St. Ignatius (Chicago, Illinois) defensive lineman [autotag]Justin Scott[/autotag] has drawn interest from plenty of Power Five programs as a borderline top-10 recruit in the 2024 cycle, but the Florida Gators have just recently begun to stand out among the rest of the pack, according to On3’s CaneSport.
It’s the time of year when coaches are stopping by high schools to see recruits in action during spring practices. Florida has been by St. Ignatius twice to see Scott, and he’s noticed the love from the Gators.
“I’ll probably try to go down there (Florida) during the season,” Scott said. “But them just showing up makes me see I’m a priority to them too, even though I haven’t talked to the coaches that much, but just seeing that they want me there.”
Coaches should be in contact a bit more frequently now that the connection is growing, and Scott says an official visit could be in store. Alabama and Florida are the two programs he’s looking at the most seriously aside from Miami, which has been the team to beat since April.
Scott is a five-star recruit by On3 and Rivals.com’s measures. 247Sports has him ranked 35th overall in the class of 2024, but he’s still a four-star recruit there.
The On3 industry ranking uses a weighted average of all four major services, and Scott is ranked No. 11 overall on that list. He’s also No. 3 among defensive linemen in the class and the top-ranked player out of Illinois.
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