The Florida Gators boast one of the strongest recruiting classes in the 2024 cycle, but three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Michai Boireau[/autotag] backed off his pledge to the Orange and Blue on Monday.
“I would like to start by thanking the University of Florida, and its staff for blessing me and my family with a great opportunity. I really appreciate coach (Sean) Spencer and coach (Kali) James for recruiting me.
“After talking to my family and loved ones and lots of consideration, I will be decommitting from the University of Florida,” Boireau wrote in a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia) defensive lineman had been Florida’s lowest-rated recruit until the news broke, but his size — 6-foot-5-inches and 390 pounds — will be hard to replace this late in the cycle.
Florida still has three defensive linemen under commitment — Amaris Williams and Nasir Johnson are both four-star talents, and Kendall Jackson is a local three-star out of Buchholz — but only Johnson is at the 300-pound mark.
God has a plan for me now it’s just time to follow it🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/PTO1lJcDO3
— Michai Boireau (@MichaiBoireau58) September 11, 2023
Boireau is a consensus three-star recruit, ranked highest by Rivals.com at No. 22 among defensive tackles in the class of 2024. The On3 industry ranking, which uses a weighted average of all four major recruiting services, puts Boireau at No. 717 overall in the class and No. 67 among defensive lineman.
The Georgia Bulldogs are the team most likely to land him following his decommitment from Florida. UGA currently holds 68.0% odds of earning his commitment, according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine.
247Sports director of football recruiting Steve Wiltfong submitted a crystal ball prediction in favor of the Bulldogs just after Boireau backed off his pledge.
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