College football’s early signing day is just a week away and things are getting exciting on the recruiting front, especially for the Florida Gators. [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and his staff have done an admirable job assembling a top-10 class in his first full season at the helm and there is no sign that the program is slowing down any time soon.
One of the top remaining prep prospects in the 2023 cycle is five-star offensive lineman [autotag]Samson Okunlola[/autotag] out of Braintree (Massachusetts) Thayer Academy who released his final four schools on Twitter ahead of his Thursday commitment date. That list included the Gators.
Top 4🥞 #pancakehoncho #ASPA stee pic.twitter.com/m6VU6l6n1O
— Samson Okunlola ‘23 (@SAMSONOKUNLOLA_) December 13, 2022
The 6-foot-5-inch, 305-pound lineman also included the Michigan State Spartans, Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Hurricanes among his finalists. However, some of Florida’s current commits have been lobbying hard to get the blue-chipper on campus to join what Napier is building in the Swamp which could help the Gators gain an edge.
Okunlola is ranked No. 20 overall and No. 3 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 16 and 3, respectively. The highly-sought recruit currently holds three crystal ball predictions from 247Sports for the Hurricanes while On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine gives Miami a 64% chance of landing him, with Florida in second at 32.5%.
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