The Brevard County high school football coaches announced the 2026 FACA District 12 All-District teams, players of the year, district MVPs and coaches of the year for each class and league.
FACA, the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, is a professional organization for high school coaches, athletic directors and athletic programs in Florida.
It is divided into 24 athletic districts across the state, representing over 7,000 members.
Here's who is being honored for the Space Coast:
Player of the Year
SSAA: Zion Sandy (Space Coast)
Independent: Oliver Esmailzadeh (Holy Trinity)
Class 1A: Noah Flores (Melbourne Central Catholic)
Class 2A: Anthony Whaley (Cocoa)
Class 3A: Kevin Verpaele (Merritt Island)
Class 4A: Izael Johnson (Heritage)
Class 5A: Tyrese Jefferson (Melbourne)
District MVP
Overall: Tank Harvey (Titusville)
Runner-up: Kevin Verpaele (Merritt Island)
Third: Noah Flores (Melbourne Central Catholic)
Fourth: Carter Black (Melbourne)
Coach of the Year
SSAA: Dan Burke (Satellite)
Independent: Hurlie Brown (Holy Trinity)
Class 1A: Ryan Schneider (Melbourne Central Catholic)
Class 2A: Nate Hooks (Cocoa)
Class 3A: Tyler Murray (Merritt Island)
Class 4A: Mykel Benson (Heritage)
Class 5A: Jeff Pannucci (Melbourne)
Overall Coach of the Year
Tyler Murray (Merritt Island)
All-District Team
QB: Trent Washington (Melbourne Central Catholic)
RB: Tyrese Jefferson (Melbourne) and Zaylan Chapple (Merritt Island)
WR: Zay Hawkins (Eau Gallie) and Elijah Mitchell (Merritt Island)
TE: Troy Silberzahn (Eau Gallie)
C: Antwann Smiley (Merritt Island)
OL: Adarian Dotson (Astronaut), Jayden Jordan (Eau Gallie), Carter Black (Melbourne), Joey Sonnenberg (Merritt Island)
Utility: Anthony Whaley (Cocoa)
K: Preston Kennedy (Eau Gallie)
DL: Elyias Wilson (Cocoa), Isaiah Danclair (Eau Gallie), Terrance Welch (Rockledge), Derek Schmadeke (Viera)
LB: Gabriel Player (Eau Gallie), Will Warren (Melbourne Central Catholic), Vondexter Tyler (Rockledge)
CB: Arziel Francis (Cocoa) and Captain Rolle (Eau Gallie)
SS: Steven Estime Jr. (Heritage)
FS: John Holmes Jr. (Rockledge)
Utility: Charlie Williams (Space Coast)
P: Roan Wright (Holy Trinity)
LS: Alex Rodriguez (Eau Gallie)
All-District Team (seniors only)
QB: Kevin Verpaele (Merritt Island)
RB: Jaquan Hagans (Astronaut) and Duke Butler (Viera)
WR: Tank White (Cocoa) and Grady Bonenberger (Melbourne Central Catholic)
TE: DeShaun Thomas (Merritt Island)
C: Dean Baker (Melbourne)
OL: Adarian Dotson (Astronaut), Jayden Jordan (Eau Gallie), Carter Black (Melbourne), Joey Sonnenberg (Merritt Island)
Utility: Noah Flores (Melbourne Central Catholic)
K: Liam Miller (Merritt Island)
DL: Bill Jefferson (Eau Gallie), Oliver Esmailzadeh (Holy Trinity), Kamarre Jennings (Melbourne), Matthew Graham (Titusville)
LB: Kyree Brooks (Cocoa), Kayden Jaquez (Eau Gallie), Dewight Jenkins (Titusville)
CB: Darious Phillips Jr. (Eau Gallie) and DJ Scott (Melbourne)
SS: Elijah Floyd (Merritt Island)
FS: Khamari Fletcher (Titusville)
P: Roan Wright (Holy Trinity)
LS: Landon Deaton (Merritt Island)
Honorable Mention
Astronaut: OL Ricky Kelly, OL Landon Buck, OL Tommy Hay, OL Machi Joe, RB Jayden Brown, TE Liam Byrne, TE Maleek Thomas, LB Ryker Johnson, DE Nehemiah Pinnock, OLB Hunter Buck, CB Kedron Davis.
Bayside: QB Joey Costa, RB Zion Jones, WR Evan Sherburne, WR Malachi Barrett-Timmons, LB Caiden Cavzos, OL/DL Tyrone Corey, WR/DB Jyvier Graham, DB Logan Norris, CB Michael Mitchell, LB AJ Duonola, LB Krosny Falu Jr., DL Gage Campbell, WR/DB Braylen Perri, OL/DL Carlos Deleon.
Cocoa: QB Kadin Claflin-Coy, DL Gregory Graham, K Keelan Gonzalez, DB JoJo Watkins, RB Javeon Scott, WR Jamal Smith, OL Ayden Dixon, OL Javari Humphrey.
Cocoa Beach: QB Jay Craft, RB Ryan Rogers, WR/Utility Jordan Stevens, WR Jaxen McQueen, WR Langston Long, OL Max Mitchell, OL Sawyer Bond, OL Nathan Astle, DL Graham Kimmey, DL Brett Robbins, LB Charlie Grissom, LB Gabriel Brinson, LB Jordon Rooks, DB TJ Bamford, DB Anthony Fernandez, P Frank Venzara.
Eau Gallie: QB Joseph Allen, RB Donovan Richardson, WR Lukas Viselli, OL Daniel Barber, LB Zay Floyd, DB Amari Oquendo, DB Keoni Guajardo, WR Tay Johnson, ATH X'Zavier Corbin, DB Trae Hill, WR Yusef Francis, DL Taj Brown, OL Ayden Andre, LB Samuel Trinkaus, OL Ashton Simmons, OL Jerry Alveranga.
Heritage: WR Alex Fralin, OL Ronnie Klingo, OL James Scott, K Aden Berrios, Utility Roman Stalls, DL Jeremiah Sylvain, DL Matt Moise, LB Cordae Copeland, DB Jayson Simpkins, QB Christian Ryder Borhi, OL Mason Tarrant, LB Anthony Hicks, LB Kenny Caballero Jr., DB Jordan McDowell.
Holy Trinity: RB Michael Jackson, RB Jacorey Mills, WR Aaron Raines, TE/LB Zach Curran, OL/LS TJ Mills, OL Nick Rahmes, Utility Chandler Hendley, DL Jadiel Corbin, DL Xavier Faison, LB Brady Wright, DB Omari Savage, DB Hayden Argo.
Melbourne: QB Will Reinhold, WR Jeremiah Thomas, OL Eli LaPorta, DL/LB Jace Richardson, LB TJ Ross, LB/DB Kymarion Johnson, P Marcello Cellini, LS Connor Gale, WR EJ Hall, DL Justin Chen, TE/LB Lucas Hunger, OL Josh Brown.
Melbourne Central Catholic: WR Cayman Varis, WR Triston Washington, DB Isaiah Crockett, WR Colton Brown, DB Derrick Chandler, LB Ty Goetsch, DL Vance Sanger, OL CJ Shackelford, DL Paul Ostrander, OL Mannix McArdle.
Merritt Island: WR Keith Hamilton, OL Andrew Metcalf, OL Bryce Phillips, TE/DL Tory Love, DL/LB Nathan Schafer, LB Alain Adams, LB Jonas Walters, DB William Bouloute, DB Andrew Coleman, DB Kamar Fielder, OL Diego Alford, DB Brandon Pouncey, Utility Drew Sarver, WR Tim Sedaros, DL D'Marion Thomas, DL Abel Stricklin.
Palm Bay: QB Mikkel Zades, LB Kayden Fonte, RB/DB Carson Nance, OL Lucas Woodby.
Rockledge: DL Zion Lavoir, OL Mason Palmer, LB Reggie Clark, DL Dontavius Harvey, DB Terrell Bell, WR Mike Gonzalez, K Josh Ellis, WR Matthew Ford.
Satellite: DL/LB Trey Sauer, OL Micah Devoe, QB Brody Grennan, DL/FB Anthony Romero, TE Brennan Saxe, Utility Noah Corriveau, RB Raiden Kerr, OL Lukas Jursa, OL Zach Tiemann, LB/DB/RB Liam Nolte, CB Kade Whitworth, LB Owen Triolo, DB Landen Mentillo, WR/LS Hudson Warner, RB Tristan Sejeck, LB Levi Mumme, OL/DL Max Lopez, OL Wilson Jaynes, LB/RB Luke Herte, OL/DL Jacob Carnes.
Space Coast: QB Zion Sandy, WR/DB Kadyn Thomas, K Riley Duncan, OL Bryson Gavin, OL Beau Story, OL Henry Hulslander, WR/RB/DB Chad Johnson, WR Da'bar Fluellen, WR Avanti Davis, LB EJ Clouser, LB Javier Shivers, DL Solomon Snaith, DL Cameron Linville, LB/DL Ryland Travis.
Titusville: QB Remy Vigne, RB Tamarion Walker, WR Deion Bland, OL Elliot Talia, OL Kavion Walker, DL Nate Mosley, LB Semaje Glover, DB Thomas Nash, WR Malik Britt, WR Brian Billingsley, OL Chris Warren, OL Waylon Maye, OL Jack Trawle, K Calvin Jorgeson, DL Chris Wolf, DL Jameer Havell, LB Van Russell, DB Cedric Wiley.
Viera: DL Jeron Collins, OL Tyler Wu, QB Jaamal Crittington, WR Slade Pulliam, WR Mason Strater, OL Max Kukuljica, K Brady Kramer, DL Dillon Price.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Brevard coaches announce FACA All-District 12 football teams