Derrick Calloway
Class: Senior
Position: Tackle
Height: 6-2
Weight: 310
Regular-season stats: 47 tackles, 2 sacks, 8 hurries.
Of note: A California transplant, Calloway is ranked 18th-best tackle in the nation by Rivals for the Class of 2013 and has nearly 20 Division I offers.
Demarcus Christmas
Class: Junior
Position: Tackle
Height: 6-4
Weight: 284
Regular-season stats: 43 tackles, 3 sacks, 7 hurries, 1 blocked field goal.
Of note: Christmas is in his first full season as a starter and has already committed to Florida State.
Marquis Dawsey
Class: Senior
Position: End
Height: 5-11
Weight: 229
Regular-season stats: 49 tackles, 5½ sacks, 15 hurries, 3 forced fumbles.
Of note: A four-year starter and veteran of two state championship games who originally played linebacker, Dawsey has five carries as a fullback this year and has scored four touchdowns.
Blake Keller
Class: Senior
Position: End
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Regular-season stats: 46 tackles, 7½ sacks, 3 blocked punts.
Of note: Keller blocked two punts and scored a TD during Manatee's season-opening win over Miramar, a game broadcast live on ESPN2. Keller has committed to UCF.
-- John Lembo, Herald sports writer


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