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Recruiting Q&A: Meet 'Canes S commit Amari Carter

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Palm Beach Gardens’ Amari Carter is the 2016 All-County Defensive Football Player of the Year. Known for his bone-crushing hits, the University of Miami commit emerged as the county's top play-making safety.

(Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel)

Amari Carter may have worn orange and blue and called himself a Gator during his high school football career at Palm Beach Gardens, but his heart was never really too far from Coral Gables.

“It’s a big deal for me because around here, most of the people are Hurricanes,” the three-star safety said of his verbal commitment to Miami.