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Under Armour All-Star Football Game Comes to the Trop Thursday
On Thursday night at Tropicana Field is the 5th annual Under Armour All American High School Football game, which features the nation's top senior football players.
The nationally televised 2012 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game – featuring the nation's most promising high school players – will be played 7:30 p.m., Jan. 5 at .
General admission tickets are $18 and can be purchased online.
The fifth-annual Under Armour All-America Game is a competition spotlighting the nation’s top high school seniors.
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Former NFL head coaches Herm Edwards and Steve Mariucci will be to coaches of the two all-star teams.
Edwards will serve as head coach of Team Blur (White Team), while Mariucci will coach Team Highlight (Black Team). Both coaching staffs, selected by ESPN Scouts, Inc., will consist of former NFL coaches acting as offensive and defensive coordinators. The rosters will feature the nation’s top high school football prospects, according to the ESPNU 150 player rankings.
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“After coaching the game last year, I cannot tell you how impressed I was with the quality of the players. It is a thrill to be invited back.” Mariucci said in a news release. “To me, this game is one of the highlights of this football season at any level – high school, college or professional.”
According to a news release, the 2011 NFL Draft was the first time Under Armour All-America alumni who competed in the inaugural 2008 game were eligible to be drafted.
Selections included two first-round NFL picks Julio Jones and A.J. Green, as well as second-round selections Da’Quan Bowers and Brandon Harris.
Additional notable alumni include current college standouts USC’s Matt Barkley, Auburn’s Michael Dyer, Oklahoma’s Landry Jones and Alabama’s Trent Richardson, the release said.
2012 Under Armour All-America Game Roster and Verbal info as of Dec. 19, 2011
WHITE TEAM
NO.
NAME
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
POS.
HT.
WT.
VERBAL
1
Avery Johnson
Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely)
WR
6’1″
185
LSU
2
Shaq Roland
Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)
WR
6’1″
180
South Carolina
2
Deion Sanders Jr.
Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)
CB
5’8″
170
Undeclared
3
Trey Griffey
Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips)
WR
6’2″
184
Undeclared
3
Lucas Thompson
Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange)
S
6’1″
190
Undeclared
4
Keith Marshall
Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook)
RB
5’11″
185
Georgia
5
Cyrus Jones
Baltimore, Md. (Gilman)
CB
5’10″
180
Undeclared
5
Zach Kline
Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley)
QB
6’2″
205
California
6
Dante Fowler Jr.
St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood)
DE
6’3″
236
Florida State
7
Eddie Williams
Panama City, Fla. (Arnold)
S
6’3″
205
Alabama
8
Jameis Winston
Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown)
QB
6’3″
190
Florida State
9
Ronnie Feist
Edgard, La. (West Saint John)
OLB
6’1″
215
LSU
10
De’Vante Harris
Mesquite, Texas (Horn)
CB
5’10″
160
Oklahoma
10
Darius Powe
Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood)
WR
6’2″
190
California
11
Tanner Mangum
Eagle, Idaho (Eagle)
QB
6’2″
190
BYU
11
Channing Ward
Aberdeen, Miss. (Aberdeen)
DE
6’3″
230
Undeclared
12
Chris Black
Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)
WR
5’11″
165
Alabama
13
LaTroy Pittman
Citra, Fla. (North Marion)
WR
6’0″
195
Florida
14
P.J. Williams
Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard)
S
6’0″
180
Florida State
15
Marvin Bracy
Orlando, Fla. (Boone)
WR
5’9″
168
Florida State
16
Austin Hardin
Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
K/P
5’11″
200
Florida
17
Mario Edwards
Denton, Texas (Ryan)
DE
6’4″
270
Florida State
18
Marcus Maye
Melbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity)
OLB
6’0″
195
Florida
19
Reggie Ragland
Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)
ILB
6’3″
245
Alabama
21
Chris Casher
Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
DE
6’5″
236
Florida State
21
Sean Price
Citra, Fla. (North Marion)
TE
6’4″
215
South Florida
22
Amari Cooper
Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
WR
6’1″
185
Alabama
24
Brian Poole
Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast)
CB
5’10″
192
Florida
25
Ronald Darby
Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
CB
5’11″
176
Notre Dame
28
Alex Ross
Jenks, Okla. (Jenks)
RB
6’1″
205
Oklahoma
30
Michael Rose
Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)
OLB
6’0″
220
Nebraska
44
Dakota Ball
Lindale, Ga. (Pepperell)
DT
6’2″
290
Alabama
53
Jonathan Taylor
Millen, Ga. (Jenkins County)
DT
6’3″
315
Georgia
56
Isaac Seumalo
Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis)
OG
6’3″
275
Oregon State
58
Brandon Greene
Cedar Grove, Ga. (Cedar Grove)
OT
6’5″
290
Alabama
62
Devin Desper
Madison, Miss. (Madison Central)
C
6’4″
295
Mississippi State
64
Reid Ferguson
Buford, Ga. (Buford)
LS
6’2″
235
LSU
65
Brock Stadnik
Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
OT
6’5″
290
South Carolina
72
Mike Madaras
Olney, Md. (Good Counsel)
OT
6’5″
286
Maryland
74
Vadal Alexander
Buford, Ga. (Buford)
OG
6’5″
320
LSU
75
Jessamen Dunker
Boynton Beach, Fla. (Boynton Beach)
OT
6’6″
315
Florida
77
John Atkins
Thomson, Ga. (Thomson)
OG
6’3″
305
Georgia
78
Josh Garnett
Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup)
OG
6’5″
275
Undeclared
84
Colin Thompson
Warminster, Pa. (Archbishop Wood)
TE
6’4″
255
Florida
85
Korren Kirven
Lynchburg, Va. (Brookville)
DT
6’3″
270
Undeclared
99
Issac Gross
Batesville, Miss. (South Panola)
DE
6’2″
265
Ole Miss
Wes Brown
Olney, Md. (Good Counsel)
RB
6’0″
200
Undeclared
BLACK TEAM
NO.
NAME
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
POS.
HT.
WT.
VERBAL
1
Randy Johnson
Miami, Fla. (Norland)
RB
5’9″
174
Miami (FL)
1
Terry Richardson
Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)
CB
5’9″
160
Michigan
2
Landon Collins
Geismar, La. (Dutchtown)
S
6’0″
202
Undeclared
3
Nelson Agholor
Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep)
WR
6’1″
180
Undeclared
4
Cayleb Jones
Austin, Texas (S.F. Austin)
WR
6’2″
189
Texas
5
Joshua Holsey
Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)
CB
5’10″
175
Auburn
5
Angelo Jean-Louis
Wellington, Fla. (Palm Beach Central)
WR
6’0″
185
Miami (FL)
6
Ricardo Louis
Miami Beach, Fla. (Miami Beach Senior)
WR
6’1″
200
Auburn
7
Connor Brewer
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)
QB
6’2″
190
Texas
7
Ifeadi Odenigbo
Centerville, Ohio (Centerville)
DE
6’3″
212
Undeclared
8
Thomas Johnson
Dallas, Texas (Skyline)
WR
6’0″
180
Texas
9
Noah Spence
Harrisburg, Pa. (Bishop McDevitt)
DE
6’4″
245
Ohio State
10
Noor Davis
Leesburg, Fla. (Leesburg)
OLB
6’4″
225
Stanford
11
Preston Dewey
Austin, Texas (St. Andrews)
QB
6’2″
200
Miami (FL)
12
Chad Kelly
Buffalo, N.Y. (St. Joseph’s)
QB
6’2″
205
Clemson
14
Sterling Shepard
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)
WR
5’10″
185
Oklahoma
15
Chaz Elder
College Park, Ga. (Banneker)
S
6’2″
185
Undeclared
16
Trae Elston
Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)
S
6’0″
175
Undeclared
17
Kwon Alexander (INJ)
Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)
OLB
6’2″
215
Undeclared
18
Devonte Fields
Arlington, Texas (Martin)
DE
6’3″
225
TCU
19
Peter Jinkens
Dallas, Texas (Skyline)
OLB
6’1″
210
Texas
20
Bryson Echols
DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
CB
5’9″
165
Texas
21
Davonte Neal
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)
CB
5’10″
170
Undeclared
22
Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick
Rocklin, Calif. (Whitney)
TE
6’4″
261
USC
23
Ross Martin
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit)
K/P
5’10″
185
Duke
27
Joe Bolden
Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
OLB
6’2″
225
Michigan
32
Johnathan Gray
Aledo, Texas (Aledo)
RB
5’10″
190
Texas
44
Dalton Santos
Van, Texas (Van)
ILB
6’2″
240
Tennessee
54
Zach Hirth
Eureka, Mo. (Eureka)
LS
6’3″
200
Undeclared
56
Avery Young
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (P.B. Gardens)
OT
6’5″
292
Undeclared
57
Jay Guillermo
Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville)
C
6’3″
287
Clemson
58
Eddie Goldman
Washington D.C. (Collegiate Academy)
DT
6’4″
310
Undeclared
60
Joey O’Connor
Windsor, Colo. (Windsor)
OT
6’4″
280
Undeclared
70
Leonard Williams
Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)
DT
6’4″
265
Undeclared
71
Patrick Destefano
Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman)
OT
6’5″
275
Clemson
72
Curtis Riser
DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
OG
6’4″
290
Texas
74
Alex Norman
Dallas, Texas (Bishop Dunne)
DT
6’3″
280
Texas
75
Andrus Peat
Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol)
OT
6’6″
280
Undeclared
76
Michael Flint
Oxford, Ala. (Oxford)
OG
6’3″
305
Undeclared
77
Evan Boehm
Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit West)
OG
6’3″
290
Missouri
78
Kennedy Estelle
Pearland, Texas (Dawson)
OT
6’6″
300
Texas
86
Justin Meredith
Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna)
TE
6’5″
220
North Carolina
90
Malcom Brown
Brenham, Texas (Brenham)
DT
6’2″
280
Texas
92
Jordan Jenkins
Hamilton, Ga. (Harris County)
DE
6’3″
235
Undeclared
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