Thumbs have been busy since EA Sports' release of CFB 25 on Monday, and many game users are opting for Palm Beach County athletes on their rosters.
Meet the area's highest-rated athletes on the rankings, along with a number of other young college stars "in the game" and on the come up.
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Palm Beach County natives make EA College Football 25 Top 100
No. 6 Travis Hunter, Colorado
Although Hunter didn't graduate from a Palm Beach County school, leaving for Georgia after 8th grade, he's a West Palm Beach native.
The Buffaloes receiver touts a 95 overall rating, the best among local athletes. Hunter's breakdown of ratings explains why game users have labeled him a "cheat code" early on: 95 (speed), 96 (agility), 96 (acceleration), 97 (awareness), 85 (break tackle), 95 (change of direction), 95 (ball-carrier vision), 95 (juke move), 90 (spin move).
No. 72 Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
Gillotte boasts a 90 overall rating, ranking 72nd among all players in College Football 25's Top 100.
In speed, the Boca Raton alum received a rating of 84, a 93 in acceleration, an 87 in strength, a 91 in awareness and an 88 in jumping.
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Chauncey Bowens, Georgia
Overall rating: 70
Ratings breakdown: 87 (speed), 75 (strength), 85 (agility), 91 (acceleration), 86 (stiff-arm), 84 (carrying), 82 (jumping), 84 (stamina)
Ahmad Haston, UMass
Overall Rating: 70
Ratings breakdown: 76 (speed), 79 (agility), 83 (acceleration), 89 (throw power), 86 (short-throw accuracy), 86 (medium-throw accuracy), 75 (deep-throw accuracy), 85 (throwing on the run), 81 (throw under pressure), 80 (break sack)
20 more area stars stacking up in CFB25 player ratings
DaMarion Alberic, UMass
High school: Atlantic
Position: RB
Overall rating: 71
Ratings breakdown: 91(speed), 93 (agility), 95 (acceleration), 90 (change of direction), 81 (ball-carrier vision), 88 (jumping), 84 (stamina)
D'Marco Augustin, USF
High school: Park Vista
Position: Free Safety
Overall rating: 74
Ratings breakdown: 87 (speed), 85 (agility), 90 (acceleration), 76 (awareness), 84 (change of direction), 73 (zone-coverage), 62 (man-coverage), 90 (stamina)
Jashon Benjamin, Rutgers
High school: Pahokee
Position: RB
Overall rating: 74
Ratings breakdown: 93 (speed), 92 (agility), 95 (acceleration), 68 (break tackle), 89 (change of direction), 72 (catching), 82 (carrying)
Dan Foster Jr., Louisville
High school: Dwyer
Position: LB
Overall rating: 73
Ratings breakdown: 80 (speed), 87 (acceleration), 83 (awareness), 85 (jumping), 79 (tackling), 81 (hit power), 84 (play recognition)
Hardley Gilmore IV, Kentucky
High school: Pahokee
Position: WR
Overall rating: 67
Ratings breakdown: 90 (speed), 92 (agility), 93 (acceleration), 92 (change-of-direction), 90 (jumping), 95 (stamina)
Anthony Hankerson, Oregon State
High school: St. Thomas Aquinas (Boynton Beach native)
Position: RB
Overall rating: 79
Ratings breakdown: 88 (speed), 88 (agility), 92 (acceleration), 88 (change-of-direction), 84 (ball-carrier vision), 87 (carrying), 74 (catching), 84 (jumping)
Kerrington Lee, Wake Forest
High school: Dwyer
Position: LE
Overal rating: 69
Ratings breakdown: 79 (speed), 82 (strength), 88 (acceleration), 84 (jumping), 76 (tackle), 75 (hit power), 79 (pursuit)
Kevin Levy, Rutgers
High school: Cardinal Newman
Position: CB
Overall rating: 70
Ratings breakdown: 95 (speed), 89 (agility), 95 (acceleration), 87 (change-of-direction), 91 (jumping), 91 (stamina), 73 (zone coverage), 60 (man coverage)
Teremun Lott Jr., Old Dominion
High school: Inlet Grove
Position: WR
Overall rating: 65
Ratings breakdown: 91 (speed), 91 (agility), 92 (acceleration), 91 (change-of-direction), 72 (catching), 77 (juke move), 88 (jumping), 90 (stamina)
Chase Malamala, UCF
High school: Benjamin
Position: RT
Overall rating: 68
Ratings breakdown: 92 (strength), 72 (awareness), 69 (pass-block), 77 (pass-block power), 63 (pass-block finesse), 63 (run-block), 76 (run-block power), 63 (run-block finesse), 67 (lead block), 76 (impact block)
Luby Maurice Jr., FIU
High school: Palm Beach Central
Position: WR
Overall rating: 63 overall
Ratings breakdown: 88 (speed), 86 (agility), 90 (acceleration), 85 (change-of-direction), 78 (juke move), 86 (jumping)
Micah Mays, Wake Forest
High school: Benjamin
Position: WR
Overall rating: 74
Ratings breakdown: 96 (speed), 92 (agility), 95 (acceleration), 91 (change-of-direction), 79 (juke move), 78 (catching), 78 (short route-running), 75 (medium route-running), 77 (deep-route running), 95 (jumping)
Darius McClendon, Bowling Green (transferred from FAU)
High school: Forest Hill
Position: FS
Overall rating: 75
Ratings breakdown: 87 (speed), 86 (agility), 90 (acceleration), 84 (awareness), 84 (change-of-direction), 84 (jumping), 74 (hit power), 70 (tackling), 84 (pursuit), 90 (stamina)
Kyle McNeal, FIU
High school: Dwyer
Position: WR
Rating: 71 overall
Ratings breakdown: 91 (speed), 91 (agility), 92 (acceleration), 91 (change-of-direction), 82 (juke move), 80 (spectacular catch), 88 (jumping), 93 (stamina)
Jayden Parrish, Florida State
High school: Atlantic
Position: OLB
Overall rating: 67 overall
Ratings breakdown: 83 (speed), 85 (agility), 90 (acceleration), 80 (change-of-direction), 85 (jumping), 81 (pursuit), 77 (zone coverage), 70 (play recognition)
Josh Philostin, Indiana
High school: Cardinal Newman
Position: CB
Overall rating: 69
Ratings breakdown: 95 (speed), 93 (agility), 95 (acceleration), 93 (change-of-direction), 89 (juke move), 93 (jumping), 89 (stamina)
Austin Simmons, Ole Miss
High school: Pahokee (before Moore Haven transfer)
Position: QB
Overall rating: 76
Ratings breakdown: 92 (throw power), 89 (short-throw accuracy), 87 (medium-throw accuracy), 87 (deep-throw accuracy), 81 (throwing on the run), 79 (throw under pressure), 71 (break sack), 73 (play action)
Will Wells, UCF
High school: Suncoast
Position: SS
Overall rating: 73
Ratings breakdown: 88 (speed), 88 (agility), 91 (acceleration), 89 (change-of-direction), 87 (jumping), 73 (zone coverage), 89 (stamina)
Amaree Williams, Florida State
High school: Benjamin
Position: DE
Overall rating: 72
Ratings breakdown: 83 (speed), 82 (agility), 91 (acceleration), 86 (jumping), 88 (finesse move), 82 (pursuit), 87 (stamina)
Mike Wright III, FAU
High school: Palm Beach Gardens
Position: S
Overall rating: 66
Ratings breakdown: 89 (speed), 89 (agility), 93 (acceleration), 89 (change-of-direction), 86 (jumping), 86 (stamina)
Emilee Smarr is a sports reporter for the Palm Beach Post. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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