MaxPreps Game of the Week: No. 17 Chaminade-Madonna at No. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas features 65 players with at least one Division I offer

By Thomas Frey Oct 28, 2025, 9:30am

Led by five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews, St. Thomas Aquinas has 36 players with at least one offer.

The MaxPreps Game of the Week features a nationally-ranked battle between Florida powerhouses No. 17 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) and No. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale).

The showdown features a combined 65 players that have landed at least one FBS or FCS offer. St. Thomas Aquinas leads the way with 36.

St. Thomas Aquinas is led by five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews. The junior is the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2027 and paves the way for an offense scoring 41 points per game.

Junior four-star wide receiver Julius Jones Jr. has made big plays for the Raiders since his freshman season and has 10 touchdown receptions in 2025.

How to watch
Date/location:
Friday, Oct. 31
Location: Brian Piccolo Memorial Stadium – St. Thomas Aquinas
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Streaming: MaxPreps | YouTube
Tickets: GoFan
Broadcast team: Jeff Kurtz, Zack Poff
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
(Graphic: Ryan Escobar)
The Aquinas defense is led by five players with a four-star rating, including Justice Fitzpatrick, Zayden Gamble, Jaden Carey and Andre Jones in the secondary. Defensive end Daniel Norman is also a four-star prospect and headed to Oklahoma.



On the opposite sideline, Chaminade-Madonna receivers Jasen Lopez, Ah'Mari Stevens and Tromon Isaac Jr., along with running back Derrek Cooper, lead 29 players with at least one offer.

The Lions have 13 players with a three-star rating including Ohio State commit Angelo Smith. His brother is Chaminade-Madonna legend and current Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.

Read on for a complete rundown of the Division I recruits set to take the field Friday. Rankings via 247Sports and On3.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Five-star (1)


OT – Mark Matthews | 6-6 | 300
2027 | No. 2 overall | No. 1 OT | No. 1 FL

Four-stars (6)



CB – Justice Fitzpatrick | 6-2 | 190 | Georgia

2026 | No. 31 overall | No. 3 CB | No. 4 FL

WR – Julius Jones Jr. | 5-11 | 175

2027 | No. 54 overall | No. 10 WR | No. 6 FL

S – Zayden Gamble | 6-1 | 185
2027 | No. 170 overall | No. 19 S | No. 16 FL

CB – Jaden Carey | 6-0 | 170
2027 | No. 28 CB | No. 28 FL

EDGE – Daniel Norman | 6-4 | 235 | Oklahoma
2026 | No. 161 overall | No. 23 EDGE | No. 20 FL

CB – Andre Jones | 6-1 | 180

2028 | No. 27 CB | No. 48 FL

Three-stars (9)

IOL – Dylan Steen | 6-5 | 300 | Mississippi State

2026 | No. 137 IOL | No. 178 FL



LB – Phillip Goodrich | 6-0 | 215
2026 | No. 154 LB | No. 202 FL

QB – Brady Palmer | 6-2 | 205 | Temple
2026 | No. 75 QB | No. 135 FL

WR – Sean Thompson | 6-3 | 200
2027 | No. 68 WR | No. 47 FL

S – Samari Howard | 6-1 | 165
2027 | No. 35 S | No. 32 FL

IOL – Jayden Dean | 6-3 | 275
2027 | No. 44 IOL | No. 73 FL

QB – Mason Mallory | 6-2 | 195
2026 | No. 122 QB | No. 197 FL



CB – Jermiyah Douglas | 5-10 | 170
2026 | No. 210 CB | No. 250 FL

DL – Christien Moreau | 6-1 | 290

2026 | No. 195 DL | No. 264 FL

Unranked but at least one offer (20)

WR – Christopher Coleman | 5-9 | 175

2029 | Offers from Pitt and South Florida

RB – Pharrell Woodside | 5-8 | 175
2029 | Offers from Pitt and South Florida

WR – Jasiah Crockett | 5-9 | 150
2029 | Offers from Pitt and South Florida

ATH – Virgil Lemons | 5-10 | 190
2027 | 12 offers including Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana



QB – Cody Conness | 6-2 | 195
2027 | Offer from Rhode Island

DL – Chase Goodrich | 6-1 | 285
2027 | Offers from Florida Atlantic and Rhode Island

IOL – Gerren Bray | 6-2 | 305

2027 | Offers from Akron, Florida Atlantic, Miami, Missouri, Oregon State, Pitt, South Florida, Western Kentucky

WR – Jordan Roache | 5-11 | 170

2026 | Offers from Rhode Island, Temple and Western Kentucky

IOL – Mekhi Bradley | 6-4 | 295

2026 | Offers from Rhode Island and Western Kentucky

LB – Duke Daley | 5-1- | 205

2026 | Offer from Presbyterian

RB – Morris Choice | 5-9 | 185
2026 | Offers from Western Kentucky and Rhode Island

DB – Tenilleus Bellot | 6-0 | 170

2026 | Offers from Bowling Green and Western Michigan

WR – Shavis Linder Jr. | 6-4 | 210
2027 | Offers from Bethune-Cookman, Pitt and Toledo

LB – Cannon Gulla | 6-2 | 210
2027 | Offer from Rhode Island

WR – Leroy Levi Thomas | 5-11 | 170
2028 | Offers from Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Georgia State and Western Michigan

DB – Travon Crapps | 6-0 | 180

2026 | Offer from Wofford



WR – Omar Gonzalez | 5-9 | 165
2027 | Offers from Purdue, Pitt, Georgia State, Western Kentucky, Rhode Island and Toledo

DE – Wyatt Smith | 6-6 | 240

2027 | Offers from Nebraska, Kentucky, Western Michigan, Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Rhode Island and Georgia State

DT – Damian Gregory | 6-2 | 265
2028 | Offer from Sacramento State

DT – Juan Tabio | 6-2 | 255
2028 | Offer from Pitt

Chaminade-Madonna

Four-stars (4)

RB – Derrek Cooper | 6-2 | 205 | Texas

2026 | No. 39 overall | No. 2 RB | No. 5 FL



WR – Jasen Lopez | 5-11 | 175 | Florida State
2026 | No. 209 overall | No. 29 WR | No. 29 FL

WR – Ah'Mari Stevens | 6-0 | 170 | Miami
2027 | No. 234 overall | No. 30 WR | No. 23 FL

WR – Tromon Isaac Jr. | 5-11 | 175
2028 | No. 45 overall | No. 6 WR | No. 10 FL

Three-stars (13)

WR – Denairius Gray | 6-2 | 183 | Kentucky

2026 | No. 69 WR | No. 54 FL

LB – Bryant Junius | 6-1 | 200 | Appalachian State
2026 | No. 125 LB | NO. 153 FL



IOL – Ashley Walker | 6-7 | 300 | Arkansas
2026 | No. 117 IOL | No. 148 FL

S – Angelo Smith | 5-10 | 170 | Ohio State
2027 | No. 36 S | No. 34 FL

RB – Arwin Jackson | 5-10 | 170
2027 | No. 42 RB | No. 58 FL

ATH – Peter Pierre | 6-5 | 220

2028 | No. 134 overall | No. 18 EDGE | No. 25 FL

EDGE – R.J. Alphonse | 6-3 | 240 | Eastern Michigan
2026 | No. 129 EDGE | No. 142 FL

CB – Leonzay Merzius | 6-0 | 182 | Western Kentucky

2026 | No. 199 CB | No. 208 FL

LB – Jaiden Roper | 6-1 | 210
2026 | No. 155 LB | No. 226 FL

K – Noah Sidan | 5-11 | 175 | Florida International

2026 | No. 12 K | No. 305 FL

LB – Temorris Campbell | 6-2 | 210
2027 | No. 54 LB | No. 66 FL



EDGE – Trevoris Finley | 6-4 | 235
2027 | No. 67 EDGE | No. 76 FL

EDGE – Alexander Beltran | 6-4 | 215

2028 | No. 29 EDGE | No. 44 FL

Unranked but at least one offer (12)

WR – James Klaiss Jr. | 6-1 | 165

2027 | Offers from Appalachian State, Boston College, Pitt, Purdue, Troy and West Virginia

RB – Lee Prince Jr. | 5-9 | 170
2027 | Offer from Pitt

QB – Tyler Chance | 6-0 | 170

2027 | Offer from Temple

IOL – Tavano Baptiste | 6-2 | 275
2026 | Offers from Alabama State and Florida International

IOL – Elias Sturman | 6-0 | 305
2026 | Offers from Alabama State, Eastern Kentucky and Florida International



CB – Daveon Black | 6-0 | 175
2026 | Offers from Bowling Green, South Florida and Western Kentucky

WR – Elijah Hardy | 6-0 | 185
2026 | 19 offers including Arkansas, Maryland and SMU

SS – John Gay | 6-2 | 185
2027 | Offer from Mississippi State

DB – Sidney Milcent | 5-11 | 160
2029 | Offers from Miami, Maryland and South Florida

OL – Ekeem Atehortua | 6-4 | 310 | Alabama State

2026

IOL – Giovanni Garner | 6-3 | 315
2027 | Offers from Purdue, Bowling Green, Florida, Kentucky, Temple and West Virginia

DT – Ron'Christopher Gonzales | 6-3 | 278

2028 | Offers from Purdue, Maryland, Penn State, Auburn, Ohio State and Miami