National Signing Day 2013 is in the books, but it's never too early to start looking ahead. Here's the top 40 Bay-area recruits for the class of 2014 in alphabetical order (we'll release our BHSN Top 30 for 2013 in June). You'll hear a lot more about them over the next 364 days:
*Offers according to BHSN/Big County Preps. *Verbal commitments are noted.
Name/School | Position | Top Offers |
Amani Oruwariye, Gaither |
DB | Louisville, USF, Vanderbilt, Boston College, Rutgers |
Andrew Beck, Plant |
LB |
Texas (verbal), Stanford, USF, Miami, Oklahoma, FSU, Louisville |
Anthony Davis, Chamberlain | LB | Michigan State, Minnesota, West Virginia, Tulane, Houston |
Artavis Scott, East Lake |
WR | Clemson (verbal), Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Auburn |
Chase Litton, Wharton | QB | USF, LSU, Western Michigan, Western Kentucky, FAU |
Chris Nelson, Victory Christian |
DT |
Virginia, USF, Rutgers |
Corey Martinez, Tampa Catholic | OL | Florida State (verbal), Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, Notre Dame |
Cortavious Givens, Admiral Farragut |
RB/LB | UMass, Virginia |
Dacorius Law, Haines City | RB | USF, UCF, Michigan State, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Ohio State |
Davion Riley, Lake Wales |
TE |
UMass, Tennessee, FIU, Miami |
Demarcus Christmas, Manatee |
DL | Florida State (verbal), Auburn, Alabama, LSU, South Carolina, USC |
Derrick Ingram, Jefferson | WR | Ohio (verbal), UMass, Georgia Southern |
Devin Abraham, East Lake | DB |
USF (verbal), Iowa State, Louisville, South Alabama, Middle Tenn State |
Donterio Fowler, Northeast | WR | UCF, Bowling Green |
Frankie Hernandez, Largo | LB | USF (verbal), Indiana, LSU, Kentucky, UCF |
Gary Brown, Alonso | OL | Nebraska, USF, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Georgia Tech |
Isaiah Wynn, Lakewood |
OL | Georgia (verbal), Auburn, Ole Miss, FSU, Tennessee, Florida |
Ish Witter, Alonso | RB | Missouri, UMass, Syracuse, Rutgers, Marshall, Kentucky |
Jarvis Stewart, Largo | RB | USF (verbal), UCF, Indiana, Cincinnati, Louisville |
Javon Harrison, Kathleen |
WR/DB | Virginia Tech (verbal), UMass, Michigan, USF, Florida, Ohio State |
Josh Hicks, Palmetto | RB | Rutgers (verbal) |
Justus Reed, CCC |
DL | Florida (verbal), Florida State, Ohio State, West Virginia, Louisville |
Juwuan Brown, Jefferson | LB | USF (verbal), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville |
Kendall Gant, Lake Gibson |
S |
Georgia (verbal), Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio State, Louisville |
Kendrick Holland, Winter Haven | WR | Clemson, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Rutgers |
Kyle Gibson, Armwood | DB |
Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Michigan State, UCLA, Notre Dame |
Marcus Applefield, Weeki Wachee | OL | Vanderbilt, USF, UCF, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Missouri |
Marcus Mosley, Alonso | TE |
South Alabama, Syracuse, Louisville, Kentucky, Duke |
Mason Cole, East Lake |
OL |
Michigan (verbal) Florida, FSU, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State |
Maurice Hall, Gibbs |
LB |
UCF (verbal), Oklahoma, Iowa State, Cincinnati, FIU, Kentucky |
Michael O'Connor, IMG Academy | QB | Penn State (verbal), Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, |
Mike Johnson, Countryside | DB | FSU, Texas Tech, UCF, Cincinnati, Louisville, Purdue |
Montel McBride, Plant City | DT | Alabama (verbal), Kentucky, FSU, USF, Mississippi State, UCF |
Ray Raulerson, Plant |
OL | Tennessee (verbal), Nebraska, WVU, Louisville, Kentucky |
Reilly Gibbons, St. Petersburg Catholic | OL |
Miami (verbal), Florida, FSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Auburn |
Rohan Blackwood, Nature Coast |
DE/LB |
Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Louisville, USF, West Virginia, Miami |
Sedrick King, Plant City |
DE | UCF (verbal), USF, Memphis, Rutgers, Marshall, Wake Forest |
Tajee Fullwood, Tampa Bay Tech | ATH | USF (verbal), Florida State, UCF, Louisville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
T.J. Harrell, Tampa Catholic |
RB/LB |
Texas Tech, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, UCLA, Miami |
Vincent Jackson, Jesuit | LB | Alabama, USC, Florida, Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State |
*Originally published Feb. 7, 2013. Updated on July 29, 2013.