While much of my time is consumed with rating and evaluating the current class of seniors, which still has a number of quality athletes still emerging, I also take a look ahead to see what players who will be making an impact in the near future.

When college coaches call or e-mail me with questions about certain players, not far from the discussion is a look at some of the future stars who could impact the high school football fields around Broward County this year.

I have come up with an early list of juniors for you to check out. While this is not a complete list of players, it is one that will be added to many times and I will continue to bring you more names in Blu’s Corner.

QUARTERBACKS
Imonni Carswell, 6-1, 185, Plantation
Chris Leyva, 5-10, 180, West Broward
Myles Notkin, 5-10, 160, Cooper City
Jake Rudock, 6-2, 170, St. Thomas Aquinas
Dominic Thomas, 5-8, 155, Pines Charter

RUNNING BACKS
Danny Epstein, 5-10, 185, Cypress Bay
Berry Dugue, 6-1, 215, Piper
Joe Lyles, 5-6, 150, South Broward
Jordan Polite, 5-10, 175, Taravella
Orville Reynolds, 5-9, 175, Douglas
Joseph Rold, 5-8, 190, Douglas
Junior Sylvestre, 6-0, 190, South Broward
Cedric Thompson, 5-11, 210, Everglades
Corey Tindal, 5-11, 175, Stranahan
Terrell Walker, 5-9, 165, Nova
Marquise White, 5-10, 180, Coconut Creek

RECEIVERS
Danny Adams, 5-11, 150, Cardinal Gibbons
Tevin Allen, 5-7, 144, Western
Randall Bailey, 5-10, 160, Everglades
Courtney Bynes, 5-10, 160, Boyd Anderson
Jack Crittenburger, 5-10, 170, Cardinal Gibbons
Phil Dorsett, 5-11, 170, St. Thomas Aquinas
Arthur Drayton, 5-9, 175, Stranahan
Rashad Greene, 6-0, 165, St. Thomas Aquinas
Reggie McKnight, 6-0, 161, Hollywood Hills
Stephen Montgomery, 5-10, 180, McArthur
Mario Pannunzio, 6-1, 190, Cypress Bay
Clinton Seays, 6-2, 170, Ely
Jesse York, 5-11, 180, Boyd Anderson

TIGHT ENDS
Daniel Figueroa, 6-3, 210, Everglades
Mike Fratanni, 6-2, 220, West Broward
Zak M'Sahal, 6-2, 190, Monarch
Varian Roberson, 6-2, 195, Cypress Bay

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Raymond Abel, 6-2, 310, McArthur
Austin Barron, 6-2, 240, St. Thomas Aquinas
Wendy Belizaire, 6-1, 295, Boyd Anderson
Daniel Donnelly, 6-3, 250, Monarch
Kevin Eason, 6-0, 255, Ely
Shawn Hogan, 6-2, 260, Piper
Chris Holmes, 6-3, 325, Taravella
Russell Haughton-James, 6-6, 285, Western
Kyle Jossfolk, 6-0, 220, Cypress Bay
Adam Levinson, 6-2, 260, Douglas
Jared Maldonado, 6-3, 282, Hollywood Hills
Dwayne Montgomery, 6-4, 250, Dillard
Arsen Pasque, 6-3, 255, Everglades
Andrew Reyes, 6-3, 240, St. Thomas Aquinas
Geordan Robinson, 6-4, 255, Piper
Greg Rozier, 6-1, 275, Ely
Sebastien Tuff, 6-2, 315, Boyd Anderson
Tyler Turner, 6-1, 285, Piper

DEFENSIVE LINE
(DE) – Alvin Arnold, 6-2, 190, Hollywood Hills
(DE) - B.J. Dubose, 6-5, 230, Northeast
Daniel Ford, 6-3, 280, Stranahan
Jonel Graham, 6-2, 235, Everglades
Kenny Hankerson, 6-0, 200, St. Thomas Aquinas
Bobby Hart, 6-3, 260, Cardinal Gibbons
Joe Henry, 6-4, 245, Everglades
Derek Lopez, 6-0, 270, Taravella
Akeem McCloud, 6-0, 230, Ely
Dwayne Montgomery, 6-3, 225, Dillard
Tanner Motta, 6-0, 190, Cardinal Gibbons
(DE) – Shaun Ward, 6-1, 225, Boyd Anderson

LINEBACKERS
KaShawn Butler, 6-0, 185, Nova
Jeremy Cash, 6-0, 195, Plantation
Casseus Clemente, 6-1, 205, Everglades
Cameron Cooper, 5-9, 200, Plantation
Ben Gajus, 6-1, 190, Douglas
Spencer Garneau, 6-2, 215, Cooper City
Andrew Gooding, 5-11, 200, Piper
Cyrus Johnson, 5-11, 185, Ely
Conrad Johnson, 5-10, 190, Dillard
Kurt Joseph, 6-1, 205, South Plantation
Wayne Lyons, 6-0, 190, Dillard
Steven McBride, 6-0, 180, Nova
Kent Turene, 6-2, 220, Boyd Anderson
Keelan Wilks, 6-0, 225, Cardinal Gibbons
Mike Williamson, 6-1, 195, McArthur

DEFENSIVE BACKS
Harmon Brown, 5-9, 180, Boyd Anderson
Timothy Burton, 5-8, 181, Cardinal Gibbons
(S) – Noel Cesar, 6-0, 188, Northeast
Pastel Francis, 5-10, 175, Hollywood Hills
Kendall Fullington, 5-11, 170, Cypress Bay
(S) - Jess Goins, 5-10, 176, Hollywood Hills
(S) – Kadeem Hunt, 5-10, 170, Coconut Creek
(S) – Taylor Jobb, 5-11, 185, Douglas
Kenyatta Lawrence, 5-10, 165, Douglas
Gekari Murray, 5-9. 165, Piper
(S) - Nick North, 6-0, 170, McArthur 
(S) – Wesley Toussaint, 6-2, 180, Piper
(S) – Denzel Wimberly, 5-9, 195, Cardinal Gibbons

PUNTER/KICKER
Sebastian Alvarez, 5-9, 145, Hollywood Hills
Luckenson Bernardin, 5-8, 150, South Broward
Conor Doole, 5-11, 155, West Broward
Matt Lobelsky, 5-7, 155, Cooper City
Daniel Yanks, 5-6, 150, Cooper City

NEXT WEEK: We start the 2009 season as plenty of local teams have high hopes for the season ahead!

You can reach Larry Blustein via e-mail at FloridaKids1@hotmail.com. He can also be heard every Thursday night (9-10) on the Miami Dolphins High School Gridiron Report on WQAM (560 AM).