In our annual list of the top recruits in the Tampa Bay area, the talent is so deep we could have gone way beyond 25. The list kicks off with Times’ blue chip player of the year, Nelson Agholor. Colleges will sigh with relief Wednesday, Signing Day.

1. Nelson Agholor
School: Berkeley Prep
Position: WR
Height/weight: 6-2/180
Colleges: Looking at Florida, FSU, USC, Notre Dame, Oklahoma
Skinny: Agholor ran for nearly 2,000 yards while playing three ways for state semifinalist Bucs.

2. Dante Fowler
School: Lakewood
Position: DE
Height/weight: 6-3/230
College: Committed to FSU
Skinny: Despite missing four games, he finished the season with double digits in sacks.

3. Tyriq McCord
School: Jefferson
Position: DE
Height/weight: 6-3/220
College: Committed to Miami
Skinny: This one-time couch potato is now coveted by Division I-A coaches. The four-star recruit tallied 11 1/2 sacks and 5.9 tackles a game.

4. Kent Taylor
School: Land O’Lakes
Position: TE
Height/weight: 6-5/220
College: Committed to Florida
Skinny:  He totaled 480 receiving yards and five TDs despite missing time with a hand injury.

5. Matt Jones
School: Armwood
Position: RB
Height/weight: 6-3/210
College: Committed to Florida
Skinny: The unabridged — and some suggest, unstoppable — Jones ran for 828 yards on 123 carries, averaging 6.7 yards per carry.

6. Jeremi Powell
School: Pinellas Park
Position: LB
Height/weight: 6-2/200
College: Committed to Florida
Skinny: Florida recruit finished with 85 tackles (27 for a loss) and 19 sacks.

7. Rayshawn Jenkins
School: Admiral Farragut
Position: S
Height/weight: 6-1/190
College: Committed to Miami
Skinny: Of his 994 yards rushing, 714 came in four playoff games, including a school and county playoff single-game record of 356.

8. Eric Striker
School: Armwood
Position: LB
Height/weight: 6-0/190
College: Committed to Oklahoma
Skinny: The SI.com prep All-American is bound for Oklahoma. This speed rusher had 12 tackles, two sacks in state final.

9. Cody Waldrop
School: Armwood
Position: OL
Height/weight: 6-3/315
College: Committed to South Carolina
Skinny: South Carolina commit was arguably the area’s top guard.

10. Kevin McCoy
School: Armwood
Position: OT
Height/weight: 6-5/275
Colleges: Looking at USF, Auburn, UCF, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Florida
Skinny: Has perhaps the best upside of any Hawks lineman

11. Gary Simon
School: Gibbs
Position: DB
Height/weight: 6-1/180
Colleges: Looking at Arkansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma
Skinny: Team’s biggest playmaker recorded seven interceptions.

12. Bennie Coney
School: Plant City
Position: QB
Height/weight: 6-1/205
College: Committed to Cincinnati
Skinny: Threw for 2,297 yards, 30 TDs in 10 games.

13. Antonio Crawford
School: Plant
Position: DB
Height/weight: 5-11/175
College: Committed to Georgia Tech
Skinny: Latest in a line of multidimensional two-way skill players to blossom in their senior season at Plant.

14. Brandon Holloway
School: Alonso
Position: ATH
Height/weight: 5-9/160
College: Committed to Mississippi State
Skinny: Two-way standout was arguably Hillsborough’s fastest player.

15. Schyler Miles
School: Berkeley Prep
Position: LB
Height/weight: 6-2/225
Colleges: Looking at Florida, West Virginia, Kansas
Skinny: D-I prospect had 123 tackles while doubling at fullback.

16. Lamarlin Wiggins
School: Plant City
Position: WR
Height/weight: 6-2/181
College: Committed to USF
Skinny: Averaged 21.1 yards a reception, collecting 400 total receiving yards on 19 passes.

17. Shelldon Lewinson
School: Armwood
Position: DT
Height/weight: 6-2/235
Colleges: Committed to Wake Forest
Skinny: Wake Forest commit finished with 80 tackles up front.

18. Earl Moore
School: Hillsborough
Position: DT
Height/weight: 6-1/280
College: Committed to Miami
Skinny: Was the rock in the middle of Hillsborough’s 3-4 defense.

19. Trey Dudley-Giles
School: Pasco
Position: ATH
Height/weight: 5-10/170
Colleges: Looking at Rutgers, Florida Atlantic, MTSU, Ball State, East Carolina
Skinny: The speedster finished with 23 touchdowns and almost 1,700 all-purpose yards.

20. Austin Aikens
School: Plant
Position: WR
Height/weight: 6-0/185
Colleges: Looking at Boston College, Cincinnati, Missouri and Vanderbilt
Skinny: Big-play receiver (33 receptions, 609 yards, 10 TDs) averaged 18.5 yards a catch.

21. Greg Windham
School: King
Position: QB
Height/weight: 6-1/190
College: Committed to Ohio
Skinny: Well-armed prospect threw for 20 TDs and amassed 2,124 yards in the 2011 season.

22. Sean Culkin
School: Indian Rocks Christian
Position: TE
Height/weight: 6-5/215
College: Committed to Missouri
Skinny: Finished with 55 receptions for 981 yards and 18 touchdowns

23. Jacob Guy
School: Pasco
Position: QB
Height/weight: 6-5/200
Colleges: Looking at Ohio, Western Michigan, UMass
Skinny: Broke county passing records in touchdowns (42) and yards (2,672) for the 5A state semifinalists.

24. Samuel Green
School: Plant City
Position: DB
Height/weight: 6-1/195
Colleges: Looking at Cincinnati, Kentucky, Memphis, Rutgers, USF
Skinny: One of Plant City’s talented seniors emerged on the recruiting radar after a strong season.

25. Reggie Barnes
School: Berkeley Prep
Position: DE
Height/weight: 6-2/215
Colleges: Looking at Air Force, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
Skinny: A vital part of the bay area’s most dominant small-school defense.

Compiled from Times reports