Four-star defensive tackle [autotag]Kayden McDonald[/autotag] will decide his future this Halloween.
The North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Georgia) product plans to decide among Florida, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State and Oklahoma on Monday night around 6 p.m. EDT, according to Gators Online.
The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machin favors the Tigers with a 56.4% odds to land him and the Buckeyes are the clear No. 2 with 34.0% odds. Florida’s chances dip down to 2.1%, but we’ve seen bigger recruiting surprises happen over the last week.
McDonald has been to Gainesville at least four times this year, most recently on Oct. 8 for the Missouri game. His official visit to the Swamp came over the summer during the month of June.
Defensive line coach Sean Spencer is the lead man in McDonald’s recruitment, but he’s mentioned [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and [autotag]Patrick Toney[/autotag] as other key players.
“I love Florida,” McDonald said when releasing his top 5. “The academics, staff, it’s the SEC, and there are big games every Saturday in the Swamp. Coach Napier is building his team one player at a time. Coach Chaos coming from the NFL is a technician. We are real close. I’m comfortable with coach Chaos, coach Reid, coach Chaney, coach PT and pretty much all the staff.”
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McDonald would join a defensive line class that’s fairly stacked already. Florida has six four-star defensive linemen and edge rushers under verbal commitment, meaning McDonald would have plenty of competition at his spot.
The On3 Consensus ranks McDonald as the No. 299 overall recruit in the class of 2023 and No. 40 among defensive linemen. 247Sports has him a bit high on the site’s individual rankings at No. 229.
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