The first edition of the Post’s Big Board came out Monday, but some of the most talented players in Palm Beach County don’t qualify because they are not seniors.
Akeem Dent, then with Pahokee, celebrates a stop on fourth down against Baker the in Class 1A title game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Dec. 8, 2016. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post)
The Too Early Top 10 is made up of the top non-seniors in Palm Beach County: juniors, sophomores and even freshmen are eligible. They are listed with the grade they will be in during the 2018 football season.
The rankings, compiled by staff writers Jodie Wagner and Adam Lichtenstein, are determined using interviews with coaches, scouting services’ reports and notes collected from the football season.
1. Akeem Dent, Jr., DB, Palm Beach Central, 6-1, 170 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offers include Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Miami
2. Kaiir Elam, Jr., DB, Benjamin, 6-0. 180 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offers include Florida, Kentucky, Wisconsin
3. Mike Morris, Jr., DE, American Heritage, 6-5, 250 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Committed to Florida State
4. John Dunmore, Jr., WR, American Heritage, 6-3, 170 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Committed to Florida
5. Mark-Antony Richards, Jr., ATH, Wellington, 6-0, 185 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offers from Auburn and Miami
6. Renato Brown, Jr., OL, Palm Beach Central, 6-4, 280 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offers from Miami and South Florida
7. Antavious Lane, Jr., DB, Oxbridge Academy, 5-9, 170 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offer from Kentucky
8. Henry Bryant, So., DT, American Heritage 5-11, 255 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offers from Alabama-Birmingham, Kentucky, Pittsburgh
9. Aydin Henningham, So., WR, Atlantic, 6-1, 200 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offer from Kentucky
10. Jamarius Landers, Jr., DE, American Heritage, 6-3, 200 (Hudl Highlight Video)
Offer from FAU
