Which city produces the best HS football talent? You decide

Atlanta? Los Angeles? Miami? Dallas?

A longstanding debate in the recruiting world has been which metro area produces the best football players. So now in conjunction with millions of other brackets reaching the round of 16, here’s one more to follow.

Our national recruiting analysts picked the top 16 metro areas for high school football talent and seeded them 1-16, with No. 1 being their collective pick as the best. Our analyst group focused solely on the talent churned out so far in the 2020s.

And now we will let the fans take it from here and vote to decide which city they believe is the king of football talent.

Below, our analysts give the case for each metro area/region we’ve selected. Winning cities after three days advance to the round of eight.

At the bottom of this story, you will find how each of our national recruiting analysts filled out their bracket.

BEST METRO AREA FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TALENT? YOU DECIDE: VOTE HERE

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A longstanding debate in the recruiting world has been about which city produces the best football players. NOW YOU DECIDE

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THE SEEDS

1. Tampa/St. Pete

2. Atlanta

3. Dallas/Fort Worth

4. Los Angeles

5. Miami/South Florida

6. South Georgia

7. Detroit

8. New Orleans/South Louisiana

9. Houston

10. DMV

11. Birmingham/Montgomery

12. St. Louis

13. Las Vegas

14. Chicago

15. Charlotte

16. Philadelphia

THE MATCHUPS

1. Tampa/St. Pete vs. 16. Philadelphia

The Case For Tampa: Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay metro area has become one of America’s most fascinating football hotbeds over the years. Sure, the low-hanging fruit is to allocate the boost to IMG Academy’s status as the nation’s most talented and tracked high school program, but even beyond…

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Publish date : 2025-03-24 10:56:00

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