Cocoa Football Team Preview

General Information

Team Name

Cocoa (FL)

Mascot

Tigers

School Colors

Orange, Black,

2025 - 2026 Coach Name

Ryan Schneider

2025 - 2026 League Record

2-0-0

2025 - 2026 Overall Record

8-5-0

National Rank

749

State Rank

43

State Division Rank

4

Achievements

State Championships:

7

Semi-State Championships:

6

Nationally Ranked:

11

Undefeated Seasons:

2

Regional Championships:

19

League Championships:

15

District Championships:

13

2026 - 2027 Preview Information

Coach Name

Nate Hooks

Strengths
Team Speed and strength of the Defense and its front 7! Defense returns 3Star Edge rusher Elyias Wilson who causes havoc in the backfield. He is joined by 3Star Jr Edge rusher in Gregory Graham, 3Star Sr DL Tahmeer Passmore, 3Star OLB Kyree Brooks, and LB Mycul Glover. In the secondary 3Star So CB Arziel Francis, 3Star Jr CB Anthony Whaley, 3Star Jr SS Jojo Watkins, and Jr FS Riley Munn.
4Star So QB Kadin Coy leads an explosive offense with 3Star RB Javeon Scott, 3 Star WR Tank White, 3Star WR Jayden Maull, 3star WR Arziel Francis, 3Star Jr OL Kayden Taylor, 3star 8thGr WR Davin Reynolds, 3 Star 8thGr RB Annorris Reed, 3Star Sr Wr Kaden Ford, and 4Star Sr K/P Keelan Gonzalez

Returning
4Star Sr K/P Keelan Gonzalez (5 Offers, All-State, All-County, All-Space Coast)
3Star Sr WR Tank White (Syracuse Commit, All-State, All-County, All-Space Coast)
3Star Jr Edge Elyias Wilson(5 offers, All-State, All-County, All-Space Coast)
3Star Sr LB Kyree Brooks(All State, All-County, All-Space Coast, Led 2A in Tackles)
3Star Sr OL/DL Tahmeer Passmore(All-State, All-County, All-Space Coast)

Newcomers
4Star So QB Kadin Coy
3Star Jr ATH Anthony Whaley
3Star So ATH Arziel Francis
3Star Jr SS Jojo Watkins
3Star Sr WR Kaden Ford
3Star 8thGr RB Annorris Reed
3Star 8th Gr WR Davin Reynolds
Sr LB Mycul Glover

Team Wins

Date	Opponent	Result
8/22/2025	Merritt Island (FL)	30-24
9/12/2025	Heritage (Palm Bay, FL)	37-0
10/17/2025	The Villages Charter (The Villages, FL)	27-6
10/24/2025	Astronaut (Titusville, FL)	38-3
10/30/2025	Rockledge (FL)	36-0
11/14/2025	Newberry (FL)	42-13
11/21/2025	Calvary Christian (Clearwater, FL)	34-33
11/28/2025	Bradford (Starke, FL)	17-10

2A District 5 Teams

Team Name
The First Academy (Orlando, FL)
Cocoa (FL)

Year-by-Year Results

Year	Coach Name	Record	Achievements
2026	N. Hooks	0-2-0
2025	R. Schneider	8-5-0	RegionChampion LeagueChampion DistrictChampion NotableTeam
2024	R. Schneider	11-3-0	StateChampion SemiStateChampion NationallyRanked RegionChampion LeagueChampion DistrictChampion NotableTeam
2023	R. Schneider	14-1-0	StateChampion SemiStateChampion NationallyRanked RegionChampion LeagueChampion DistrictChampion NotableTeam
2022	R. Schneider	11-3-0	StateChampion SemiStateChampion RegionChampion DistrictChampion NationallyRanked NotableTeam LeagueChampion

Notable Alumni

• Bob Anderson (ATH) 1956

  Bob Anderson was drafted 1960, NY Giants, 9th round, 108th overall Attended West Point: one of the finest players in the country. Heisman candidate, 1957 College Football All American, Rushed for 983 yards and 12 touchdowns on 153 carries for a 6.4 average. 6 REC, 82 yds, 2TD also completed 6/11 for 30 yds, TD. HS 1952-1956 All-County and Al Conference in Basketball, 3x baseball, and set School, County, Conference Records in the 100 yard dash and shot put.

• James Folston(LB) 1989

  1989 Cocoa (HS), 1990-1994:(NCAA) University Louisiana Monroe(ALL-TIME sack leader with 27sacks) 1994-98: (NFL) Raiders, 1999-2000:( NFL) Arizona Cardinals, All-American by the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation, the Football gazette, and Pro Football Weekly; First Team All Southland Conference; First Team All Louisiana; ULM Iron Man Award; East-West Shrine Game appearance; Hula Bowl appearance; the ULM Athletics Hall of Fame, and the Space Coast Daily Hall of Fame.

• James Rowe III (ATH) 2004

  2001-'04 Cocoa (HS) 2004-09 (NCAA)Student-Athlete South Florida, 2011 (NCAA) Graduate Assistant Bethel (Tenn.) Univ., 2012 (NCAA) Graduate Asst./CBs Coach Jacksonville Univ., 2013 (NCAA)Wide Receivers Coach Jacksonville Univ., 2014 (NCAA)Defensive Coordinator Jacksonville Univ., 2015 (NCAA)Defensive Graduate Asst. Florida, 2016 (NCAA) Defensive Coordinator Valdosta State, 2017-Pres. (NFL) Asst. DB Coach Washington Redskins,

• David Rowe (DB/SS) 2008

  David graduated 2008 where he set the INT Record(23). Went on to a stellar playing career at Rutgers University from 2008-2011 (156Tkls,8.5TFL,3.5Sacks,5INT{101yds}, 5PD, 3FF). 2011-'12:(NCAA) Rutgers Defensive Assistant 2012-'13: (NFL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Coach, 2013: Cocoa (HS) Defensive Coordinator, 2014-2015: Western Michigan Graduate Asst, 2015: Rockledge (HS) Defensive Coordinator, 2016-2018:(NCAA) Valdosta Defensive Backs, 2019: (NCAA) Western Michigan Cornerbacks

• Ronald Patrick (OG/C) 2009

  2007-'09 Cocoa (HS) Offensive Guard, 2009'-'13 (NCAA) South Carolina (OG/C) 2014- (NFL) Undrafted Free Agent Signed Dallas Cowboys/ Pittsburg Steelers, 2015: (NFL) Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys,Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills 2016: (NFL) Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans 2017: (NFL) Washington Redskins

• Tarean Folston (RB) 2012

  2010-'12: (HS) Cocoa Associated Press Florida Class 4A first-team all-state running back for 2012 ... named offensive player of the year by Florida Today. 2013 Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Florida. Considered a consensus four-star recruit by Rivals.com, ESPN and Scout.com, he was rated as the #6 RB in his class. 2013-'15: (NCAA)Notre Dame(343Car 1712yds 10TD, 31 Rec 291yds TD) 2016: (NFL) Draft(Undrafted free agent Redskins) 2018: (AAF) Atlanta Legends

• Chauncey Gardner-Johnson(DB/ATH) 2015

  2019 Safety Drafted by New Orleans Saints Round 4 #105 Overall (NCAA)Attended University of Florida 2018 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Defensive MVP 2017 Outback Bowl MVP (HS) Under Armour All-American/ USA Today All-Florida 1st Team/ 2X Florida All-State/#83 ESPN300/ #42 DB in the nation by 247Sports , #4 by ESPN/ 4 Star by 247Sports with 27 College Offers.

• Jamel Dean(DB/ATH) 2015

  2019 CB Drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Round 3, 94th Overall (NCAA)2015-2018 Attended Auburn University All SEC 2nd Team/ SEC Academic Honor Roll (HS) 2011-2015 HS Semper Fidelis All- American Game/ 2x HS Florida All-State 1st Team Class 4A/ Brevard County Player of the Year/ Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 12 MVP/#128 in ESPN300/#32 by 247Sports, #37 by Rivals in the Nation/ Top 10 Defensive Back in Florida/ 4Star by 247Sports with 6 College Offers

• Jawaan Taylor(OT)  2015

  2019 OT Drafted by NFL Jacksonville Jaguars Rd 3 Pick #35 overall. (NCAA) 2015-2018 Attended University of Florida 2nd Team All SEC/ SEC Academic Honor Roll/ FR All-American by ESPN, FWAA, & Pro Football Focus/ FR All SEC/ ESPN All SEC Bowl Team (HS) 2011-2015 Florida HS All-State Team 3 Star by 247Sports with 15 College Offers

• Bruce Judson Jr 2017

  Maxpreps All-American QB/ All-State State Champion 2016

• Diego Arroyo 2020

  All-State QB Brevard County All-Time Passing leader with 8487yds 591/850 8487yds 62TDs 28INTs .695% State Runner Up 2017, 2018

• Brady Hart 2025

  Maxpreps All-American/ FL Mr.Football Single season passing record 4360yds #2 All-Time Brevard/CHS Passing Record with 8244yds. State Champ 22,23,24

• Javion Hilson 2025

  Maxpreps All-American/ #1 DE in the USA Cocoa All-Time Sack Leader(41.5) QB Hurries(130) Single Season Sack record with (18) 5Star rated Edge StateChamp 22,23,24

• Jayvan Boggs 2025

  Maxpreps All-American / FL Mr.Football #1 WR in USA 2133yds CHS All-TIme Record 234Rec 4363yds 50TD County Record All-time Single game record 378yds