Florida football brought in one of the best recruiting classes in recent memory this week when the early signing period opened on Wednesday. Of the 20 members of the 2023 cycle who signed on with the Gators, 16 were four-star-rated prospects — which are included with five-star prospects in the blue-chip designation used in recruiting circles.
That 80% clue-chip ratio is the best that the program has achieved dating back to Urban Meyer’s final season in Gainesville, which resulted in an 85% blue-chip mark. In between these two points, the Orange and Blue saw some very lean years including a paltry 35% ratio in 2022.
So how does Billy Napier’s performance compare with his predecessors since Meyer? [autotag]Will Muschamp[/autotag], [autotag]Jim McElwain[/autotag] and [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] had blue-chip ratios of 65%, 40% and 60%, respectively, during their first full year at the helm of the program.
Take a look below at how Florida football fared in each recruiting cycle dating back to 2010, per On3.