The recruiting grind continues for Billy Napier and the Florida football program despite the dead period ahead of the upcoming 2023 season.
On Monday, four-star edge defender [autotag]Zahir Mathis[/autotag] out of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Imhotep in the 2025 cycle released a list of 12 schools on his personal social media account which included the Orange and Blue.
Along with the Gators, the 6-foot-6-inch, 225-pound beast also included the Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas A&M Aggies, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans and Florida State Seminoles among his top destinations.
The blue-chip prospect made visits to Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson and Ohio State this past June, with a visit to Penn State also made during the spring — which was the first school to offer him back in May 2021.
Mathis is ranked No. 42 overall and No. 5 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 60 and 8, respectively.
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