Florida football made the latest cut for four-star cornerback Jameer Grimsley out of Tampa (Florida) Catholic, who announced his top three schools on Thursday via On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Also included on the list were the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan Wolverines.
The blue-chip defender also revealed when he plans on announcing the program he wants to play college ball for, which he set for Saturday, July 1.
“Florida is close to home, and has been my dream school since I was a kid,” he told Fawcett. “I like the direction they’re going in with their rebuild and the weather is great here in Florida. Historically they’ve been a great school, especially on defense and have had multiple first-round DBs. It may be a school that if I want to be part of a rebuild we could bring Florida back into national championship contention.”
The 6-foot-3-inch, 185-pound cornerback traveled to Gainesville for an unofficial visit following five OVs in June. Florida extended an offer to Grimsley back in March, after which he paid a visit to the Swamp in April while also having the Orange and Blue among his top eight preferred destinations at the time.
Grimsley is ranked No. 233 overall and No. 18 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 198 and 22, respectively. Interestingly, On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has the Florida State Seminoles in the lead for his commitment with an 18.6% chance of landing him, followed by Alabama (16.3%), the Penn State Nittany Lions (14.0%) and North Carolina Tar Heels (8.8%).
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