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featureMiddle School Football July 8, 20250

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2029 8th Grade

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 2029 Future 4 Final Results @Brandon_Odoi @FootballHotbed pic.twitter.com/9RCxVq2LsO— Future 4 (@Future4QB) June 16, 2025 event results 2029 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 ScoreGabeGurley16.59.5315.2515.510.5 67.28JohnsPeyton168.7512.751310 60.5MalakayDrayton167.2511.75158 58JaydenWashington168.511.7513.58 57.75RalphDiaz109.512.25178.5 57.25 Combine results 2029 40-timeShuttleBroadPower TossGabeGurley5.034.598’57JohnsPeyton54.567’116MalakayDrayton5.915.0375RalphDiaz4.964.288’106JaydenWashington5.184.477’107

featureMiddle School Football July 8, 20250

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2030 7th Grade

Miami Gardens, FL- After a second-place finish in 2024, Jordan Jenkins (Kings Mountain, NC) returned to the Future 4 to grab a first-place spot in this year’s National Middle School Invitational Showcase 11th annual event.  Going into the finals, Jenkins was in third place.  He climbed up two spots to finish first and solidify an impressive comeback.Jenkins capped off a great month being offered by Syracuse University’s head coach Fran Brown at a middle school showcase at the end of June.  The Football Hotbed Middle School All-American will be invited back to the game in January 2026 in Miami Gardens and is expected to continue to climb as a prospect playing Junior Varsity for his area high school this year as an 8th grader.The other finalist included second place finisher Gabriel Vetter (Riverview, FL), Kai Goodling (Groveland, FL) grabbed third place and Jackson Nowland (Indianapolis, IN) finished fourth.  2030 class Future 4 Winner Jordan Jenkins 2030 Future 4 Final results @Brandon_Odoi @FootballHotbed pic.twitter.com/fInOZ4c6Ov— Future 4 (@Future4QB) June 16, 2025 event results 2030 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 Total Points         GabrielVetter201011147.5 62.5JacksonNowling209.751112.56 59.25JenkinsJordan201011.510.57 59KaiGoodling209.751112.55.5 58.75LukeLekites191011.25116.5 57.75TuckerStone188.259.75137 56JohnStunson207.7510.25107.5 55.5VincentBaccari18711.5126 54.5CurtisDupont, Jr.18910.59.57.5 54.5KaydenAntonopoulos189.2510.25116 54.5JanariWilliams198.59.511.55 53.5DomRodriguez197.259.75107 53JacksonEtzel197.759.25105.5 51.5PlasterRyker197.758.25115.5 51.5BraylonPeterson158.258.25117.5 50ParkerWronkowski208.257104.5 49.75GarronPocoson13108.2511.57 49.75JakeCarr197.58.25104.5 49.25NickSteeves147.7510.75115.5 49VenutoVincent197.75895 48.75JamesEwing187.758.585 47.25CasonScott167.58.2585.5 45.25PolleyMason99.58.75116 44.25 combine results 2030     NickSteeves5.795.026.75JacksonEtzel6.015.036.115JohnStunson5.645.096.83.5ParkerWronkowski5.514.896.14.5JacksonNowling5.144.688.26TuckerStone5.875.1375JamesEwing5.734.855.93.5GabrielVetter5.224.697.86.5VincentBaccari6.195.425.53.5CurtisDupont, Jr.5.234.937.65PolleyMason5.214.637.86KaiGoodling5.184.747.116LukeLekites5.014.677.97.5PlasterRyker5.995.156.75.5CasonScott6.065.296.64.5JenkinsJordan5.14.6788BraylonPeterson5.74.986.35.5KaydenAntonopoulos5.014.956.117VenutoVincent5.585.386.44.5JakeCarr5.785.186.114.5JanariWilliams5.66576DomRodriguez65.6965GarronParson5.24.777.17

featureMiddle School Football July 2, 20250

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2031 6th Grade

Miami Gardens, FL- The Class of 2031 Future 4 competition at the 11th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase was one of the closest competition in our event’s history.  The overall winner was Chanley Hodges, from Westlake, Texas. The all-around athlete won the competition by two-points coming into the finals in third place.  Two quarterbacks tied for second place as Kaden Pouncey (West Palm Beach, FL) came from fourth place entering the finals to earn the tie. It was his second consecutive second place finish as he was one of two finalist last year.  Christian Cali (Brielle, NJ) entered the finals as the leader and earned a tie with Pouncey for second. The final member of the 2031 class Future 4 was Brock Hughes from Stanton, TX.  All four quarterbacks earned spots in the 12th Annual Football Hotbed All-American game in Miami, FL this January.  overall 2031 winner: Chanley hodges, westlake, TX 2031 Future 4 Final Results @Brandon_Odoi @FootballHotbed pic.twitter.com/ZgYCDqE7Yy— Future 4 (@Future4QB) June 16, 2025 event Results 2031 TestCombine Accuracy1v1 Total PointsChristianCali198.2513.59.55.5 55.75BrockHughes19.59.7512.2595 55.5ChanleyHodges19.5912.259.55 55.25KaydenPouncey16.58.2514.596.5 54.75AdamOrtiz207.7513.757.55.5 54.5AlexanderToledo208.511.586.5 54.5VonHerbulisMiles19.57.2513.258.256 54.25GavinCausey19.58.511.584 51.5RyanSkinner207.25127.754 51BentleyDelaune158.2513.758.55.5 51BlakeAdams19812.574 50.5ColtonBranham187.7511.7584.5 50JenkinsJace18.5811.258.53 49.25JorgieGarcia159.75126.755.5 49TuckerHunefeld197.59.257.754.5 48PrestonRivera129117.255.5 44.75CarsonCunningham157.758.755.52.5 39.5 2031 40ShuttleBroadPower TossKaydenPouncey5.834.75’93RyanSkinner6.765.26’02.5TuckerHunefeld6.015.286’83GavinCausey5.914.786’103.5ColtonBranham5.735.126’13BlakeAdams5.995.036’34BrockHughes5.324.687’84.5ChanleyHodges5.034.837’44.5BentleyDelaune5.915.026’84.5ChristianCali5.654.956’74VonHerbulisMiles5.975.116’84.5AdamOrtiz5.885.096’23AlexanderToledo5.95.046’53CarsonCunningham5.794.956’72JenkinsJace5.295.376’33.5JorgieGarcia6.364.886’64.5PrestonRivera5.575.497’53

featureMiddle School Football June 25, 20250

Final Results: Future 4 Class of 2032 5th Grade

Miami Gardens, FL– The 2032 class of Future 4 quarterbacks was “elite” according to 11-year National Middle School Invitational Showcase Director Drew Phillips.  “Mark my words, you’re going to remember this class of kids for a long time,” Phillips said after the conclusion of the first day of the annual competition at the University of Miami.The overall Future 4 winner for the class was Rhys Magness from Jefferson, GA.  He was three points better than second place finisher Jankovich Brantley from Ponte Vedra, FL.  The two were considered “finalists” as there’s no formal Future 4 until 6th grade, however both received invitations to the 12th Annual Middle School All-American Game in South Florida this January 2026. Beckham Brown, a member of the 2033 class, from Maryville, TN finished third and Lino Lallitto of Chesterfield, OH finished fourth.  Both received All-American game invites, Brown’s will be forwarded to 2027 as he’s ineligible until he becomes a 6th grader.  Lallitto will compete in June.  JJ Love (Wake Forest, NC) who finished fifth will be the fourth quarterback invited to January’s 12th Annual game.  overall 2032 Winner: rhys magness, Jefferson, GA 2032 Middle School all-american invitees final 2032 Future 4 Results 2032 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 Total PointsRhysMagness209.2515.51610 70.75JankovichBrantley187.2514.751710 67BeckhamBrown (33)181013.75169 66.75LinoLallitto199.51315.59 66LoveJJ178.514.2514.59 63.25FlaniganMaddox16814.5159.5 63AndrewBennett127.7513.2515.58 56.5JavariBowles (33)137.2511.5137 51.75EthanJenks (33)09.7413.75158 46.49KruzeDillard68.7510.5146.5 45.75 QB 40ShuttleBroadPower Toss RhysMagness5.754.826.64EthanJinks5.444.947’74AndrewBennett65.376.33KruzeDillard5.915.0664JankovichBrantley6.815.565’53LinoLallitto5.814.946’74FlaniganMaddox6.255.315’104LoveJJ6.125.096’14BeckhamBrown5.254.877’55JavariBowles6.255.55’103

featureMiddle School Football June 24, 20250

The University of Miami Offers Three National Middle School Participants

Coral Gables, FL– During the 11th Annual National Middle School Invitational Showcase & Lineman Challenge, the University of Miami football program, which played host to day one of the event, offered three middle school athletes who were participants in the Football Hotbed showcase. The University of Miami football recruiting staff, namely coach Joe Brown and Frank Tucker, extended verbal offers to two athletes in the 2030 (rising 8th grade class) Jonathan Sawyer (Miramar, FL) and Seth Griffin (Katy, TX). The staff also offered class of 2031 (rising 7th grader) Tavares Spillman, Jr. who stands 6 feet tall as a 12 year old and has a build of a high school senior. Those athletes were joined by Roderick Louis, III who was offered by Miami in the Fall of 2024 and lineman Roshard Williams who Miami offered at last year’s 10th Annual Lineman Challenge.  2031 ATH Tavares Spillman, Jr. Frank Tucker, Recruiting Relations Coordinator, Tavares Spillman, Jr. Joe Brown, High School Relations/Player Personnel 2031 ATH Roderick Louis, III Jorge Baez, Director of Player Development, Joe Brown, High School Relations/Player Personnel, Roderick Louis, III, Frank Tucker, Recruiting Relations Coordinator 2030 ATh Jonathan sawyer Frank Tucker, Recruiting Relations Coordinator, Jonathan Sawyer, Brandon Odoi, Football Hotbed, Joe Brown, High School Relations/Player Personnel Here's why Miami offered Jonathan Sawyer @jaydot_steezed as a rising 8th grader this past week at our National Middle School Showcase. Check out this catch. The 2030 athlete put on a show at the University of Miami and during Day 2 at Betty T. Ferguson in Miami Gardens, FL.… pic.twitter.com/vfjHXL8Ulf— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) June 16, 2025 2030 ATH, Seth Griffin 2029 OL Roshard Williams 2029 OL Roshard Williams completed the back to back title with his performance at the 11th Annual Showcase

featureMiddle School Football June 23, 20250

11th Annual Future 4 QB Combine Results- 2025

QB 40ShuttleBroadPower Toss2029     GabeGurley5.034.598’57JohnsPeyton54.567’116MalakayDrayton5.915.0375RalphDiaz4.964.288’106JaydenWashington5.184.477’107      2030     NickSteeves5.795.026.75JacksonEtzel6.015.036.115JohnStunson5.645.096.83.5ParkerWronkowski5.514.896.14.5JacksonNowling5.144.688.26TuckerStone5.875.1375JamesEwing5.734.855.93.5GabrielVetter5.224.697.86.5VincentBaccari6.195.425.53.5CurtisDupont, Jr.5.234.937.65PolleyMason5.214.637.86KaiGoodling5.184.747.116LukeLekites5.014.677.97.5PlasterRyker5.995.156.75.5CasonScott6.065.296.64.5JenkinsJordan5.14.6788BraylonPeterson5.74.986.35.5KaydenAntonopoulos5.014.956.117VenutoVincent5.585.386.44.5JakeCarr5.785.186.114.5JanariWilliams5.66576DomRodriguez65.6965GarronParson5.24.777.17      2031     KaydenPouncey5.834.75’93RyanSkinner6.765.26’02.5TuckerHunefeld6.015.286’83GavinCausey5.914.786’103.5ColtonBranham5.735.126’13BlakeAdams5.995.036’34BrockHughes5.324.687’84.5ChanleyHodges5.034.837’44.5BentleyDelaune5.915.026’84.5ChristianCali5.654.956’74VonHerbulisMiles5.975.116’84.5AdamOrtiz5.885.096’23AlexanderToledo5.95.046’53CarsonCunningham5.794.956’72JenkinsJace5.295.376’33.5JorgieGarcia6.364.886’64.5PrestonRivera5.575.497’532032     RhysMagness5.754.826.64EthanJinks (2033)5.444.947’74AndrewBennett65.376.33KruzeDillard5.915.0664JankovichBrantley6.815.565’53LinoLallitto5.814.946’74FlaniganMaddox6.255.315’104LoveJJ6.125.096’14BeckhamBrown (2033)5.254.877’55JavariBowles (2033)6.255.55’103 click the link icon below for the full results

featureMiddle School Football June 23, 20250

11th Annual National Middle School Invitational & Future 4 Results

Below are the results for the Future 4 competition prior to the Future 4 finals.  This is a full tabulation of the preliminary results.  The overall winner for each class is highlighted in green. QB TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 Total Points2029 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1  GabeGurley16.59.5315.2515.510.5 67.28JohnsPeyton168.7512.751310 60.5MalakayDrayton167.2511.75158 58JaydenWashington168.511.7513.58 57.75RalphDiaz109.512.25178.5 57.25        0        02030 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 Total Points         GabrielVetter201011147.5 62.5JacksonNowling209.751112.56 59.25JenkinsJordan201011.510.57 59KaiGoodling209.751112.55.5 58.75LukeLekites191011.25116.5 57.75TuckerStone188.259.75137 56JohnStunson207.7510.25107.5 55.5VincentBaccari18711.5126 54.5CurtisDupont, Jr.18910.59.57.5 54.5KaydenAntonopoulos189.2510.25116 54.5JanariWilliams198.59.511.55 53.5DomRodriguez197.259.75107 53JacksonEtzel197.759.25105.5 51.5PlasterRyker197.758.25115.5 51.5BraylonPeterson158.258.25117.5 50ParkerWronkowski208.257104.5 49.75GarronPocoson13108.2511.57 49.75JakeCarr197.58.25104.5 49.25NickSteeves147.7510.75115.5 49VenutoVincent197.75895 48.75JamesEwing187.758.585 47.25CasonScott167.58.2585.5 45.25PolleyMason99.58.75116 44.25        02031 TestCombine Accuracy1v1 Total PointsChristianCali198.2513.59.55.5 55.75BrockHughes19.59.7512.2595 55.5ChanleyHodges19.5912.259.55 55.25KaydenPouncey16.58.2514.596.5 54.75AdamOrtiz207.7513.757.55.5 54.5AlexanderToledo208.511.586.5 54.5VonHerbulisMiles19.57.2513.258.256 54.25GavinCausey19.58.511.584 51.5RyanSkinner207.25127.754 51BentleyDelaune158.2513.758.55.5 51BlakeAdams19812.574 50.5ColtonBranham187.7511.7584.5 50JenkinsJace18.5811.258.53 49.25JorgieGarcia159.75126.755.5 49TuckerHunefeld197.59.257.754.5 48PrestonRivera129117.255.5 44.75CarsonCunningham157.758.755.52.5 39.5         2032 TestCombineWR ThrowsAccuracy1v1 Total PointsRhysMagness209.2515.51610 70.75JankovichBrantley187.2514.751710 67BeckhamBrown181013.75169 66.75LinoLallitto199.51315.59 66LoveJJ178.514.2514.59 63.25FlaniganMaddox16814.5159.5 63AndrewBennett127.7513.2515.58 56.5JavariBowles137.2511.5137 51.75EthanJenks09.7413.75158 46.49KruzeDillard68.7510.5146.5 45.75 click the link icon below for the combine results

featureMiddle School Football June 20, 20250

11th Annual Middle School Invitational & Lineman Challenge Combine Results

Final Combine Results June 12, 2025 Jersey #40 yd DashVerticalShuttleBroad Jump625.6322.44.636’11”635.422.14.567’9″645.2330.14.488’8″655.4423.15.018’4″665.1224.64.757’6″675.8118.95.197’3″685.0321.14.818’3″696.4814.25.45’6″705.3521.54.577’1″715.6919.657’2″726.4914.35.415’8″735.4221.65.097’7″745.3218.75.037’5″755.4424.44.778’5″765.3220.14.897’5″775.3319.74.847’3″785.9520.65.337’1″795.3721.44.717′806.0815.25.516’4″815.718.25.157’1″825.4920.64.827’8″835.81165.186’1″845.5318.75.046’9″856.1114.15.625’6″864.7728.64.628’6″876.0519.74.826’6″885.6319.85.286’3″895.0329.14.588’4″904.7126.94.558’5″915.9717.84.946’3″927.9610.86.034’4″935.7921.55.126’10”995.0528.34.518’8″1035.5223.74.768’3″1045.0224.24.698’4″1055.222.74.687’8″1065.914.75.326’5″1075.35234.828’4″1085.45204.827’5″1104.9926.84.458′1124.8133.94.549’4″1134.7529.84.419’1″1145.2524.44.857’7″1154.9329.44.918’3″1165.1623.94.518’8″1175.0826.44.758’6″1185.5317.55.077’2″1194.9721.94.638’1″1205.6118.14.946’8″1215.1123.14.518′1225.0524.44.758’4″1236.1216.65.276′1245.1423.34.698’3″1255.4218.94.947′1264.8424.24.718’3″1276.16155.475’9″1286.2417.55.255’4″1295.2119.54.846’9″1304.7830.64.759′1315.1821.94.747’7″1325.19224.77′1335.32357’2″1345.7422.35.27’4″1354.9722.64.888’3″1365.5120.45.066’11”1375.7915.65.126’8″1388.336.36.913’9″1396.314.25.884’11”1406.7213.45.885’7″1415.9218.45.665’9″1426.9310.26.124’11”1436.2313.85.55’10”1445.8316.55.15’10”1456.6514.75.115’6″1465.26245.17’8″1476.4215.55.646’3″1485.4319.55.337′1497.1810.16.094’9″1506.0821.45.357’2″

Brandon OdoiCollege FootballNFL Draft May 3, 20250

Six Hotbed World Showcase Alumni Drafted

Green Bay, WI- This April’s 2025 NFL Draft was an amazing experience for many student-athletes who spent time on the Football Hotbed Showcase Platform in either middle school or high school. It was a time to finally fulfil a dream and hear their names called. Overall, six student-athletes who had affiliation with this platform were drafted.  This year’s highest Hotbed World pick was taken in the 2nd Round as Jayden Higgins (Miami, FL) who attended Iowa State was taken with the 34th pick of the draft by the Houston Texans. Higgins was a participant in the National High School Showcases, Junior game during his time in high school with the graduating class of 2021. The elite wide receiver began his college career at Eastern Kentucy (FCS) and then went to Iowa State in the transfer portal where he spent the final two years of his career.  While in Ames, he put up great statistics during his time, finishing his career among the school’s single-season leaders with 87 receptions (2nd all-time) for 1,183 yards (3rd) and nine touchdowns (T-2nd) … ranked 10th nationally in receiving yards, 14th in receptions per game (6.7) and 20th in receiving TDs. In the 5th round, Jalen Rivers, an offensive lineman at the University of Miami was selected by the Cincinnati Bengles.  Rivers was a participant in the first ever Middle School All-American game in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL. The game was played at Bolles High School, and he played Offensive lineman in the 7th grade All-American game.  Rivers was a plug-and-play starter at Miami, being a big part of the reason the team went 10-2 in his final season. Rivers was joined in the fifth round by Elijah Roberts of Southern Methodist University who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Roberts, a defensive tackle out of Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School, began his career at the University of Miami with Rivers but later transferred to SMU where he collected 10 sacks in his junior campaign.  Roberts was a participant in the 3rd Annual National High School Showcases, Junior game during his time in high school with the graduating class of 2020. In the 6th Round, Andy Borregales, of the University of Miami was selected with pick 182 by the New England Patriots. Borregales was the first ever MVP of the National Specialist Showcase held by Football Hotbed for three seasons beginning in his 8th grade year. Borregales was a Groza semi-finalist his senior year and left Miami as the school’s overall points leader, a record that will likely stand for quite some time as he was the starting kicker for four consecutive years following his brother Jose.  In addition, a very cool thing took place in this April’s draft, two National Middle School Challenge bloodline members were taken back-to-back!  Aeneas Peebles (Durham, NC) of Virginia Tech via Duke, who participated in the 2nd Annual National Showcase was taken with the 210th pick by the Balitmore Ravens and Texas Longhorn offensive guard Hayden Conner was taken with the 211th pick by the Arizona Cardinals. Conner was a participant in the 3rd Annual National Lineman Challenge, the first year it was held at the University of Miami in tandem with the National Middle School Invitational Showcase.Here’s more on Peebles, who starred at Duke before transferring to Virgina Tech in his final year of eligibility. Overall, he tallied 31 tackles (11 solo), including 6.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks … registered three pass breakups and four QB hurries … earned a 90.3 pass rush grade from Pro Football Focus … led all ACC defensive tackles and ranked fifth in the nation at his position with 35 pressures … had a season high five tackles at Vanderbilt (Aug. 31) and again vs. Rutgers (Sept. 21) … named All-ACC First Team Hayden Conner (Katy, TX), a National Middle School Lineman Challenge bloodline member was drafted in the 6th Round by the Arizona Cardinals.  Earlier this year in January, he played in his second consecutive College Football Playoff. Connor helped lead his team to a one-loss regular season and a College Football Playoff birth in 2023 and another stellar record in 2024. Hayden was offered by then University of Miami head coach Mark Richt after his performance at the National Middle School Lineman Challenge. It was his first division I offer in 8th grade. 2024 NFL Draft - Hotbed world alumni 2023 NFL Draft - Hotbed World Alumni

College Football April 9, 20250

FIU Spring Game Boasts New Energy, Improved Feel

Miami, FL-The Florida International University football program played their first spring football game intra-squad scrimmage Saturday under first year head coach, Willie Simmons. The game was a defensive battle, ending in a 7-2 win for team Navy. There were several stand out defensive performances including a two-interception day for defensive back, Victor Evans II.  Overall, the day was marked with increased excitement and energy as the Simmons era of FIU football officially got under way.  “Football’s fun again,” Keegan Davis said with a smile on his face after the spring scrimmage.We’re bringing back that swagger, that 3-0-5- mindset. “Our mentality is, see ball, get ball. We just play our gaps and do whatever is expected of us.”There were over a thousand people in attendance at the spring scrimmage, a bustling crowd for a very fickle fan base that has only seen one season of .500 since football began in the early 2000s. Coach Simmons history of winning has many Miami area fans excited about the teams prospects this spring.  Things get rolling on August 29th at home again Bethune Cookman. Kickoff is a 7 p.m.