Team Icon wins 17th Under Armour Next All-America Game

Dakorien Moore is named the MVP of the Under Armour Next All-America Game.
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Oregon-signee Dakorien Moore of Duncanville (Texas) heads into college football as the MVP of the 17th annual Under Armour Next All-America Game at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida. The speedy 5-star wide receiver led Team Icon to a 31-19 win over Team Unstoppable with 136 all-purpose yards.

Moore opened the scoring with an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown.

https://twitter.com/UANextFootball/status/1874938083059376249

Team Unstoppable took an 8-6 lead when Naeem Burroughs of the Bolles School (Florida), one of the top wide receiver prospects in the Class of 2026, caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Maryland-signee Malik Washington of Archbishop Spalding (Maryland). Washington finished with 136-yards passing.

Team Icon then took a lead it wouldn’t given up when Ohio State-signee Anthony Rogers of Carver (Birmingham, Alabama) scored on a 5-year touchdown run. Rogers finished the game with 101-yards on the ground, including a 75-yard run (below).

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Gatorade National Player of the Year Keelon Russell of Duncanville (Texas) built the lead to 22-8 with a TD pass to Florida-signee Naeshaun Montgomery of Miami Central (Florida). Russell is an Alabama-signee.

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Four players announced their college commitments during the game.

  • Donovan Murph, WR pledged his commitment to South Carolina (Class of 2025)
  • James Dunnigan, DB gave Kansas his verbal (Class of 2026)
  • Carnell Warren, WR gave verbal to Virginia Tech (Class of 2026)
  • JaReylan McCoy, DL gave verbal to LSU (Class of 2026)

Scoring Summary

Icon: 1Q, 9:38: Dakorien Moore 83 yard punt return (2-Pt conversion failed), 6-0

Unstoppable:  1Q, 6:31: Naeem Burroughs 28 yard reception from Malik Washington (2-point conversion good, pass caught by Tristen Keys), 8-6

Icon:  1Q, 3:44: Anthony Rogers 5-yard run (2-point conversion good, pass caught by Naeshaun Montgomery), 14-8

Icon:  2Q, 8:03: Naeshaun Montgomery 5-yard reception from Keelon Russell (2-point conversion good, run by Keelon Russell), 22-8

Unstoppable:  2Q, 4:44: KJ Lacy 9-yard run (2-point conversion good, pass caught by Tristen Keys), 22-16

Icon:  3Q, 7:11: Scott Starzyk 19-yard field goal, 25-16

Unstoppable: 3Q, 1:04: Dominic De Freitas 21-yard field goal, 25-19

Icon:  4Q, 7:19: Scott Starzyk 43-yard field goal, 28-19

Icon:  4Q, 5:08: Scott Starzyk 25-yard field goal, 31-19

Notable Top 10 Performances from UA news release

  • Dakorien Moore’s 83 yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter was the third-longest punt return all-time and third-longest punt return for touchdown all time
  • Moore’s 83 yard punt return touchdown is the sixth longest touchdown all time
  • Moore’s 83 punt return yards are fourth-most all time
  • Moore’s 136 all-purpose yards (83 punt return, 53 receiving) are eighth-most all time
  • Anthony Rogers’ 101 rushing yards are third-most all time
  • Rogers’ 75 yard run in the fourth quarter is the longest run in the history of the game
  • Will Griffin’s 22 pass attempts are tied for fourth-most all time (Matt Barkley, 2009; Garrett Gilbert, 2009)
  • Griffin’s 11 completions are tied for fourth-most all time (Barkley, Gilbert, JJ Kohl, 2023)
  • Malik Washington’s 136 passing yards are tied for seventh-most all time (Michael Van Buren, 2024)
  • Izayia Williams’ seven tackles are tied for sixth-most all time
  • Keon Young’s two pass breakups are tied for fifth-most all time
  • Scott Starzyk’s three field goals are tied for most all-time (Sean Covington, 2013; Justin Yoon, 2015; Grady Gross, 2022)
  • Starzyk’s three attempts are tied with Covington and Ryan Santoso (2013) for most all-time
  • Starzyk’s 43-yarder is sixth-longest all-time

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