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TXHSFB Highlights Under Armour All-America Game

More than 90 of the nation’s elite high school football players have been selected by ESPN Recruiting to participate in the 8th annual Under Armour All-America Game. NFL Pro Bowlers like Julio Jones and A.J. Green competed in the inaugural game, while current college standouts like Amari Cooper and Leonard Williams are among the players that participated in later years. The coaching staffs are headlined by former NFL coaches and current television personalities Herm Edwards and Steve Mariucci. The 2015 Under Armour All-America Game will be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Friday, Jan. 2, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ESPN2.

The Rosters for Friday's games include many Texas high school football players (highlighted) including the starting quarterbacks for both teams (Kyler Murray and Jarrett Stidham):

Team Armour (BLACK)

OFFENSE
No. FIRST LAST Hometown High School POS. HT. WT. Verbal
1 Kyler Murray Allen, Texas Allen High School QB-DT 5-11 178 Texas A&M
2 Soso Jamabo Plano, Texas Plano West High School WR 6-2 206
3 Josh Rosen (INJ) Bellflower, Calif. St. John Bosco High School QB-PP 6-4 206 UCLA
4 Alex Ofodile Columbia, Mo. Rock Bridge High School WR 6-2 185 Oregon
5 Nick Brossette Baton Rouge, La. University Laboratory School RB 6-0 211 LSU
6 Jacques Patrick Orlando, Fla. Timber Creek High School RB 6-3 233 Florida State
7 Brandon Wimbush Jersey City, N.J. Saint Peter's Prep QB-DT 6-2 215 Notre Dame
8 Tyler Petite Moraga, Calif. Campolindo High School TE-Y 6-6 223 Duke
9 De’Andre Johnson Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast High School QB-DT 6-0 173 Florida State
10 Chris Clark (INJ) Avon, Conn. Avon Old Farms School for Boys TE-Y 6-6 247
11 Preston Williams (INJ) Lovejoy, Ga. Lovejoy High School WR 6-4 192 Tennessee
12 Christian Kirk Scottsdale, Ariz. Saguaro High School WR 5-11 197
13 Tyron Johnson New Orleans, La. Warren Easton High School WR 6-1 185
14 Brandon Martin Monroe, La. Prime Prep Academy WR 6-3 205
18 DaMarkus Lodge Cedar Hill, Texas Cedar Hill High School WR 6-2 185
21 Cordell Broadus Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman High School WR 6-2 192
22 Louie Zervos Tarpon Springs, Fla. Tarpon Springs High School K 5-9 165
30 Paul Lucas Phoenix, Ariz. Mountain Pointe High School WR 5-11 180
31 Jordan Butler Scottsdale, Ariz. Saguaro High School LS 5-11 195
52 Ryan Bates Warminster, Pa. Archbishop Wood High School OT 6-5 271 Penn State
64 Fred Ulu-Perry Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii Saint Louis School OG 6-3 307 UCLA
65 Brian Chaffin Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte Christian School OC 6-2 285 Stanford
67 Bailey Sharp Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry High School OT 6-5 282 Auburn
71 Tyler Jordan Jacksonville, Fla. Bishop Kenny High School OG 6-4 270 Florida
72 Sterling Jenkins Pittsburgh, Pa. Baldwin High School OT 6-8 305 Penn State
73 Kendrick Norton Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian Academy OG 6-2 300
75 Jack Jones Murfreesboro, Tenn. Oakland High School OT 6-4 271 Tennessee
76 Maea Teuhema Keller, Texas Keller High School OG 6-5 330 LSU
77 Jalin Barnett Lawton. Okla. Lawton High School OG 6-4 300
83 Kyle Penniston Santa Ana, Calif. Mater Dei High School TE-Y 6-4 235 Wisconsin

DEFENSE
No. FIRST LAST Hometown High School POS HT. WT. Verbal
1 Kerryon Johnson Madison, Ala. Madison Academy S 6-0 200 Auburn
2 Rashad Roundtree Evans, Ga. Lakeside High School S 6-1 195 Georgia
3 DeShon Elliot Heath, Texas Rockwall-Heath High School S 6-2 205 Texas
4 Micah Abernathy Norcross. Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian School CB 6-1 181 Tennessee
5 Jordan Colbert Griffin, Ga. Griffin High School OLB 6-3 205 Auburn
6 Adonis Thomas Lawrenceville, Ga. Central Gwinnett High School OLB 6-4 219
7 Kevin Toliver II Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian Academy CB 6-2 193 LSU
9 Josh Sweat (INJ) Chesapeake, Va. Oscar Frommel Smith High School DE 6-5 240
10 John Houston Jr. Gardena, Calif. Junipero Serra High School ILB 6-3 207
11 Jeffery Holland Jacksonville, Fla. Trinity Christian Academy OLB 6-2 226
12 Eric Glover-Williams Canton, Ohio McKinley High School CB 5-9 166 Ohio State
14 Garrett Taylor (INJ) Richmond, Va. Saint Christopher's High School CB 6-1 187 Penn State
15 Richard McBryde Troy, Ala. Charles Henderson High School OLB 6-2 210 Auburn
16 Jashon Cornell St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall High School DE-DT 6-3 263 Ohio State
17 Te'Von Coney Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Palm Beach Gardens High School OLB 6-1 222 Notre Dame
21 Minkah Fitzpatrick Jersey City, N.J. Saint Peter's Prep CB 6-1 194 Alabama
23 D'Anfernee McGriff Tallahassee, Fla. Leon High School S 6-0 228 Auburn
28 Joshua McMillon Memphis, Tenn. Whitehaven High School ILB 6-3 249 Alabama
34 Daylon Mack Gladewater, Texas Gladewater High School DT 6-1 330 Texas A&M
37 Austin Seibert Belleville, Ill. Belleville West High School P 5-10 195 Oklahoma
42 Adam McLean (INJ) Gaithersburg, Mo. Quince Orchard High School DT 6-2 293 Maryland
43 Jalen Dalton Clemmons, N.C. West Forsyth High School DE 6-5 240 UNC
56 Marques Ford Gibsonton, Fla. East Bay High School DE 6-3 217 Tennessee
58 Andrew Butcher Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta High School DE 6-3 249 Tennessee
90 Shy Tuttle Lexington, N.C. North Davidson High School DT 6-3 310 Tennessee
94 Daron Payne Birmingham, Ala. Shades Valley High School DT 6-3 348
99 Canton Kaumatule Honolulu, Hawaii Punahou School DE 6-6 280 Oregon

Team Highlight (WHITE)

OFFENSE
No. FIRST LAST Hometown High School POS. HT. WT. Verbal
1 Jarrett Stidham Stephenville, Texas Stephenville High School QB-DT 6-3 185 Texas Tech
2 Calvin Ridley Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch High School WR 6-1 169 Alabama
3 Deondre Francois Orlando, Fla. IMG Academy QB-DT 6-2 193 Florida State
4 Terry Godwin Hogansville, Ga. Callaway High School WR 6-0 170 Georgia
5 Da'Vante Phillips Miami, Fla. Miami Central High School WR 6-2 202
6 Equanimeous St. Brown Anaheim, Calif. Servite High School WR 6-5 205
8 Blake Barnett Corona, Claif. Santiago High School QB-PP 6-5 200 Alabama
9 Kai Locksley Baltimore, Md. Gilman School WR 6-4 190 Florida State
10 Ray-Ray McCloud III Tampa, Fla. Sickles High School RB 5-10 178 Clemson
11 George Campbell Tarpon Springs, Fla. East Lake High School WR 6-4 190 Florida State
13 Daylon Charlot Patterson, La. Patterson High School WR 6-0 177 Alabama
15 John Burt Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln High School WR 6-3 180 Texas
19 Justin Yoon Milton, Mass. Milton Academy K 5-11 183 Notre Dame
24 Ronald Jones II McKinney, Texas McKinney North High School RB 6-0 185 Oklahoma State
34 Damien Harris Berea, Ky. Madison Southern High School RB 5-10 208
44 Garrett Williams Orlando, Fla. First Academy TE-H 6-4 225 Clemson
51 Brandon Kennedy Wetumpka, Ala. Wetumpka High School OG 6-3 285 Alabama
53 Matt Keller Millersville, Pa. Penn Manor High School LS 6-0 225
55 Christian Pellage Brooksville, Fla. Nature Coast Technical High School OT 6-7 285 South Carolina
59 Joshua Wariboko Oklahoma City, Okla. Casady High School OG 6-4 315
63 Keenan Walker Scottsdale. Ariz. Chaparral High School OT 6-6 282 Arizona
66 Toby Weathersby Houston, Texas Westfield High School OG 6-5 295 Texas
72 Abdul Bello Montverde, Fla. Montverde Academy OT 6-6 293 Florida State
74 Richie Petitbon Washington, D.C. Gonzaga College High School OG 6-4 313 Alabama
75 Drew Richmond Memphis, Tenn. Memphis University School OT 6-5 323 Ole Miss
76 Lester Cotton Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa Central High School OG 6-4 328 Alabama
78 Tommy Hatton Montvale, N.J. Saint Joseph Regional High School OC 6-2 280 UNC
83 Hale Hentges Jefferson City, Mo. Helias High School TE-Y 6-4 230 Alabama

DEFENSE
No. FIRST LAST Hometown High School POS. HT. WT. Verbal
1 Roquan Smith Montezuma, Ga. Macon County High School OLB 6-2 204 NULL
2 Shawn Burgess-Becker Coconut Creek, Fla. Monarch High School S 6-0 200 Alabama
3 Deionte Thompson Orange, Texas West Orange-Stark High School S 6-1 175 Alabama
5 Leo Lewis Brookhaven, Miss. Brookhaven High School ILB 6-1 230 Ole Miss
6 Derwin James Haines City, Fla. Haines City High School S 6-2 202 Florida State
7 Anthony Wheeler Dallas, Texas Skyline High School ILB 6-2 225
8 Iman Marshall Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Polytechnic High School CB 6-1 195
9 Jonathan Ledbetter Tucker, Ga. Tucker High School DT 6-4 276 Georgia
11 Kendall Sheffield Missouri City, Texas Thurgood Marshall High School CB 6-0 181
12 Brian Cole Saginaw, Mich. Heritage High School CB 6-2 199 Michigan
16 Marcus Lewis Washington, D.C. Gonzaga College High School S 6-2 187
17 Arden Key Lithonia, Ga. Hapeville Charter High School DE 6-5 225 South Carolina
18 Breiden Fehoko Honolulu, Hawaii Farrington High School DT 6-3 290 Texas Tech
22 Jahvoni Simmons Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes High School ILB 6-1 237 Virginia
23 Darrell Williams Hoover, Ala. Hoover High School OLB 6-3 226 Auburn
24 Shaun Crawford Lakewood, Ohio Saint Edward High School CB 5-10 170 Notre Dame
38 Drew Galitz Rowlett, Texas Rowlett High School P 5-11 180 Baylor
42 Christian Wilkins Suffield, Conn. Suffield Academy DT 6-4 300
46 Malik Jefferson Mesquite, Texas Poteet High School OLB 6-3 220
70 Tim Settle Manassas, Va. Stonewall Jackson High School DT 6-3 339
79 Terry Beckner Jr. East St. Louis, Ill. East St. Louis High School DE 6-4 298
90 Sterling Johnson Clayton, N.C. Cleveland High School DE 6-5 275 Clemson
95 Shameik Blackshear (INJ) Bluffton, S.C. Bluffton High School DE 6-4 235 South Carolina
98 Clelin Ferrell (INJ) Richmond, Va. Benedictine College Prep DE 6-5 225 Clemson
99 Byron Cowart Seffner, Fla. Armwood High School DE 6-4 258

The game does have some unique aspects to it - the rules are here:

OVERALL

  • Four 15-minute quarters
  • High school rules for time between plays - 25 SECOND CLOCK ON THE READY
  • Kickoff from the 30 yard line - COLLEGE RULE
  • Use of "No-huddle offense" is permitted at any time during the game

 

OFFENSE

  • No empty formations
  • No motion
  • No double TE formations
  • WR alignment must be 4 yards or more between receivers
  • No bunch alignments
  • No 2 WR stack alignments
  • RB must line up within the offensive tackle box
  • Running plays permitted
  • Inside zone -both ways-can be run out shotgun
  • Outside zone-both ways-can be run out of shotgun (Note: Outside zone can be
  • a handoff or toss)
  • RB draw-can be run out of shotgun
  • QB draw-can be run out of shotgun
  • Zone read
  • Blocking schemes permitted on running plays
  • Man and combo blocking
  • Center Fold
  • G scheme for outside zone and toss
  • Special Plays
  • All types of screens are permitted (Note: OL can be downfield on all passes
  • thrown behind the LOS)
  • QB boot-leg off of all running plays
  • Offensive formations permitted
  • 2-2 TE-Slot
  • 3-1 TE-Trips (3 rec to TE alignment)

DEFENSE

  • Defensive front declaration of offensive strength
  • Two TE alignment
  • One defensive front-center is always uncovered
  • DE alignment
  • 6 on TE or OT to side of offensive strength
  • 5 on OT away from offensive strength
  • DT alignment
  • 3 on side of offensive strength
  • 2I on side away from offensive strength
  • LB'S-no stack alignments
  • LB always aligned in the A gap to offensive strength-4 yds or more deep
  • LB always aligned in the B gap away from offensive strength-4 yds or more deep
  • LB always aligned to offensive pass strength-walk away alignment-outside box 3 yards
  • or more-4 yards or more deep
  • No games or stunts with defensive linemen and linebackers
  • Linebackers must align 4 yards or more from the line of scrimmage
  • Coverage-Strong safety will always go to offensive pass strength
  • Two covers permitted
  • Cover 1-man free
  • Align in press-stay in press-no bail
  • Free safety must align in the middle of the offensive formation
  • Free LB must drop into coverage
  • No linemen dropping into coverage or spying for draw or screen
  • Cover 3-three deep zone 4 underneath
  • Must have a 4-man rush-no lineman dropping into coverage or spying for
  • draw/screen
  • Cannot press in cover 3
  • Free safety must align in the middle of the offensive formation

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • Defensive staff and players responsible for the following segments of the kicking game; specialists
  • excepted.
  • To keep substitutions to a minimum, we will use defensive personnel only; specialists excepted.
  • Kickoff coverage
  • Includes onside kick
  • Kickoff from 30-yard line
  • Punt return
  • Rush a total of 6-maximum of 3 to each side of the center
  • Cannot cover the center
  • PAT-FG block
  • Rush a total of 6-maximum of 3 to each side of the center
  • Cannot cover the center
  • Offensive staff and players will be responsible for these segments of the kicking game; specialists
  • excepted.
  • Kickoff return
  • Includes onside kick
  • Kickoff from 30-yard line
  • Punt cover - No fakes
  • PAT-FG attempt - No fakes

 

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