The recruiting trail has been a busy one for Billy Napier and the Florida football program with the dead period far back in the rearview mirror along with the annual intrasquad game coming up next week. While a good deal of attention is being paid to the 2024 recruiting cycle, the staff also have theirs eyes on the future as well.
One member of the 2025 class Napier and Co. are focused on is five-star linebacker [autotag]Jadon Perlotte[/autotag] out of Buford (Georgia) who is currently committed to their fierce rivals, the Georiga Bulldogs. The 6-foot-3-inch, 200-pound middle defender recently told Gators Online that he plans to be in Gainesville this weekend on Saturday, April 8.
“Their coaches are unbelievable. They care a lot about their players,” he remarked last summer after collecting an offer. “It’s also the culture and tradition, so they do things differently down there compared to other schools. That’s why I really needed to get to a game down there.”
The high school sophomore also holds offers from the Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Oregon Ducks, Michigan Wolverines and Tennessee Volunteers — among many others — and recently paid a visit with FSU.
Perlotte is rated at five stars, ranked No. 22 overall and No. 2 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking rates him at four stars and ranks him at Nos. 50 and 5, respectively.
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