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Florida’s top 2024 TE commit will be at Grill in the Ville event

One of Florida’s June bonanza commitments will be in town this weekend for Grill in the Ville.

Florida football is getting set to host the first edition of the Grill in the Ville event, which welcomes prep prospects from a range of recruiting classes into the Swamp to get a gander at what Billy Napier and the Gators have to offer.

The 2024 recruiting class features mostly student-athletes who have already committed to the program, including four-star athlete/tight end [autotag]Amir Jackson[/autotag] out of Portal (Georgia). The 6-foot-5-inch, 223-pounder made his commitment to the Orange and Blue after making an official visit to campus back in the middle of June.

The Peach State product held offers from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes and Tennessee Volunteers, among other schools, before giving his word to Napier and Co.

Primarily focused on the tight end position, the high school senior spent time at safety and wide receiver, too, suggesting better overall speed than most who play that position.

Jackson is ranked No. 113 overall and No. 16 at the athlete position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at No. 133 overall and No. 12 at tight end.

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Blue-chip CB target will be in town for Grill in the Ville this weekend

This former Michigan State commit has been trending well for the Gators and will be back on campus this weekend.

While a lion’s share of the 2024 class visitors has already made their commitments to the Orange and Blue, there is still a pair who are weighing their decisions closely. Among those is four-star cornerback [autotag]Jamari Howard[/autotag] out of Miami (Florida) Central, who will be in Gainesville on Saturday, July 29.

The former Michigan State Spartans commit announced his plans for Florida’s midsummer event a couple of weeks ago. He decommitted from MSU back in mid-May and has trending upward for the Gators since.

The summer stop will represent his fourth visit to the Swamp this year with plenty of time still remaining before he intends on announcing his decision. The 6-foot-2-inch, 175-pound defensive back has made just two official visits so far with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as well as the Spartans.

UPDATE: Howard will not be making his visit, according to On3’s Corey Bender.

Howard is ranked No. 109 overall and No. 12 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 122 and 15, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has the Florida State Seminoles in front for his talents with a 25.3% chance of landing him, followed closely by the Spartans (21.1%), Gators (14.4%) and Scarlet Knights (12.0%).

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Grill in the Ville this weekend will include this 4-star LB commit

Out of the long list of planned visitors this weekend in Gainesville, this 2024 linebacker is one of the more impressive.

Many of this weekend’s visitors have already committed to the Orange and Blue, such as four-star linebacker [autotag]Adarius Hayes[/autotag] out of Largo (Florida) who gave his word back at the end of January following the program’s Junior Days event. The 6-foot-4-inch, 210-pound defender told Gators Online that he always planned on being a Gator and went into that visit knowing he would don the Orange and Blue.

“It was the plan the whole time. I’m blessed to be a Gator. Go Gators,” he revealed. “I’ll be a MIKE only. They said I’ll just be a middle linebacker and come off the edge more on third down. Basically, I would be like Amari Burney/Ventrell Miller.”

The now-high school senior made an official visit to campus the first weekend of June.

Hayes is ranked No. 50 overall and No. 5 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 54 and 6, respectively.

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Florida’s Grill in the Ville event to include this blue-chip WR commit

This in-state wide receiver commit will be on campus this Saturday for the big event.

Listed among the myriad of recruits who are planning on attending the midsummer event is four-star wide receiver [autotag]Jerrae Hawkins[/autotag], who is originally from Wheeling, West Virginia, but currently attends IMG Academy in Sarasota, Florida. The 5-foot-9-inch, 155-pound pass-catcher committed to the Gators at the end of June, picking UF over the Miami Hurricanes and Penn State Nittany Lions and making him the 17th commit in the 2024 class.

The high school senior possesses serious speed, running a 6.70-second 60-meter dash time at the Florida Indoor Championships and has reportedly clocked a 10.45 in the 100-meter. Hawkins has his eye on the school’s track and field team as well as the gridiron gang.

“Mainly, it was development, and track also came up big with Florida,” he told 247Sports’ Blake Alderman. “They have strong development with their strength and conditioning team. That played a big factor. Their track program is also really strong, and I want to try to do both in college, and they are one of the best. They definitely played a big factor.”

Hawkins is ranked No. 236 overall and No. 34 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 229 and 40, respectively.

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Gators get legacy LB back in the Swamp for Grill in the Ville this weekend

This Gators legacy commit will be among the throng this weekend in Gainesville.

Among the throng of young student-athletes gathering in Gainesville this coming Saturday is four-star linebacker and Gators legacy commit [autotag]Myles Graham[/autotag], who recently transferred to Buchholz High in Gainesville ahead of his senior season to be closer to the program. His decision to drop more roots in Hogtown came on Monday of this week.

The 6-foot-1-inch, 212-pound defender became the fifth member of the 2024 recruiting class back at the end of March, following in the footsteps of his father, Earnest, who was a standout running back for the Orange and Blue. The younger Graham chose his dad’s school over the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, NC State Wolfpack and Tennessee Volunteers.

Since his verbal commitment, he has been all-in on the program and figures to be a locker-room leader on defense in the years to come.

“I’m completely locked in with Florida 100%,” he told On3’s Joseph Hastings. “It’s just my relationship is there, I’m a legacy, and I want to come in and play my freshman year. I want to do what I do best and bring back what Florida used to be.”

Graham is ranked No. 43 overall and No. 4 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 48 and 4, respectively.

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4-star LB commit will be in attendance for Grill in the Ville

Florida has a plethora of prep prospects arriving in town this weekend, including this blue-chip linebacker.

One of the more notable names expected to swing through town on Saturday, July 29, is four-star linebacker [autotag]Aaron Chiles[/autotag] out of Olney (Maryland) Good Counsel in the 2024 recruiting cycle. The 6-foot-3-inch, 225-pound defender gave Napier and Co. his word back on June 17 following an official visit with the program, choosing Florida over a top three that included the Maryland Terrapins and Michigan Wolverines.

“I went up there for my first visit and it felt like home,” Chiles told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. “Just the atmosphere and culture that coach Napier had brought to the table the first time I went up there it just felt special. Then on my official (visit), just the family environment that Florida gives off… I’m just ready to bring a championship to Gainesville and be that playmaker that they were looking for.

Chiles is ranked No. 77 overall and No. 7 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 110 and 8, respectively.

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Florida’s 5-star S commit to attend Grill in the Ville this weekend

The Gators will get this 5-star safety commit on campus this weekend.

One of the Gators’ top commits will be in town this weekend for the event in five-star safety [autotag]Xavier Filsaime[/autotag] out of McKinney (Texas). The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound defender committed to Florida back in mid-April while in town for the annual Orange and Blue game, from which he came away with a high view of Napier and Co.’s program.

“What really stood out is the vibe and chemistry I had with the coaches when I first met them in person,” Filsaime told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. “Also the fact that I’m from Florida and I’ll be back home. It’s only a two-hour flight from Texas, so it really worked out both ways.”

Since then, the high school senior hosted defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong at his school near the end of April and also had a scheduled official visit to campus for mid-June.

Filsaime is ranked No. 30 overall and No. 2 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 28 and 2, respectively.

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Florida’s 5-star QB commit to attend Grill in the Ville event

Florida’s 5-star QB commit headlines this weekend’s visitors for the Grill in the Ville event.

Among those making the trek to Gainesville this weekend is five-star quarterback commit [autotag]DJ Lagway[/autotag] out of Willis (Texas) who is confirmed for his July 29 visit date on campus. The 6-foot-2-inch, 225-pound pass-catcher gave his verbal commitment to the Orange and Blue last December, choosing the Gators over over the Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, Texas A&M Aggies and USC Trojans.

Most recently, the high school senior participated in the 25th edition of the Elite 11 — a quarterback camp designed to both evaluate and help develop young student-athletes held at Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California this year. While his performance was well short of superlative, his presence was felt both on and off the field.

Lagway is ranked No. 27 overall and No. 3 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 30 and 3, respectively.

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Florida CB target returning to campus for July cookout

The list of Grill in the Ville visitors continues for Florida, and in-state defensive back Chris McCorkle is the latest name added.

After earning a commitment from his teammate, the Florida Gators immediately shot to the top of Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, Florida) defensive back [autotag]Chris McCorkle[/autotag]’s list.

He’ll make his first unofficial visit to the Swamp at the end of July, according to Gators Online, as one of many visitors coming into town for the July 29 Grill in the Ville cookout. McCorkle, a rising junior, and Teddy Foster, a class of 2024 commit, will arrive in town a day early, meaning they’ll have more time to spend on campus and with the staff.

It might be a bit early to put McCorkle on any sort of commitment watch, but things are clearly moving in the right direction between him and UF. Expect Florida to build on its lead during this visit.

McCorkle is a three-star recruit by On3’s measure and has yet to receive a grade from the other three major services. On3 has him listed as the 37th-best cornerback in the class of 2025 and No. 50 in the state of Florida.

The Gators have a dominant lead on the On3 recruiting prediction machine, with 62.4% odds to land McCorkle. Florida Atlantic (5.0%), Coastal Carolina (4.3%) and Appalachian State (3.5%) round out the top three.

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