Columbus HS (Class Of 2022)/Belen Jesuit HS (2018)
– Completed 107-of-169 passes (63.3%) for 1109 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions over 12 games, while adding 140 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries the ground as a 2021 senior for a team that finished 9-4 overall and won eight in a row before falling to Venice in the semifinals of the 8A Florida state playoffs
– Earned first-team All-Dade County for a squad that won all nine regular-season games as a 2020 junior, won a Tri-County title and reached as high the nation’s No. 14 team before opting out of the postseason due to COVID-19 after a delayed campaign that ended after nine games
– Team captain during both his junior and senior campaigns
– Got into five games for a squad as a 2019 sophomore that captured Florida’s 8A state title and finished 11-4 overall, completing 26-of-34 passes (76.5%) for 227 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions
– Spent his 2018 freshman season at Belen Jesuit HS as a and a reserve quarterback for a team that was 8-3 overall and reached the first round of Florida’s 8A state playoffs
– Also a member of the Columbus varsity tennis program
– A nominee for the Silver Knight Award given to a select group of high school students who have an outstanding academic history and an impressive community service record
– Other activities and roles have included campus ministry president, school vice president, social media director the honors program and lead tutor for the Y-Teach program at Columbus, as well as the freshman class president at Belen Jesuit

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Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of February 2, 2022)
Stars: 247Sports (3), ESPN (3), 247Sports Composite (2), Rivals (2)
National Overall Player Rankings: 247Sports Composite (2084)
National Quarterback Rankings: 247Sports (131), 247Sports Composite (135)
National Pocket Passer Quarterback Rankings: ESPN (72)
Florida Overall Player Rankings: ESPN (216), 247Sports (250), 247Sports Composite (276)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (82), 247Sports Composite (0.7932), ESPN (73), Rivals (5.2)
– Participated in the Elite 11 Regionals and the UnderArmour All-American Camp Regionals
– MVP of the Rivals Miami Wilson Connected camp

Other
– Born October 1, 2003
– Son of Fernando and Elsa Mendoza
– Coordinated the Columbus High School Turkey Drive in which 436 turkeys were given to families in need in Miami-Dade County
– Founding member of They Can Too, a global organization dedicated to helping and spreading awareness for youth in need
– Host of The Daily Take podcast
– Organized a Cuban Relief Service trip in which he and his grandfather Alberto Espino went to Cuba to give to back to their native community, locals and family members

Last Updated
February 2, 2022

Fernando Mendoza