Feb. 7, 2019 – This is the day Isaiah Flowers said he’s waited for his entire life. The senior at Ed White Leadership Academy faced his classmates and announced he would be attending Valdosta State next year.
"Today is the day I’ve been dreaming about since I was a little kid -- growing up watching football with my dad," said Flowers.
Flowers is among 98 student athletes in Team Duval that participated in this year's National Signing Day .
Iowa State, University of Virginia, Colombia University and UCF are among dozens of universities and colleges students announced they were signing with.
Flowers' teammate who participated in this year’s Signing Day, Jacari Robertson, declared his attendance to Methodist University in front of hundreds of his classmates.
He has been playing football for seven years working towards the opportunity to sign with a university. He said he was unsure he was going to attend a higher education institution, but Methodist started knocking on his door.
"I had to stay humble," said Robertson. "Ambition definitely plays a role.
Like many students, he wanted to give credit to his community -- the members of Team Duval.
"I thank everybody at this school, and I couldn’t have done it without all of you: my family, my friends and my teachers and coaches," said Robertson.
Congratulations to all of our student athletes who have overcome obstacles and will go on to display their full potential across the country.
ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Andrew Whitaker | Baseball | Trinity Baptist College
Gabriel Melvin | Football | Defiance College
Demetrius Byrd | Football | Bethune Cookman
Sofia Lopez | Soccer | Ave Marie
Gabi Flores | Soccer | Flagler College
Jackson Skigen | Swimming | Southern Methodist
Brook-Lynn Sandford | Volleyball | Pensacola State
BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL
Tyler Toliver | Football | Culver Stockton University
Dana Poole | Football | Culver Stockton University
Kristian Johnson | Football | Culver Stockton University
Noah Crews | Football | Southeastern University
AJ Mealer | Football | Jacksonville University
Michael Barnes | Football | Bluefield College
Kevon Moore | Football | Birmingham Southern College
ED WHITE HIGH SCHOOL
Omari Fiffer | Football | FAMU
Isaiah Flowers | Football | Valdosta State University
Jacari Robertson | Football | Methodist University
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Gelique Williams | Football | Bethune Cookman
Tyler Howard | Football | Savannah State
Jalen Gaines | Football | Hutchinson Comm College
Cole Beckum | Football | Dodge City Comm College
Shamar Rush | Football | Stetson University
Darius Lewis | Football | Georgia Southern, Bethune Cookman
FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL
Brian Veniard | Baseball | St. Johns River State College
Brock Sinaly | Baseball | Shorter College
Ian Brown | Baseball | Lake Sumpter State College
Donya Dreibelbis | CC & Track | Lynn University
Jeremiah Payton (early signee) | Football | Miami
Hunter May (early signee) | Football | UT Martin
Jalen Mitchell | Football | Albany State
DJ Bennett | Football | Warner College
Latrevious Johnson | Football | Warner College
Nick Lavender | Football | Jacksonville University
Jalen Tate | Football | Benedict College
Jason Nelson | Football | Lane College
Shelby Barrett | Lacrosse | Huntington College
Megan Davis | Lacrosse | Limestone
Andrew Peterson | Lacrosse | SUNY Morrisville
Taryn Freshwater | Softball | USF
Kyle Smithers | Swimming | University of Montivello
MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL
Kris Mitchell | Football | Florida International University
Demario Douglas | Football | Liberty University
Darian Oxendine | Football | University of Tennessee-Martin
Kasimir Absolu | Football | Western Carolina
Zach Mills | Football | Columbia University
Terrell Jennings | Football | FAMU
Nadia Fung | Soccer | Flagler College
Serena Hernandez | Softball | St. Johns River State College
Soraya Hernandez| Softball | St. Johns River State College
Hallie Kern | Softball | Jacksonville University
Victoria Ortiz | Swimming | Indian River State College
Luke Dingfield | Swimming | Gardner Webb University
Kenny Chism | Swimming | Savannah College of Art and Design
PAXON SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Tyler Watson | Swimming | University of Florida
Tamari Mitchell | Track/Volleyball | Lane College
RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL
Jordan Carson | Football Webber | International University
Immanuel Smith | Football | Methodist University
Devin Norman | Football | Livingstone University
Sontonius Warren | Football | Livingstone University
Bobby Brown | Football | Monroe College
ROBERT E LEE HIGH SCHOOL
Deshaun Davis | Football | FIU
Tahveon Nicholson | Football | FAU
Trevor James | Football | Alcorn State
Cameron Sapp | Football | FAMU
Logan Davis | Football | Warner College
Jacob Olds | Football | Arkansas Baptist
Jurial Caldwell | Football | Undecided
Malik Brown | Football | Undecided
Raekwon Simmons | Football | Undecided
Jayden Williams | Golf | University of Maryland Eastern Shore
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Hunter Bradshaw | Baseball | St Johns River State College
Elizabeth Speight | Bowling | Lourdes University
Grace Wright | CC/Track | Columbia University
Kaleob Parker | Football | FAMU
Jered Geis | Football | Jacksonville University
Kamari Stephens | Football | FAMU
Lauren Fisher | Softball | FAMU
Caley Ruffin | Softball | South Georgia State College
Nathan Brady | Football | UCF
Antonio Clary | Football | Virginia (early enrolled)
Kingsley Eguakuan | Football | Florida (early enrolled)
STANTON COLLEGE PREP
Aubrey Armes-Johns | Soccer | Oglethorpe University
Brevan Heaton | Track & Field | Mount Saint Mary’s University
Alyssa Brown | Volleyball | Florida A&M University
TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL
Adonne’ Tillman | Basketball | Florida Southwestern
Jaida Reddin | Basketball | Indian River State College
Dante Lawrence | Football Christopher | Newport University
WILLIAM M RAINES HIGH SCHOOL
Aric Horne | Football | Iowa State
Brandon Marshall | Football | Mercer University
Matthew Drayton | Football | UConn
James Tarver | Football | UCF
Javon Bonsell | Football | Bethune Cookman
Uriah Ratliff | Football | Bethune Cookman
Janorris Robertson | Football | North Caroline A & T
Bryant Maddox | Football | Livingston College
Jamond Handy | Football | Southeastern University
Jaren Wilson | Football | Edwards Waters College
Corliss Holland | Track | FIU