A long -standing debate in the recruitment world has been that the metropolitan region produces the best football players. So now, in conjunction with millions of other supports, ours has reached the last four metropolitan areas: Miami, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta.
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Our national recruitment analysts have chosen the 16 best metropolitan areas for secondary school football talents and have treated them 1-16, Tampa n ° 1 being their collective choice as the best. Our group of analysts focused only on the talents that have taken place so far in the 2020s.
And we will let the fans take it from there. Until now, there have been two voting cycles to suppress the 16 cities to a Final Four.
Vote now in the semi-finals and help decide on the metropolitan region which produces the best football talents.
Previous results
First round results
N ° 1 tampa / st. pete beaten the n ° 16 Philadelphia
N ° 2 Atlanta defeated n ° 15 Charlotte
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N ° 3 Dallas / Fort Worth defeated n ° 14 Chicago
N ° 4 Los Angeles defeated n ° 13 Las Vegas
N ° 5 Miami / South Florida defeated n ° 12 St. Louis
No. 7 Detroit beat No. 10 DMV
N ° 8 New Orleans / South Louisiana defeated No. 9 Houston
N ° 11 Birmingham / Montgomery defeated n ° 6. South Georgia
Results in the quarter -final
N ° 8 of New Orleans / South Louisiana beat the n ° 1 Tampa / St. Pete
N ° 2 Atlanta beat No. 7 Detroit
N ° 3 Dallas / Fort Worth defeated n ° 11 Birmingham / Montgomery
N ° 5 Miami / South Florida defeated Los Angeles No. 4
No. 2. Atlanta against n ° 3 dallas / Fort Worth
The case for Atlanta: The Grand Metro Atlanta region wrote No. 1 everywhere. The Peach State is rich in talent year after year, and during the last half-receiver, produced some of the best recruits and the best university football players every Saturday. It is the draft season – so the conversation begins with the former player of the number 1 of the rivals n ° 1 Travis Hunter.
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The defending winner of the Heisman trophy should leave the board of directors early – just like the old five -star Myles Murphy (Cincinnati Bengals) and the five -star OT Broderick Jones (Pittsburgh Steelers) did not have too long. Brian branch is another Atlanta region that makes noise on Sunday in Detroit. Like Hunter, old top-100 SAF Starks Malaki is a first projected round. Old five -star lb Barrett Carter should hear their name later this spring to Green Bay this spring.
Old five stars Caleb Downs is undoubtedly the best security of university football that comes out of a title with the Buckeyes. His brother Josh is an emerging receiver with the colts. The other ATL stars, we plan to continue making noise in university football, this next season includes DL Edrick Houston (Ohio State), SAF Kj Bolden (Georgia), Wr Mike Matthews (Tennessee), and QB Julian Lewis (Colorado). The other notable recruits in the region include RB Judge Haynes (Michigan) And LT Overton (Alabama).
– Sam Spiegelman
DFW’s case: Everything is bigger in Texas – especially football talent. The Dallas Metroplex, in particular, has produced a heavy volume of Blue -Gippers over the years – several of which make waves on Saturday and Sunday. Old five -star WR Jaxon Smith-Migba is one of the best young receivers that Seattle Seahawks build their game of passes.
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After a historic senior season, Marvin Mims Finished inside the Rival250 – and provides juice for the offensive of the Broncos de Denver. Old four -star cb Christian Gonzalez is one of the best young corners of New England in the colony (Texas). As they give the rhythm in the league, there is a wave about to follow.
Quinn ewers (Texas) And Sheder Sanders (Colorado) are both projected to the first draft choices. Some of the best in university football also come from DFW. Old five -star edge Colin Simmons was appointed the student of the year Shaun Alexander with Texas. His teammate – old star five Anthony Hill Jr. – is one of the most imposing seconds in the country.
Old five stars Peyton Bowen is one of the best security in the country at the top of Brent Venable’s defense in Norman. Evan StewartAnother old five -star, was dynamic to Texas A & M and also Oregon. Heisman Hope Trophy GARRETT NUSSMEIER is also from the region.
– Sam Spiegelman
N ° 5 Miami / South Florida vs n ° 8 from New Orleans / South Louisiana
The case for southern Florida: Regarding perception, figures and certainly the names, the south of Florida continues to maintain its reputation as one of the really fertile football homes in America. Reducing the production window to the first half of this decade is more of the same thing, whether it is to rely on the parked names on Saturday like the Ohio State Jeremiah Smith Or those who are about to enter the highest level like another Five-Star teammate and a Time Prep of Smith in the projection of the first round Shemar Stewart.
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Imagent in the rivals’ rankings, the five stars are flooding from the region, including a dozen of the 2020 class since 2020. The depth of the first blue show remains just as astounding, with 79 additional recruits classified within the Rivals250 from the counties of Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. The volume is just as impressive compared to the draft of the NFL, because more than 50 Southern Floridians have been written since the start of the decade, including nine on the turn 1.
Some of the names at the top of the list have a meaning throughout the process such as Smith’s will. Dallas Turner was a five stars that made his way in the first round and he led a large rooted campaign in the League thereafter. FIFFICE complairs of this 2021 cycle included James Williams,, Terrence Lewis And Corey necklaceHowever. From trio only Williams, written in the seventh round in 2024, heard his name entitled the big scene.
So for each Patrick SUPERAIN IIFreshly out of a defensive player campaign of the year with the Broncos de Denver, there are also renowned busts compared to the classification of the line in Soflo.
– John Garcia Jr.
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The case for southern Louisiana: No state produces no more NFL talents per capita than Louisiana – and southern Louisiana produces a massive amount of talents that take up the league and also university football.
The two old first round choices Brian Thomas Jr. And Malik Nabres exploded on the stage during the first year as recruits. Thomas, outside of Walker, in Louisiana, was a Rival250 WR which has since surfaced as one of the best young NFL perimeter receivers in Jacksonville. Nabers, who was sidelined as a senior because of the state transfer rules, has set several records in LSU before crossing the brand for receptions by a recruit last season with the New York Giants. Former player n ° 2 Maason Smith In 2021, there was a choice of second round of the Jags and quickly became one of the most formidable young DLs in the NFL.
There should be another wave of talents in southern Louisiana to leave the board of directors during the NFL draft. Among them – old rivals250 ol Emery Jones (LSU) and ancient four -star WR Jack Bech (Tucu). Some of the best university football come from the boot. This includes the old global recruit n ° 1 Arc manningwhich will orchestrate the Texas offensive in full time this season. His teammate – Derek Williams – is one of the best young SAFs expecting to play a more important role this fall in Austin.
Ancient rivals Five-Star Wr Aaron Anderson came strong in its second season in Lsu and should be part of a high octane attack at Baton Rouge this fall. Must therefore Chris HiltonA recruit of the top 100 in 2021. Ancient DL five stars Dominick McKinley closed his first year season with a blow – and is part of what should be a great front in the Bayou this coming season.
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Old five stars Harlem Berry should be a first -year impact student this season with the Tigers. Old five stars Jahkeem Stewart is also a candidate to be an immediate contributor to the USC.
– Sam Spiegelman
Our choices
You will find below how each of our national recruitment analysts has completed their support.