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IMG Academy Football: Here's What To Know

IMG Academy Football: Here's What To Know

IMG Academy in Florida is the nation's premier prep football program. Get to know more about the Ascenders ahead of the 2024 high school football season.

Aug 21, 2024 by Kyle Kensing
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High school football powerhouse IMG Academy begins its pursuit of another national championship, kicking off the 2024 season on Aug. 22 against Corner Canyon out of Utah. 

This showdown of teams stacked with top-tier college football recruits provides a fitting start for IMG Academy's slate, which features a variety of the best opponents from across the country. IMG Academy faces noteworthy competition from Bergen (New Jersey) Catholic, Maryland-based powerhouse St. Frances Academy and East St. Louis over the course of the campaign. 

Ahead of the 2024 season, get to know more about the prep power's impressive gridiron legacy and learn some of the names to watch as this crop of Ascenders add their signatures to IMG Academy's history. 

IMG Academy Holds an NFL Draft Record with 1st-Round Picks in Five Consecutive Drafts

With the Alabama Crimson Tide's JC Latham selected No. 7 overall by the Tennessee Titans, and JJ McCarthy out of Michigan going 10th to the Minnesota Vikings, IMG Academy extended its run of consecutive NFL Drafts with an alum taken in the 1st Round to five. That's the most for any high school in NFL Draft history. 

Latham and McCarthy also combined to make another bit of history for IMG Academy, as 2024 was the first time two Ascenders were selected in the 1st Round in the same year. IMG Academy's run of consecutive 1st Rounders is as follows: 

  • 2020: Cesar Ruiz (Michigan), No. 24 — New Orleans Saints 
  • 2021: Greg Newsome (Northwestern), No. 26 — Cleveland Browns 
  • 2022: Evan Neal (Alabama), No. 7 — New York Giants
  • 2023: Nolan Smith (Georgia), No. 3 — Philadelphia Eagles 

Recent College Football National Champions Have Had an IMG Academy Alum on the Roster 

With JJ McCarthy at quarterback, offensive lineman Greg Crippen and defensive back Keon Sabb, the 2023 college football season's national champion Michigan Wolverines featured a trio of IMG Academy alumni. 

Michigan's run to the College Football Playoff championship made it three consecutive seasons with the national-title winners featuring Ascenders on the roster. Back-to-back champion Georgia featured Nolan Smith at linebacker in both 2021 and 2022, and Lovasea Carroll as a rotational defensive back in 2021. 

The dominant 2020 Alabama team that claimed the final national championship of Nick Saban's historic career included Evan Neal on the offensive line and Dylan Moses at linebacker, and defensive back Grant Delpit was an All-American on the 2019 LSU Tigers. 

Expect the 2024 season to continue IMG Academy's presence in the College Football Playoff championship picture. Preseason No. 1 Georgia has Daylen Everette in the secondary, where he's joined by the No. 2 overall recruit in the 2024 signing class, Ellis Robinson IV. 

Other teams tabbed for Playoff contention ahead of the 2024 college season like Ohio State prominently feature Ascenders: Ohio State has Carnell Tate back at wide receiver after a promising freshman campaign; 2023 national semifinalist Texas added newcomers Jordon Johnson-Rubell and Jerrick Gibson; and Keon Sabb transferred to Alabama in the offseason, joining fellow IMG Academy product Jihaad Campbell in the first year of the Kalen DeBoer era. 

The 2024 IMG Academy Roster Features 12 Combined Top 247 Recruits in the 2025 and 2026 Classes 

The role IMG Academy has played in shaping the college football landscape in recent years shows no sign of slowing, with the 2024 Ascenders roster featuring six of 247Sports.com's top 247 recruits in the 2025 signing class, and six from the 2026 signing class. 

2025 Class 

  • Donovan Olugbode, WR 
  • Nathaniel Owusu Boateng, LB 
  • Gavin Nix, LB (Miami commit) 
  • London Merritt, DL 
  • Michael Carroll, OL (Alabama commit) 
  • Ty Hawkins, QB

2026 Class

  • Elijah Golden, DL 
  • Keenyi Pepe, OT
  • Zech Fort, S 
  • Jake Kreul, Edge 
  • Dominick Kelly, CB 
  • Cameron McHaney, DL 

With the bevy of elite prospects leading the Ascenders in 2024, IMG Academy promises to make a strong case for the national high school championship. 

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High School Football Rankings 2024 - HSFA 100

  1. Mater Dei (California) (13-1) - 1 
  2. Bishop Gorman (Nevada) (12-0) - 5 
  3. Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) (14-0) - 2 
  4. IMG Academy (Florida) (10-0) - 4 
  5. St. John Bosco (California) (11-2) - 3 
  6. DeSoto (Texas) (14-0) - 8 
  7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) (14-1) - 6 
  8. Duncanville (Texas) (14-1) - 10 
  9. Milton (Georgia) (13-2) - 18 
  10. Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) (11-1) - 22 
  11. Massillon Washington (Ohio) (16-0) - 9 
  12. Corona Centennial (California) (9-3) - 16 
  13. St. Edward (Ohio) (15-1) - 11 
  14. Cocoa (Florida) (14-1) - 12 
  15. Good Counsel (Maryland) (10-1) - 14 
  16. St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) (13-1) - 7 
  17. North Shore (Texas) (15-1) - 26 
  18. St. Frances Academy (Maryland) (5-6) - 51 
  19. DeMatha (Maryland) (9-2) - 44 
  20. Liberty (Arizona) (12-1) - 17 
  21. Central (Phenix City, Alabama) (13-0) - 23 
  22. Miami Central (Florida) (8-4) - 21 
  23. Colquitt County (Georgia) (12-1) - 50 
  24. American Heritage (Plantation, Florida) (10-2) - 48 
  25. Center Grove (Indiana) (11-2) - 30 
  26. Buford (Georgia) (11-2) - 49 
  27. Sierra Canyon (California) (11-1) - 29 
  28. Archbishop Hoban (Ohio) (13-2) - 25 
  29. Venice (Florida) (12-3) - 39 
  30. Kahuku (Hawaii) (12-2) - 15 
  31. Loyola Academy (Illinois) (14-0) - 32 
  32. Westlake (Austin, Texas) (14-1) - 28 
  33. Mission Viejo (California) (13-3) - 56 
  34. Norland (Florida) (14-1) - 20 
  35. Corner Canyon (Utah) (13-1) - 36 
  36. Toledo Central Catholic (Ohio) (16-0) - 31 
  37. Centennial (Arizona) (11-2) - 46 
  38. Mount Carmel (Chicago, Illinois) (13-1) - 35 
  39. Columbus (Miami, Florida) (13-2) - 33 
  40. Lincoln (San Diego, California) (11-1) - 63 
  41. East St. Louis (Illinois) (10-3) - 83 
  42. Thompson (Alabama) (11-2) - 58 
  43. Carrollton (Georgia) (11-2) - 65 
  44. McCallie (Tennessee) (12-1) - 37 
  45. North Crowley (Texas) (14-1) - 104 
  46. Saraland (Alabama) (14-1) - 42 
  47. Lakeland (Florida) (12-3) - 24 
  48. Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) (14-0) - 34 
  49. Walton (Georgia) (14-1) - 27  
  50. Mililani (Hawaii) (11-2) - 53 
  51. Serra (San Mateo, California) (12-1) - 52 
  52. Aledo (Texas) (15-0) - 38 
  53. Thomas County Central (Georgia) (15-0) - 86 
  54. St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC) (5-5) - 68 
  55. Southlake Carroll (Texas) (13-2) - 84 
  56. Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) (15-0) - 70 
  57. Edgewater (Florida) (11-1) - 61 
  58. Mill Creek (Georgia) (12-1) - 47 
  59. Jones (Orlando, Florida) (10-4) - 41 
  60. Summer Creek (Texas) (14-2) - 45 
  61. Folsom (California) (13-2) - 54 
  62. Atascocita (Texas) (11-3) - 60 
  63. De La Salle (California) (11-3) - 59 
  64. Archbishop Spalding (Maryland) (10-2) - 74 
  65. Providence Day (North Carolina) (12-1) - 69 
  66. Berkeley Prep (Florida) (13-2) - 19 
  67. Bixby (Oklahoma) (13-0) - 55 
  68. Basha (Arizona) (10-2) - 62 
  69. Servite (California) (8-6) - 78 
  70. Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) (12-2)* - 64 
  71. Orange Lutheran (California) (5-6) - 80 
  72. South Oak Cliff (Texas) (13-3) - 57 
  73. Weddington (North Carolina) (14-2) - 90 
  74. Coffee (Georgia) (15-0) - 89 
  75. St. Thomas More (Louisiana) (14-0) - 43 
  76. Long Beach Poly (California) (10-2) - 76 
  77. Chandler (Arizona) (8-3) - 67 
  78. Gainesville (Georgia) (12-1) - 99 
  79. Highland (Arizona) (9-3) - 66 
  80. Brownsburg (Indiana) (9-1) - 73 
  81. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Georgia) (13-1) - 71 
  82. Santa Margarita (California) (5-6) - 81 
  83. Baylor (Tennessee) (10-3) - 72 
  84. Trinity (Kentucky) (12-3) - 105 
  85. San Clemente (California) (9-2) - 95 
  86. Creekside (Georgia) (13-2) - 92 
  87. Cibolo Steele (Texas) (13-2) - 98 
  88. Clearwater Central Catholic (Florida) (13-1) - 91 
  89. Rome (Georgia) (11-2) - 97 
  90. Homestead (Florida) (11-2) - 40 
  91. Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) (10-5) - 82 
  92. JSerra (California) (5-6) - 107 
  93. Cardinal Hayes (New York) (12-2) - 109 
  94. Springfield (Ohio) (10-6) - 252 
  95. Ben Davis (Indiana) (13-1) - 13 
  96. John Curtis (Louisiana) (8-3) - 115 
  97. Mainland (Florida) (14-1) - 75 
  98. Delbarton (New Jersey) (10-2) - 120 
  99. St. Augustine (Florida) (13-1) - 77 
  100. Port Neches-Grove (Texas) (15-1) - 121

Top 100-Ranked Teams On FloFootball

  • No. 4 IMG Academy (FL)
  • No. 6 DeSoto (TX)
  • No. 8 Duncanville (TX)
  • No. 15 Good Counsel (MD)
  • No. 16 St. Joseph’s Prep (PA)
  • No. 19 DeMatha (MD)
  • No. 25 Center Grove (IN)
  • No. 28 Archbishop Hoban (OH)
  • No. 35 Corner Canyon (UT)
  • No. 39 Columbus (FL)
  • No. 41 East St. Louis (IL)
  • No. 56 Imhotep (PA)
  • No. 64 Archbishop Spalding (MD)
  • No. 86 Creekside (GA)
  • No. 88 Clearwater Canyon (FL)
  • No. 91 Moeller (OH)
  • No. 94 Springfield (OH)

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