Lakewood, Florida High School football coach Cory Moore. (Photo via tbo.com)

As we continue our week of talking with the high school coaches of top NFL draft prospects, we have Cory Moore, head coach at Lakewood High School (Florida) as the guest on today's USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast. In the past nine years, 258 former Lakewood players have gone on to play at the collegiate level. Currently there are six Lakewood alums playing in the NFL and three more could be drafted this year. Coach Moore’s former players in the 2018 draft include 2014 U.S. National Team alum Isaiah Wynn, offensive lineman at Georgia; Marquez Valdes-Scantling, wide receiver out of South Florida; and 2013 National Team alum Shaquem Griffin, outside linebacker out of Central Florida. On today’s episode, Moore and host Keith Grabowski talk about the success of former Lakewood players.

Show Notes 

1:55        Excitement around the Lakewood program

2:57        Former players going on to the college level

4:24        Success of former players 

5:20        Lakewood alums currently in the NFL

6:17        Isaiah Wynn’s on-field and off-field personality 

7:20       What Moore sees for Wynn in the NFL

8:30       Wynn's athleticism

10:45     Valdes-Scantling and Griffin’s on-field and off-field personality 

13:12      Youth programs 

14:34     Importance of players serving the community 

19:05     Moore’s favorite memory about Isaiah

20:22     Advice Moore would give to his players going into the NFL

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Here's a look at video from Griffin's high school playing days:

 

Here's a look at Valdes-Scantling's high school highlights:

 

Here's a glance at Wynn's high school video:

 

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