round draft pick in 2004. The nation got a chance to meet Justin Fields during the second season of the hit Netflix show "QB1: Beyond the Lights" and saw a player who looked as NFL ready as anyone in the last decade. Played 5 years in NFL with Jets. Converted into WR at Florida State. Aloha, graduated 2013. Attended Duke. Ranked 4th on NFL's all-time scoring list. Born: June 28, 1960 (Port Angeles, Washington), High school: Granada Hills High School (Granada Hills, California), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1978), College highlights: AP All-American (1982), two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981, 1982). Mustain was the starter at Arkansas as a true freshman, then transferred to USC after the season, despite going 8-0 as a starter for the Razorbacks. Averaged 45 yards per punt return and 26.8 per kickoff return, totaling a state record 1,531 return yards as a senior. Currently in his fifth season with Houston. Passed for 2,053 yards for 9-1 team that missed out on the playoffs in the old points system as a senior. Born: March 24, 1976 (New Orleans, Louisiana), High school: Isidore Newman School (New Orleans, Louisiana), High school highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (1993), College highlights: Maxwell Award (1997), AP All-American (1997), Heisman Trophy finalist (1997), NFL career: Indianapolis Colts (1998-2011), Denver Broncos (2012-15). Started at guard for 3 years at University of Florida. But do we? Natural athlete who could do it all. Ron Powlus, one of the most heavily recruited high school football players of all time, played in front of 40,000 in his first varsity start. Pro: A third-round pick in 2015, Odighizuwa played two years for the New York Giants. His 27 career INTs rank 6h all-time in Falcons history. 1979. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Regarded as one of top FBs in UF history. Brock was a standout on both sides of the line, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. Odighizuwa was a two-time all-stater, including first team as a senior following a 10-sack season. A Parade All-America selection. A first-team All-American as a junior free safety at UF in 2006 with 6 INTs and 2 blocked punts. A 4-time Pro Bowler. Longwell was a three-year kicker for the Lava Bears, earning all-state honors as a senior. Green holds ASUs single-season rushing yardage record at 1,565. He was Oregons first consensus All-American in 43 years and left school one year early for the NFL draft. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HONORS . Every-down star for 9-0 Stingarees squad that beat teams from 6 states. Played on undefeated 1971 state championship team and was a 3-time All-State selection in HS. 1 overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft by his hometown Minnesota Twins. Converted to DL at the University of Miami. Find out more. One of the states most accomplished players while in high school. Racked up 5,511 yards on 541 carries (10.2 average) and totaled 93 TDs in 4-year varsity career. Player : School: State: C: Brian Milner : Fort Worth Southwest: TX: 1B: . Became a 6-time Pro Bowl selection at LB in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl ring in 1995 with the San Francisco 49ers. 1978. So versatile he was called "The Franchise". Moved back to the secondary in the NFL, where he played 14 seasons with 65 INTs. Butkus played both ways for the Illini, at center and linebacker, and played all nine seasons of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He left high school as the third all-time leading scorer in Chicago Public League history with 2,619 points. 12 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and had two sacks and 21 tackles as a rookie with the Packers. Pro: A 12th-round draft pick in 1971, Blanchard went to play 11 years in the NFL as a punter, for New Orleans. Set numerous all-time marks in Broward history 2,011 yards in a season (2000), 7,105 career yards, 107 career TDs (tied state record), 484 points in 3 straight seasons. Aloha: Graduated in 1980. He is member of the Cowboys Ring of Honor. Signed with University of Florida and started as a sophomore, leading Gators to 9-1-1 record and Gator Bowl victory. Started games during his freshman year all the way through his senior year at UF. College: At UCLA, Odighizuwa played as a true freshman and was a four-year standout for the Bruins. Henry Lawrence PL Manatee (Bradenton) 1969. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. 17 in first round by Seattle. Born: Feb. 17, 1936 (St. Simons, Georgia), High school: Manhasset Secondary School (Manhasset, New York), High school highlights: Nassau County Football Player of the Year (1952), College highlights: Two-time AP All-American (1955, 1956), Heisman Trophy finalist (1956), two-time NCAA lacrosse All-American (1955, 1956). Second in nation with 54 receptions and named All-American in 1960. A dominant LB who led Tornadoes to a 15-5 record as a starter. 1 overall prospect by all of the major recruiting services and picked his hometown team, Florida State, over offers from almost every other major college football program. At Clemson, he led the Tigers to a national championship as a true freshman and back to the national title game as a sophomore. Chicago-based Roy and Harv Schmidt rated him in the top 10 as a sophomore. Played at 3 different high schools in his prep career, starting at pre-integration Lincoln (Palmetto), then moving to Manatee before finishing senior year at Wyoming (N.Y.) Central. At Florida State, Brooks carved out a career as one of the greatest linebackers in college football history and led FSU to its first national title in 1993. Currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. Oregon, started three years, passed for 7,555 yards and 61 touchdowns. Steve Kiner QB/LB Hillsborough (Tampa) 1965. Sheldon: Graduated in 1979. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*). As a senior, Suh had 4 sacks in the Big 12 championship game on the way to landing Associated Press player of the year honors. Delivered game-winning HR in bottom of 7th inning at Orlando's Tinker Field to give Forest a 1975 state baseball championship. He committed to Texas A&M, which allegedly gave him a brand-new Trans Am, then flipped his commitment to scandal-ridden SMU. Led Gators to their first national championship and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1996. Smith was still an underrated recruit (somehow) headed to the University of Florida and became the best running back in all of college football. Standout high school star in the pre-integration era. Everybody makes mistakes. Named first-team USA Today and Parade All-American. Led Tigers to a 49-4 four-year record and FHSAA state championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996. McCoy was a wunderkind in college and left school with one year of eligibility remaining. First player in state history to surpass 10,000 yards and then 11,000 yards in career offense. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 1 national recruit, Robert Nkemdiche went wire-to-wire as the top recruit in the Class of 2013 for all of the major recruiting services. Played 12 NFL seasons, with 23 INTs, 2 Super Bowl rings and 3 Pro Bowl appearances. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Now in 7th NFL season with the Oakland Raiders. Pro: A second-round pick of the 1983 draft, Walter played 12 years in the NFL, his final 11 with San Francisco. First-team All-State K/P as HS senior. High school: Harrison High School (Kennesaw, Georgia), High school highlights: Elite 11 QB Camp MVP (2017), 247Sports No. Was Hurricanes' sack leader in 1977 with 15. Caught 14 TDs as a senior, 36 in his career. As a member of the 49ers, Walter was an all-Pro in 1989, and played in three Super Bowls. Went on to brilliant collegiate career at Miami. First-team all-area in football, basketball and baseball as a senior before playing 2 pro sports. Knee injuries hampered college career and pro dreams. A three-time All-American, he led Irish to the BCS championship game as a senior. 2 in the nation with 8,804 rushing yards and 106 touchdowns. Co-MVP of University of Miami's 2001 national title team. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. About the ABCA The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. West Palm Beach. Rushed for 2,127 yards (tops in the state) on 248 carries as a junior in 10 games in the 1994 season. Tate Martell, a five-star recruit, committed to the University of Washington at 14 years old, switched his commitment to Texas A&M and ultimately signed with Ohio State. He went on to an all-American career at Michigan State University and was selected all Big 10 three times. USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year and everybody's All-American as a senior. Career offensive total of 7,034 yards 6,107 passing, 927 rushing is in state's top 10. Here is the. One of the most electrifying players ever to come out of Palm Beach County. Smith won three Super Bowls and became the NFL's career leading rusher. Received NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1986. Was picked to Pro Bowl in 1982. Led Silver Hawks to 10-1 and 9-2 district title seasons in final 2 seasons of prolific HS career. A Dream Team selection by Blue Chip Illustrated after senior season in which he tallied 62 tackles, 6 INTs, threw for 1,217 yards and 8 TDs and rushed for 402 yards. Caught more than 1,000 yards in passes as a tight end, and earned several all-state and regional honors, as well becoming a Parade All-American. Had 4,339 yards total offense (2,842 passing and 1,497 rushing) for a 14-1 team as a senior. Jim Osborne DL/OL Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 1967. Do you have a blog? He was a three-time Parade All-America and a McDonald's All-America as a senior. Poll: Who is Oregon's best ever receiver? Had 5 INTs and a kickoff and punt return for TDs his rookie season, which earned him the first of 8 All-Pro selections. [4] Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports. David "Deacon" Jones DL Hungerford (Eatonville) 1956. Was an OT who came back to Florida to attend FAMU from 1970-73 before beginning a 13-year career as a first-round draft pick for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders from 1974-86. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Fielded 141 punts without calling for a fair catch in 5 NFL seasons. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[6] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Dec. 31. He played in the Philippines, Venezuela, Turkey, Lebanon and Greece. For the last four years, he played with the Rockford (Illinois) Lightning. Finished career with 1200 tackles, the third highest total in Jets history. Finished with 300 career receptions for 4,047 yards and 12 TDs while with New England, Chicago and Philadelphia. St. Louis. Palm Beach County's first black NFL star and a mentor to future NFL Pro Bowlers Ottis Anderson, Anthony Carter and Devin Hester. Was the 1993 NFL MVP. The first team, which later appeared on Steve Allen's NBC television show, included Terry Bethel of Collinsville, Ill.; Tom Meschery of Lowell High in San Francisco, Calif.; junior Jerry Lucas of Middletown, Ohio; Al Butler of East High in Rochester, N.Y.; and Tony Jackson of Thomas Jefferson High in Brooklyn, N.Y. Helped team to 8-1-1 record and first Big 9 North Conference title in 1965. At DePaul, he sat out his sophomore season with a knee injury, then was ordered to end his career as a junior when doctors discovered a congenital neck injury. A USA Today and Parade first-team All-American blocker. Named to All-Time All-Broward Team in 1999. Set then-national HS records for career receiving yards (4,594) and yards per catch (24.05) as a senior. Bryce Browns older brother, Arthur, also was a five-star recruit at linebacker at East High School in Wichita, Kansas. Had 139 tackles as LB and 388 rushing yards on 18 carries as WB in senior year at Lee, which he helped lead to 3 district titles. Flanagan. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Caught 191 passes in 3 seasons for Crusaders. Was 2002 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and 2005 Pro Bowl MVP. All-Star Game: Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 . State's co-record holder for TDs (44) in a season. A wizard at option attack for Hurricanes. He was the Southern Section Player of the Year after rushing for 2,168 yards and scoring 232 points.