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Legacy 4-star RB recruit almost committed during Florida visit

Four-star running back Treyaun Webb almost gave his pledge to Florida during his visit on Thursday.

Under Dan Mullen, Florida was an afterthought in four-star running back Treyuan Webb’s recruitment. But since coach Billy Napier‘s arrival, the Gators have turned up the heat. They got him on campus Thursday for the first time since the new staff’s arrival and told Swamp247 he thought about committing just before he departed from Gainesville.

“It was an amazing visit, man,” he said. “I really don’t even know where to start. Really everything. From the time I got there, to the time I am leaving. For me to be there so late shows you how amazing it was. I was the last one out of the building. I even thought about committing while I was there, so that tells you how good the visit was.”

His favorite part of the visit was meeting Napier and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke. He said they were the same people in person as they are on the phone.

Webb hails from Jacksonville, Florida, and is related to former Gators cornerback Dee Webb. He is currently ranked sixth-best player at his position and 159th overall, according to the independent 247Sports rankings.

Florida is now a strong contender for Webb after sitting on the outside looking in because of how much they are prioritizing him.

In the next couple of weeks, he plans to visit North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, but he wants to come back to Florida soon. He also has official visits set to the Gamecocks and Penn State and wants to have a decision made before his senior season.

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Georgia 2022 running back commit sets official visit to Gainesville

Jordan James, who has been committed to the Bulldogs since March, will take his final official visit to Gainesville.

Florida continues to push hard for running backs this offseason. The team has secured the commitments of four-star Trevor Etienne and Louisiana transfer Montrell Johnson, and it is also targeting four-star Louisiana prospect TreVonte’ Citizen. Though the running back room could be getting a bit crowded (some attrition is to be expected), coach Billy Napier is pushing for another running back currently committed to a bitter rival.

Georgia commit Jordan James, a four-star running back in the 2022 recruiting class from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a player the Gators are trying to flip. Running backs coach Jabbar Juluke visited him at his home on Monday, and during that visit, they locked up the dates for an official visit to Gainesville, which James will take the weekend of Jan. 28 as UF will get the last word in for him.

“It was good getting to know him and talk to him in-person,” James said of his visit with Juluke, per 247Sports Blake Alderman. “He sat down and talked to my family. We enjoyed having him over there and we had some good talks. He told me a lot of stuff about the education they have at Florida and what they can do for players on and off the field. He said some of the programs they have and he did a good job explaining them to me and how Florida can benefit me. He is a great coach. I still have more getting to know of him, but from what I know so far he’s a good coach and he’s well respected. His track record is very good and speaks for itself.”

James is the No. 16 running back in the 2022 class and No. 191 player overall. He committed to Georgia in March, but he chose not to sign during the early signing period, giving Napier’s staff a window of opportunity after arriving in Gainesville. Florida offered James last January, but the interest has renewed with the new staff in place.

UF will have some competition to flip him, though. James is also considering Oregon, where he will take an official visit this weekend. He was also considering trips to Florida State, Clemson and Notre Dame, but considering those trips never materialized, those programs seem to be out of the running to land him.

Running the ball is a core part of Napier’s offensive philosophy, and he’s clearly seeking an embarrassment of riches at the position. It seems unlikely Florida will get both James and Citizen, but picking up one of them, especially the player currently committed to its biggest rival, would be a major recruiting victory for the Gators.

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UF staff to visit this 4-star running back on Wednesday

Citizen is set to visit LSU this weekend and Miami the following weekend, but the Gators are still making a push.

Florida has already locked up the commitment of a four-star running back in the 2022 class in Trevor Etienne, and it also added Montrell Johnson this offseason, a transfer-portal pickup who finished has Louisiana’s second-leading rusher in 2021 with 838 yards.

Considering UF returns Nay’Quan Wright, Demarkcus Bowman and Lorenzo Lingard, it could probably call it a day. But coach Billy Napier is still pushing hard for Lake Charles (LA) College Prep running back TreVonte’ Citizen, a four-star prospect who ranks as the No. 113 player in the 2022 class, according to the 247Sports Composite.

The Gators visited Citizen last week, but he will meet with another staffer on Wednesday in running backs coach Jabbar Juluke, according to On3’s Corey Bender. Citizen was originally planning to take a trip to Gainesville this weekend, but he will visit LSU instead, though he still plans to take a trip to Florida.

However, that visit won’t be in an official capacity if it happens, as Citizen will go to see Miami the following weekend. He also visited Auburn this past weekend.

Running back is not nearly as big a need for this team as it was a couple of weeks ago, but Citizen is still an elite running back prospect, and it seems that Florida still wants to see him join the class.

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