ALL-USA Football: All-American updates for 2025 Southeast Region Team

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As fast as it began, the 2025 high school football season is quickly coming to an end, heightening our focus on the final ALL-USA Football Teams.

Ahead of the big reveal in December, USA TODAY High School Sports has narrowed down the regional lists.

Following the release of the Midwest,West, and East regions, we turn our attention to the Southeast. As expected, with powerhouse college programs on the doorsteps of several top prospects, this region, year in and year out, has produced some of the best talent in the country.

Here’s the latest list of ALL-USA Southeast Region Football Team selections. The Southeast region includes athletes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Quarterbacks

Jared Curtis, Nashville Christian (Tenn.) — A five-star Georgia commitment, Curtis led the Eagles to their first unbeaten regular season, accounting for 2,115 total yards and 37 total touchdowns.

Elijah Haven, Dunham School (La.) — The top quarterback in the 2027 class, Haven has completed 73% of his passes for 2,773 yards and 45 touchdowns.

Peyton Houston, Evangel Christian Academy (La.) — Houston has been the definition of efficient, completing 70% of his passes for 3,387 yards and 38 touchdowns while also rushing for 837 yards and 10 more touchdowns.

Kole Moody, Southside (Ala.) — Only one other player has thrown for more yards in the entire country this season than Moody. Averaging 400 yards a game, he’s thrown for 4,801 yards and 55 touchdowns.

Gunner Rivers, St. Michael Catholic (Ala.) — The son of former San Diego Chargers great Philip Rivers, Gunner’s shown to be just as talented, if not better than his dad, throwing for 2,663 yards and 42 touchdowns during his junior campaign.

Running backs

David Gabriel-Georges, Baylor (Tenn.) — One of the top running backs in the 2027 class, Gabriel-Georges has gashed every team he’s played, rushing for over 1,300 yards and 25 touchdowns — eight of those scores coming in a playoff win against McCallie.

Ezavier Crowell, Jackson (Ala.) — The future Crimson Tide back has eclipsed 100 yards in every game this season, leading the Aggies with 2,023 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Ty Keys, Poplarville (Miss.) — The Hornets are 7-4 and can really thank Keys for those seven wins, as he’s been their offense, averaging 230.3 yards per game on the ground, totaling 2,533 yards and 36 touchdowns.

Amari Latimer, Sandy Creek (Ga.) — Latimer has a 287-yard, seven-touchdown performance on his resume this season. He’s rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown in every game, totaling 1,858 yards and 35 touchdowns.

Damarius Yates, Kemper County (Miss.) — Yates is one of two 1,000-yard rushers for the 6-6 Wildcats. He’s led the offense with 1,781 yards and 24 touchdowns on 169 carries.

Wide receivers

Brandon Goliday, Antioch (Tenn.) — No player in the Volunteer State has been more effective at receiver than Goliday, an Arkansas State pledge. He finished his senior year with 74 receptions for 1,523 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Naeem Burroughs, Sr., The Bolles School (Fla.) — He may not be the biggest player on the field, but Clemson is getting a true playmaker in Burroughs, who caught 41 passes for 900 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year.

Cederian Morgan, Benjamin Russell (Ala.) — Like they do seemingly every year, Alabama is getting another elite in-state pass-catcher in Morgan, who has 66 receptions for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games.

Jayden Petit, St. John Neumann (Naples, Fla.) — The big-bodied receiver has been a dynamic threat for the Celts, racking up more than 1,400 yards receiving and has gone over 20 touchdowns on the year.

Cedrick Simmons, Southside (Ala.) — Only one other player in the entire country has better receiving numbers than Simmons. He has helped lead the Panthers to a 12-0 record by catching 94 passes for 2,036 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Tight ends

Ahmad Hudson, Ruston (La.) — A true dual-sport star, Hudson is viewed by most as the top tight end prospect in the 2027 class and has played like it during his junior year.

Malik Howard, Oak Ridge (Tenn.) — A 6-foot-4, 225-pound rising star in the 2027 class, Howard led the Wildcats to nine wins, catching 53 passes for 778 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Julius Miles, Freeport (Fla.) — There aren’t many tight ends in the country who put up better numbers than Miles, who averaged 123.4 yards per game and caught 59 passes.

Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon (Ga.) — Georgia fans have to be excited with what they’ve seen out of the in-state star of Prothro. On an eight-win team, he’s caught 42 passes for 805 yards and a team-high 18 touchdowns.

Tilden Riley, Sr., Orangeburg Preparatory School (S.C.) — Averaging 19.1 yards a catch, Riley’s put up video game-like numbers this year, catching 55 passes for 1,050 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Offensive linemen

Mark Matthews, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) — Matthews anchors an offensive line that’s helped the Raiders win 10 straight games and average 45.2 points.

Caden Moss, Jackson Academy (Miss.) — Moss is already a rising star on a Raiders offense averaging 40.7 points per game. There’s a reason college programs have already been all over his recruitment.

Gabriel Osenda, Baylor (Tenn.) — A 6-foot-7, 330-pound force for Baylor’s offensive line, Tennessee fans are already salivating over the thought of having Osenda in Knoxville.

Keenyi Pepe, IMG Academy (Fla.) — Regarded as one of the best offensive line prospects in the 2026 class, Pepe is one of the many stars on an IMG team averaging 43.4 points per game.

Lamar Brown, University Lab (La.) — LSU had its struggles on and off the field in 2025, but one area where the Tigers did get a win was landing Brown. Regarded as one of the nation’s top 2026 prospects, he played both sides of the ball, leading the Cubs to eight wins.

Defensive linemen

Deuce Geralds, Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) — Geralds, the all-time sack leader in Georgia high school football, makes his way onto the finalist list. The interior talent recorded 16.5 sacks his senior year, along with 91 tackles.

Jordan Carter, Douglas County (Ga.) — A 6-foot-4, 245-pound force off the edge, there aren’t many players with better stats than Carter this year. He finished his senior season with 69 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 13 sacks.

Richard Anderson, Edna Karr (New Orleans, La.) — The anchor to a Super 25 defense, Anderson has been an absolute beast this year. The LSU commit hasn’t skipped a beat from last year’s effort, which included the 2024 Louisiana Division. I state championship, which includes leading a team defense surrendering just a shade over 10 points per game.

Jake Kreul, IMG Academy (Fla.) — Kreul has once again been dominant on a great defense with 36 tackles to go along with 16 tackles for loss and four sacks.

Bryce Perry-Wright, Buford (Ga.) — Texas A&M’s Mike Elko went into Georgia and landed a beast in Perry-Wright. He’s a pivotal part of the Wolves’ defense with 66 tackles and 11 tackles for loss.

Linebackers

Tyler Atkinson, Grayson (Ga.) — With his 25 tackles for loss and 10 sacks on a team many consider to be one of the best in the country, Texas fans have to be excited with what they’ve seen out of Atkinson in 2025.

Xavier Griffin, Gainesville (Ga.) — There’s a reason Alabama fans were so excited about Griffin committing to the Crimson Tide over Georgia. On a loaded Red Elephants defense, he leads in nearly every defensive category, including 12 tackles for loss.

Brayden Rouse, Kell (Ga.) — Tennessee is getting a true difference-maker in Kell, who leads the Longhorn defense with 80 tackles and 7.5 tackles to go with two interceptions through 11 games.

TJ White, Jackson Academy (Miss.) — White’s been a force for the 9-1 Raiders, racking up 78 tackles to go along with an absurd 19 tackles for loss and 12 sacks.

Anthony Jones, St. Paul’s Episcopal (Ala.) —  “Tank” has lived up to his nickname in 2025, with the Oregon commit disrupting offenses thanks to five-star athleticism that has been spotlighted on the edge and off the ball at the second level.

Defensive backs

J’Zavien Currence, South Pointe (S.C.) — A do-it-all type of safety who will be staying home with the Gamecocks next year, Currence totaled 72 tackles and three interceptions while also playing quarterback on the other side of the ball.

Justice Fitzpatrick, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) –A versatile talent on the nationally ranked Raiders defense, Fitzpatrick has dominated in 2025. The Georgia commit has two interceptions on the year—one coming against Super 25 foe Chaminade-Madonna—and 12 passes defensed.

Jorden Edmonds, Sprayberry (Ga.) — Edmonds is headed to Alabama next year, and teams were wise not to throw his way: he finished his senior season with 39 tackles and a pair of interceptions.

Bralan Womack, Hartfield Academy (Flowood, Miss.) — The top-rated safety in the 2026 class hasn’t disappointed this season, picking up 26 total tackles, with one interception. Like a lot of the top secondary talent, Womack has always been a defender who offensive coordinators and QBs try to avoid.

Ayden Pouncey, Winter Park (Fla.) — Pouncey is the definition of a ball hawk, as the Notre Dame pledge picked off seven passes this season.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: David Gabriel-Georges headlines All-USA Football Southeast Region list

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