The Florida Gators have a growing guest list of top-rated recruits for this summer, and a coveted wide receiver from IMG Academy has just announced his plans to visit the UF campus.
Four-star wideout [autotag]Raiden Vines-Bright[/autotag] has been in contact with the Gators coaching staff for a while now, receiving an official offer back in January. But now the prospect will return to take in more of the college atmosphere on June 9, according to Swamp247.
Vines-Bright and Florida receiving coach Billy Gonzales have been in contact since January, discussing concepts and how the high school junior would be utilized if he chose Florida. It also helps that Vines-Bright has a prior connection with now-former Gators wideout Ricky Pearsall, being as they’re both from Arizona.
“Smart dude, (Gonzales) really knows what he’s talking about,” Vines-Bright said. “The way he explained their concepts to us. Also, he coached my good friend Ricky Pearsall, who went to my old high school. We train together and our parents our friends, so that’s definitely a factor.”
Other schools in the hunt
Florida does have some stiff competition to out-recruit, between Arizona State, Washington and Notre Dame; all of whom he has set official visits with during his summer slate of campus tours.
Raiden Vines-Bright hails from Bradenton, Florida, ranking as the No. 331 recruit on the 247Sports composite scale, and is No. 46 among all wide receivers in the 2025 recruiting cycle.
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