Florida football gets commitment from this 4-star running back

Shortly after Florida received RPM pick from On3 for Daniels the Mississippi product became a member of the Orange and Blue.

Just hours after earning a pick from On3’s Corey Bender for his publication’s Recruiting Prediction Machine in favor of Florida football, the Gators closed the deal with four-star running back Kahnen Daniels out of West Point (Mississippi). Bender had put his confidence level at 75% when he submitted his pick earlier before Hayes Fawcett made the announcement early afternoon.

He is the sixth member of the 2024 recruiting class to sign on with the Orange and Blue.

The 6-foot-1-inch, 185-pound back has already made two trips to Gainesville so far, with the first coming back on March 11 when he received a scholarship offer during a campus visit. He made his way back to Hogtown on April 6 after generating further interest in the Orange and Blue following his initial stop, which resulted in his commitment on April 10.

“First off I loved how I just felt at home while I was there,” Daniels told Fawcett. “The times I visited stood out and I love what coach Napier does on offense. I feel like I will thrive in their offense.”

While Napier runs the show in the Swamp, the high school junior’s recruitment was spearheaded by associate head coach on offense and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke.

“The person I’m closest with is prolly Juluke,” he told On3. “Coach Juluke says he can’t guarantee that I will play, but I can work for a starting sport. I feel like that it’s not going to be easy but it’s something I could work for.”

The high school junior plans on being in attendance for this Thursday’s Orange and Blue game inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and has tentatively planned an official visit in June.

Daniels is ranked No. 358 overall and No. 35 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 309 and 25, respectively. Florida held two of his three crystal ball predictions from 247Sports and had an overwhelming lead in On3’s RPM with a 92.8% chance of landing him prior to his commitment.

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Florida impresses No. 1 running back in class of 2024 during Junior Day

Florida is doing its best to get five-star running back and Gainesville native Jerrick Gibson back on board.

Before Billy Napier arrived at Florida, five-star IMG Academy running back [autotag]Jerrick Gibson[/autotag] was the shining pearl of the Gators’ 2024 recruiting class. After [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] was axed, Gibson mulled things over and backed off that pledge, but he’s still giving the Gators a shot to earn back his commitment.

Gibson was in Gainesville Saturday for Florida’s final Junior Day of the January 2023 contact period. The entire month of February is a dead period for recruiting, so this visit served as the final word until spring trips begin in March. It was only his second time seeing the new facilities, and Gibson got a much better look than he did when he saw UF host USF in September, according to Gators Online.

“This was my second time visiting the new facility, so today was a surprise,” Gibson said. “The first time I didn’t see everything, but today I got to see everything and get around the facility. It amazed me how much stuff they have at the facility.”

He spent time with running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] and Napier going over what his role might be with the Gators. Juluke coached three players to 500-yard seasons or better in 2022, so Gibson doesn’t see himself struggling to find playing time.

[autotag]Montrell Johnson Jr[/autotag]. could be in the NFL by the time Gibson gets on a college campus, [autotag]Trevor Etienne[/autotag] will be one year away from becoming draft-eligible and [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag] is the only scholarship back in the most recent class. A triumvirate of Etienne, Gibson and Webb might be elite, and quarterback [autotag]DJ Lagway[/autotag] will be on campus too.

Florida has plenty of catching up to do, but there is the hometown element weighing on Gibson. Before he wound up at IMG Academy, Gibson was playing for Gainesville High.

“It’s home,” Gibson said. “It’s always been home, so that’s one of the things they got up on everybody.”

In addition to UF, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas are among the programs pushing hardest for Gibson. He’s hoping to take official visits over the summer, and one of those schools isn’t getting one. Florida has to figure out a way to make sure it’s not the odd man left out.

Gibson is ranked No. 11 overall and No. 1 among running backs on the On3 consensus. He broke the top 10 on the 247Sports composite, claiming the final spot with a .9941 rating.

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Top 2024 RB prospect strongly considering Florida, talks January visit

A great impression made on his most recent visit to the Swamp has RB Anthony Carrie strongly considering the Gators.

One of the top running back prospects in the 2024 recruiting class reportedly has the Gators under “heavy consideration” to land his services.

Tampa native [autotag]Anthony Carrie[/autotag] is a four-star prospect and the No. 23 player in the state of Florida, according to the 247Sports composite. The Carrollwood Day running back recently visited Gainesville during the first week of January’s “contact period”.

Carrie had been on campus before but, according to 247Sports, was with a much smaller group this time around. This provided much more one-on-one time with the coaches and staff, which Carrie cites as being what he took away from this latest visit.

Running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] is spearheading Carrie’s recruitment and has been in constant contact with Carrie, even re-offering him last season after being initially offered a scholarship from the previous staff. The on-campus visit came the day after head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] was at Carrollwood Day on a recruiting trip, where Napier was able to get some facetime with the 6-foot, 185-pound standout.

Carrie currently has 12 schools on his list heading into his junior season. While a long list, Florida is confident that they are towards the top of the list given their relationship with Carrie and its proximity to home. Carrie even noted he wants to bring his family to Gainesville so that they may get a feel for the campus as well.

Carrie will make a visit to Penn State this weekend but did not disclose any other further visit plans to 247Sports.

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Florida coaches visit Louisiana 3-star OT commit

Florida coaches were out and about earlier in the week, and a trio of them checked in with offensive line commit Caden Jones Monday.

A trio of Florida coaches visited De La Salle three-star offensive tackle [autotag]Caden Jones[/autotag], the lone unsigned commit in the 2023recruiting class, on Monday, according to 247Sports.

Jones committed after the early signing period, so he has to wait until national signing day to officially join the class. That means he could flip if another program pressed hard enough, which explains why Florida sent three staff members out to him once the contact period opened up.

Offensive line coaches [autotag]Rob Sale[/autotag] and [autotag]Darnell Stapleton[/autotag] and running backs coach/area recruiter [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] have taken point on this recruitment. Juluke’s ties to the state of Louisiana have come in hand plenty of times during the Billy Napier era at Florida, and Sale and Stapleton will be Jones’ position coaches once he gets on campus. Napier’s staff recruited Jones while ULL too, so Jones is quite familiar with the group.

They went out to visit Jones because he is unsure if he’ll be able to get back on campus before signing day with a loaded basketball schedule.

Jones will join fellow linemen [autotag]Roderick Kearney[/autotag], [autotag]Knijeah Harris [/autotag]and B[autotag]ryce Lovett[/autotag] in the class of 2023 and should help add some depth to a position room that just lost four starters.

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Gators to get visit from this 4-star RB this weekend

This blue-chip running back is among the three recruiting visits the Gators have this weekend.

The recruiting dead period comes to an end on Friday, opening the gates for Florida football to get back to full steam on the recruiting front. The first order of business is to open up the Swamp to visitors as the limitations on contact expire, with the Gators hosting three top prep prospects this weekend.

One of the names dropping in to pay [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and his staff a visit is four-star running back [autotag]Anthony Carrie[/autotag] out of Tampa (Florida) Carrollwood Day in the 2024 recruiting class, who makes his first appearance in Gainesville since last September. The 5-foot-11-inch, 186-pound back is currently being courted by Florida’s running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] and defensive analyst [autotag]Jamar Cheney[/autotag] – both of whom have maintained regular contact with him.

After his prior visit, the high school junior offered the following to Swamp247.

“It was good. I got to see them use the freshman running back [Trevor] Etienne. That was good. That was the main thing I picked up from the game is that they aren’t afraid to use a back early. If you can play, you will play. That was the main thing I saw. The backs played really well and they are being coached up really well. I wasn’t really worried about too much else. Florida is really lacking at the wide receiver position right now, and of course AR missed a couple of guys high. I felt like the backs played well and did their thing. They played a freshman and rotated their backs throughout each drive. That was cool.”

Along with the Gators, the Georgia Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks, LSU Tigers and Michigan State Spartans — among others — are in contention for the young athlete’s talents.

Carrier is ranked No. 144 overall and No. 13 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 127 and 10, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has Georgia out front for the Tampa native with a 34.1% chance, while Florida is right behind them in second with a 22.6% chance of landing him.

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Florida’s 4-star RB commit to get in-home visit from coaching staff

The coaching staff is set to hit the road to shore up this 2023 blue-chip recruit.

The calendar has turned over to December, which means the recruiting hot stove is about to be sizzling hot once again with the end of the no-contact period set to close. With the 2022 regular season now in the rearview mirror for Billy Napier and Florida football, a great deal of attention will be turned toward ensuring that the program maintains its top-10 ranking — or even possibly improving it.

One of the prep prospects on the coaching staff’s docket is committed four-star running back [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag] out of Jacksonville (Florida) Trinity Christian Academy, who told Gators Online recently that he is set to host running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] along with another member of the staff at his home on Saturday.

The 5-foot-11-inch, 188-pound high school senior has a connection to the Orange and Blue through his cousin Dee Webb, who played defensive back in the Swamp from 2003 to 2005 and was taken in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft. Despite the blood link, the younger Webb insists he chose Florida over the likes of the South Carolina Gamecocks, Penn State Nittany Lions and Baylor Bears because of what it has to offer off the field as well.

“I chose Florida because of the education and the opportunities after football. I’ve felt a connection with the staff from the beginning and they truly care,” he previously told On3.

The in-state blue-chip recruit put up some big numbers during his final high school season in 2022, amassing 1,117 yards at 7.6 yards per carry along with 20 touchdowns. He made his first mark on the scene during the seventh grade when the Miami Hurricanes offered him a scholarship.

Webb, who is currently the only running back commit in the Gators’ 2023 recruiting class, is ranked No. 235 overall and No. 12 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 248 and 15, respectively.

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Florida football still in mix for this 5-star offensive tackle

Florida still has hopes of landing an elite offensive tackle in the 2023 cycle, but it’ll take a very strong push down the stretch to get the job done.

Back in June, five-star offensive tackle Samson Okunlola named the Florida Gators to his top nine. Since then, programs like Alabama, Miami and Michigan State have taken center stage in the elite Thayer Academy (Brockton, Massachusetts) recruit’s process, but that doesn’t mean the Gators are out of the race entirely.

The Gators are still actively pursuing Okunlola, according to a report from 247Sports. The team sent assistant offensive line coach [autotag]Darnell Stapleton[/autotag] and running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] to stop by his school during the bye week, and they pushed the idea of early playing time in the Swamp. Stapleton and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach [autotag]Rob Sale[/autotag] are his main contacts at UF and they’ve kept in touch with him over the past few months.

“Off the field, they are great dudes and I have been talking to them a lot over time,” Okunlola said of Sale and Stapleton. “They are just great dudes in general. They say I am a major priority for them and a top recruit for them. They said they love my skills. Playing early has always been a great goal of mine. I feel like I could have a chance to play as a freshman there.”

Okunlola has used three official visits so far, one to each of the programs named earlier. The Hurricanes are viewed as the leader right now in this race, but a late trip to Gainesville could change that. While nothing is scheduled right now, Okunlola has talked about taking a visit in November or December.

He’s one of the few remaining uncommitted five-star recruits in the class of 2023, so expect Florida to push hard for him down the stretch. 247Sports has Okunlola at No. 18 overall in its composite rankings and at No. 3 among offensive tackles.

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Florida football still in mix for this 5-star offensive tackle

Florida still has hopes of landing an elite offensive tackle in the 2023 cycle, but it’ll take a very strong push down the stretch to get the job done.

Back in June, five-star offensive tackle Samson Okunlola named the Florida Gators to his top nine. Since then, programs like Alabama, Miami and Michigan State have taken center stage in the elite Thayer Academy (Brockton, Massachusetts) recruit’s process, but that doesn’t mean the Gators are out of the race entirely.

The Gators are still actively pursuing Okunlola, according to a report from 247Sports. The team sent assistant offensive line coach [autotag]Darnell Stapleton[/autotag] and running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] to stop by his school during the bye week, and they pushed the idea of early playing time in the Swamp. Stapleton and offensive coordinator/offensive line coach [autotag]Rob Sale[/autotag] are his main contacts at UF and they’ve kept in touch with him over the past few months.

“Off the field, they are great dudes and I have been talking to them a lot over time,” Okunlola said of Sale and Stapleton. “They are just great dudes in general. They say I am a major priority for them and a top recruit for them. They said they love my skills. Playing early has always been a great goal of mine. I feel like I could have a chance to play as a freshman there.”

Okunlola has used three official visits so far, one to each of the programs named earlier. The Hurricanes are viewed as the leader right now in this race, but a late trip to Gainesville could change that. While nothing is scheduled right now, Okunlola has talked about taking a visit in November or December.

He’s one of the few remaining uncommitted five-star recruits in the class of 2023, so expect Florida to push hard for him down the stretch. 247Sports has Okunlola at No. 18 overall in its composite rankings and at No. 3 among offensive tackles.

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Former Florida commit, 5-star running back plans to visit for USF game

There will be some bing-time recruits on hand for this Saturday’s game, including this 2024 blue-chipper.

Florida football’s 2022 campaign is in full swing as the first year of the [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] era continues its maiden voyage. While the team has been battling out on the field the coaching staff has also been busy on the recruiting front where the action never stops.

One of the program’s strategies this season is to get prospective prospects on campus for the team’s home games in the Swamp to help give them a taste of what the University of Florida has to offer. The first two games of the season proved to be a success with many of the recruits who attended.

Among those slated to arrive in Gainesville this Saturday for the matchup with the South Florida Bulls is five-star running back Jerrick Gibson out of the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The 5-foot-10-inch, 195-pound ball carrier in the 2024 class confirmed his plans to drop in for an unofficial visit according to Swamp247.

The in-state target was previously committed to the Orange and Blue after the Friday Night Lights event held back in late July 2021, when [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] and his staff were still in charge. However, the changing of the guard in Gainesville apparently made Gibson feel a bit squeamish, ultimately decommitting back in February.

With well-respected running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] now running the show, he has made two unofficial trips to campus dating back to last spring including a camp held in June.

As far as the competition is concerned, Gibson has been vocally high on the Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs, while also treking to South Florida for a visit with the Miami Hurricanes in July. The Florida State Seminoles and Auburn Tigers appear to have a hat in the ring as well.

Gibson is ranked No. 8 overall and No. 1 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite — which has him rated as a five-star prospect — while the On3 consensus has him at Nos. 11 and 1, respectively, and rated at four stars. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machines currently has the Gators out front with a 33.9% chance of convincing him to re-commit.

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Florida one of two schools in play for this Peach State defensive back

The Gators are in the final round of competition for this defensive back from across the border.

Three-star defensive back [autotag]Bryce Thornton[/autotag] recently sat down with On3’s Chad Simmons and told him that the Florida Gators are neck and neck with the Alabama Crimson Tide for his services.

Thornton is expected to announce his commitment around the time of his birthday on November 22. Despite the expected timeframe, the rising senior has not ruled out announcing before the end of November.

The 5-foot-10-inch, 185-pound safety out of Alpharetta, Georgia, has weekends set aside to take official visits to both Alabama and Florida. Thornton will be in Tuscaloosa on October 7 for the Crimson Tide’s game against Texas A&M and will be in Gainesville on October 21, when the Gators are on a bye week.

While top programs such as in-state Georgia, LSU, Miami and Texas have all offered Thornton, the Gators and the Crimson Tide are “equal” at the top of his recruitment, telling Simmons that those two schools are the two he has been in contact with the most.

Multiple coaches have been involved with Thornton’s recruitment, including cornerbacks coach [autotag]Corey Raymond[/autotag], running backs and associate head coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag], and head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]. This group recruitment effort has made an impact on the defensive back prospect, naming the family environment he feels in Gainesville a big reason why the Orange and Blue are so high up in his recruitment.

According to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Florida Gators currently hold a 33.3% chance of landing Thornton’s signature while Alabama comes in second with a 21% chance. The On3 consensus rates him as a three-star recruit landing at No. 453 overall and No. 44 at his position nationally.

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