Cole Emanuel leaves Lake Nona football, joins brother, Carter, at Edgewater

Sophomore wide receiver transfers to Orange County power
Sophomore wide receiver Cole Emanuel, who caught a team-high 33 catches for 242 yards and four touchdowns for Lake Nona last season, has transferred to Edgewater, where he will join brother, Carter Emanuel, a star quarterback.
Sophomore wide receiver Cole Emanuel, who caught a team-high 33 catches for 242 yards and four touchdowns for Lake Nona last season, has transferred to Edgewater, where he will join brother, Carter Emanuel, a star quarterback. / Cole Emanuel

Brotherly love is taking on a whole new meaning for Central Florida high school football stars Carter and Cole Emanuel.

Cole Emanuel, a sophomore star wide receiver at Lake Nona, announced this week he will be transferring to Edgewater High, where he will join his brother, Carter Emanuel, the starting quarterback for the Eagles, for the 2025 season.

Carter Emanuel - Edgewater High School
Edgewater High quarterback Carter Emanuel, who passed for 1,694 yards and 19 TDs with seven interceptions, and rushed for 409 yards and five scores to lead the Eagles to a 10-2 record and the Class 5A state playoffs, will be joined by his brother, Cole Emanuel, for the 2025 season. / Carter Emanuel

In moving to Edgewater, Cole joins one of Central Florida’s elite programs. The Eagles have gone 85-14 and made two state championship appearances the last eight seasons under coach Cameron Duke, who recently resigned to take the head job at Marietta High in suburban Atlanta.

Last year, Edgewater went 10-2 and advanced to the Class 5A regional semifinals. The Eagles won seven of their last eight games, falling to Tampa Bay Tech, 28-17, in the second round of the playoffs.

“I’m just excited to work and make a better connection with my brother,” Cole Emanuel said.

Cole (5-foot-9, 165 pounds) emerged as Lake Nona’s top wide receiver in 2024, making a team-best 33 catches for 242 yards and four touchdowns. His efforts helped the Lions go 7-4 and advance to the Class 7A state playoffs.

Lake Nona finished the 2024 season strong, winning four of its last five games. The Lions fell to Vero Beach, 21-7, in the regional quarterfinals.

Cole Emanuel, who also plays defensive back, joins one of Central Florida’s top dual-threat quarterbacks in Carter Emanuel (6-2, 205).

In his first season as Edgewater quarterback, Carter passed for 1,694 yards and 19 TDs with seven interceptions, and rushed for 409 yards and five scores for a whopping 2,103 total yards.

Like his brother, Carter also transferred from Lake Nona, moving to Edgewater for the 2024 season.

Carter has become one of Central Florida’s most sought-after players with more than a dozen offers, including Pitt, Arkansas, West Virginia, South Florida, UCF, Marshall, Florida Atlantic University and Appalachian State.

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JEFF GARDENOUR

Jeff Gardenour is a Florida native and long-time resident of the Sunshine State. He is a journalism veteran of more than four decades, having worked in a number of news divisions through the years for multiple media outlets, including Gannett and Tribune Company. A University of Florida journalism graduate, Jeff has covered every level of sports, including MLB, USFL, XFL, WNBA, NCAA, IMSA, high schools and more. He is a former award-winning sports editor of the Sebring News-Sun and current freelance writer for SBLive Sports, PrepVolleyball.com and The Orlando Sentinel. Jeff is married with two children and resides in Oviedo, FL. He can be reached at jgardenour1962@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JMarkG1962.