FLORIDA'S BEST FOR 2005: 4A All-State

Each year, the state of Florida always produces some of the best talent in the nation. Here are the best players from the 2005 season at the 4A level.

LAKELAND - Here is the Class 4A All-State Football Team as selected by the Florida Sports Writers Association.

Class 4A

First Team Offense
QB: Tim Tebow, Ponte Vedra Beach Nease, Senior
RB: Tory Harrison, Leesburg, Senior
RB: John Mark Patrick, Pace, Senior
WR: Ryan Ellis, Ponte Vedra Beach Nease, Senior
WR: Faron Hornes, Bradenton Southeast, Senior
WR: Dylan Brown, Tampa Plant, Senior
UT: Jarred Fayson, Hillsborough, Senior
UT: Alwan Lee, Miami Booker T. Washington, Senior
OL: Daron Rose, Tampa Jefferson, Senior
OL: Jeramy DeVane, Daytona Beach Seabreeze, Senior
OL: Bert McBride, Seffner Armwood, Senior
OL: Vernard West, Gainesville Eastside Senior
OL: Dustin Robinson, Belleview, Junior
K: Ryan Strang, Pace, Senior

First Team Defense
DE: Leslie Stirrups, Tampa Hillsborough, Senior
DE: Kevin McCarthy, Tampa Plant, Senior
DL: Joseph Jackson, Miami Booker T. Washington, Senior
DL: Rene Perry, Lake City Columbia, Junior
LB: Chris Cooke, Pace, Junior
LB Dougie Thompson, Seffner Armwood, Sr.
LB: Joe McCauley, New Smyrna Beach, Senior
LB: Lee Campbell, Naples Gulf Coast, Senior
LB: Antawn Booker, Auburndale, Senior
DB: Micguel Johnson, Gainesville Eastside Senior
DB: Tim Shankle, Gainesville Eastside Senior
DB: Drew Cumberland, Pace, Junior
DB: Chavez Grant, Miami Booker T. Washington, Senior
UT: Emery Allen, Milton, Senior
P: Ilia Petrov, Tampa Bay Tech, Senior

Second Team Offense
QB: Stephen Garcia, Tampa Jefferson, Junior
RB: Earl Everett, Sebastian River, Senior
RB: Enrique Davis, Mosley, Junior
RB: Eric Smith, Armwood, Sophomore
WR: Matt Clements, Barron Collier, Junior
WR: Zach Charles, Winter Haven, Senior
WR: Latarrius Thomas, New Smyrna Beach, Senior
TE: Trent Pupello, Tampa Jefferson, Senior
UT: Chris Sorce, Pace, Senior
OL: Mark Kalivoda, Gainesville Eastside, Senior
OL: Donald Mosley, Tampa Hillsborough, Senior
OT: Grant Duren, Pace, Senior
OL: James Wilson, Ponte Vedra Beach Nease, Junior
K: Daniel Lincoln, Ocala Forest, Senior

Second Team Defense
DL: Renard Ellis, Winter Haven, Senior
DL: Jeremy Jenkins, Gainesville Eastside Senior
DL: Eric Dagleish, Pace, Senior
DL: Tim Lamb, Tallahassee Lincoln, Senior
LB: Craig Stevens, Tallahassee Lincoln, Senior
LB: Derek Bishop, Bradenton Bayshore, Senior
LB: Tony Johnson, Milton, Junior
LB: Carlton Johnson, Lynn Haven Mosley, Junior
DB: James Scott, Daytona Beach Seabreeze, Junior
DB: Glenn Goodrich, Naples Barron Collier, Senior
DB: Augustus Capers, Bradenton Southeast, Senior
DB: Brad Stickle, Pace, Senior
UT: Josh Smiley, Milton, Senior
UT: David Fonua, Bradenton Southeast, Senior
P: Chris Smith, Winter Haven, Senior

Third Team Offense
QB: Justin Hickman, Seffner Armwood, Junior
RB: Jimmy Sapp, Hillsborough, Senior
RB: Ricky Sylvester, North Port, Senior
WR: Tertavian Ingram, Jefferson, Senior
WR: Aldarius Johnson, Miami Jackson, Sophomore
WR: Mat Brevi, Seffner Armwood, Senior
UT: Matt Lewis, Pace, Senior
UT: Cody Noblin, Fort Walton Beach, Senior
OL: Cory Powers, Auburndale, Senior
OL: Sampson Genus, Lake City Columbia, Junior
OL: Kevin Light, Tallahassee Chiles, Senior
OL: Richard Nelson, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer, Senior
OL: Ryan Kessling, Chiles, Senior
K: Sal Dimauro, Boca Raton, Junior

Third Team Defense
DT: Jake Cross, Seffner Armwood, Senior
DL: Teddy Tomlin, Columbia Senior
DL: Javotis Bryant, Miami Edison, Senior
DL: John Robles, Miami Booker T. Washington, Senior
LB: Brandon Roberts, Winter Haven, Junior
LB: A.J. Jones, Middleton, Senior
LB: Lorenzo McDowell, Rockledge, Senior
LB: Terry Ray-Mills, Gainesville Eastside, Senior
DB: Marquise Gamble, Tarpon Springs, Senior
DB: Mike Barry, Naples Barron Collier, Junior
DB: K.C. Cruz, Naples Gulf Coast, Senior
DB: Cornelius Allen, Milton, Junior
UT: Kenneth Wright, Gainesville Eastside, Senior
UT: Leon Wright, St. Petersburg Northeast, Senior
P: Gerry Harris, Lake City Columbia, Senior

Honorable Mention
QB: Matt Johnson, Fort Lauderdale, Senior
QB: Steven Felix, Springfield Rutherford, Senior
RB: Byronell Arline, New Port Richey Ridgewood, Sophomore
RB: Tommie Rogers, Lynn Haven Mosley, Junior
RB: Reggie Speights, Crestview, Senior
RB: Greg Williams, Naples Barron Collier, Senior
WR: Mike Rose, Crestview, Senior
WR: Xavier Harris, Fort Lauderdale, Senior
UT: Kyle Conrad, Milton, Senior
UT: Robert Howard, Lake Weir, Senior