Florida football scored big on early signing day, hauling in a plethora of signatures as the Gators officially welcomed the first members of the 2025 recruiting class.
Billy Napier and Co.’s efforts of late had catapulted the Orange and Blue up the team recruiting rankings for the cycle, and after Wednesday’s events, they found themselves ranked No. 11 on 247Sports’ big board.
On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg submitted his “winners and losers” column, in which Florida was included among the former category.
“Florida’s recruiting efforts began to turn with the announcement in November that coach Billy Napier would return for his fourth season. Now, thanks to several key flips and holds leading into Wednesday, the Gators are locked into a top-15 class,” Myerberg begins.
“The late wins include keeping wide receiver Naeshaun Montgomery, flipping safety Hylton Stubbs from Miami, nabbing former Florida State running back commitment Byron Louis and reeling back in four-star defensive lineman Joseph Mbatchou, who dropped the Gators in late October but was drawn back to Gainesville by Florida’s strong close to the regular season.”
READ MORE: Gators Wire’s 2025 early signing day tracker
Other schools that earned the “winner” designation were the Texas Longhorns, Michigan Wolverines and Oregon Ducks; the “losers” comprised the LSU Tigers, the Big 12 Conference and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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