The 2024 recruiting cycle is currently on full blast for Florida football but that does not mean that Billy Napier and Co. are wearing blinders. The program is also vigilantly looking toward the future — particularly the next crop of prospects in the 2025 class.
Among those coveted by the Orange and Blue are four-star running back [autotag]Justin Thurman[/autotag] out of Tampa (Florida) Jesuit, a current commit who plans on making a return visit to Florida next month for a camp on June 5, according to Gators Online’s Corey Bender.
“It’s a camp. My last time there was for spring practice, which evolved into a visit. I am really coming to work with (running backs) coach (Jabbar) Juluke and learn more about his coaching style on the fifth,” Thurman revealed.
“Since the offer from Florida, we’ve had a couple of opportunities to connect, including when coach Juluke visited me at practice during spring ball. I’m attending the camp and looking forward to learning more about his coaching style and the running back system.”
The 6-foot, 180-pound backfield bruiser also has offers from the Tennessee Volunteers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Auburn Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Central Florida Knights and several others on the table. Among those schools, he also has unofficial visits set with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Tennessee, Notre Dame and UCF coming up.
Still, the in-state institution appears to have quite a bit of allure for the rising high school junior early in the process.
“Florida is a top-tier SEC school that has a strong program history,” said Thurman. “It’s early in the process, but they have piqued my interest. I look forward to learning more about how I would fit into their program.”
Thurman is ranked No. 274 overall and No. 26 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 264 and 25, respectively.
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