The Florida Gators have been hosting a plethora of top-rated recruits throughout the duration of spring practices, and a top-rated interior lineman from Paramus, New Jersey detailed all the goods from his recent visit with the program.
Four-star lineman [autotag]Malachi Goodman[/autotag] sat down with Swamp247 to reveal what went down ever since he received his offer from Florida on Jan. 17.
“It was my first time over there,” Goodman said. “It was a cool place. I had a good visit at Florida. The campus and facilities were all nice, and the coaches were really welcoming.”
Goodman is claiming that he wants to wrap up his tour of different programs before narrowing down his choices of top schools.
“I feel like I have to visit the rest of the schools that I am going to try to before I can answer who stands out or who I like,” Goodman said. “Also will be able to answer who I want to take an official visit to. I just need to visit more schools before I can make any top schools.”
All that aside, the high school junior was able to have a sit down with Florida offensive staff members like offensive coordinator Rob Sale, line coach John DeCoster, and former offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton, who has since moved on to the NFL with the Washington Commanders.
“(Stapleton) was the main coach I was talking to, but it’s going good getting to know Coach Sale. I feel like we are building a connection. I like (DeCoster), he seems pretty cool. I like that they have two offensive line coaches there. Watching the practice, I like how intense and fast-paced they are.”
Malachi Goodman is a four-star recruit from Paramus Catholic High (New Jersey). He’s currently rated by 247Sports as the No. 113 prospect in the nation while ranking at No. 8 for interior offensive lineman. Goodman is sitting on offers from USC, Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State.
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