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Gators EDGE rusher is out for the remainder of 2023 with ACL injury

Florida Gators EDGE rusher will miss the remainder of the 2023 season after tearing an ACL.

Yet another member of the Florida football program has been ruled out for the remainder of the year.

Sophomore EDGE rusher [autotag]Jack Pyburn[/autotag] took to social media on Monday afternoon that he has to undergo surgery that will force him to miss the final three games of the year.

Pyburn suffered a torn ACL in the third quarter against Arkansas.

“Thank you to everyone for the prayers and well wishes after Saturday’s game,” Pyburn wrote. “Unfortunately the injury I received on Saturday is a season-ending tear to my ACL. I can promise y’all one thing and that is I will be back soon and better than ever. Love this team and my brothers.”

Pyburn collected 17 tackles this season, including a tackle for loss against South Carolina. The sophomore finished Saturday with four total tackles before sustaining the injury.

The Jacksonville, Florida, native joins a short list of Gators who underwent knee surgery after leading tackler Shemar James was ruled out after the Georgia loss.

The Gators are short-handed going into its matchup with the LSU Tigers on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 ET and will broadcast on the SEC Network.

2022 Florida Football Season Preview: Outside Linebackers

The Gators have a decent amount of depth at outside linebacker, but it’s Brenton Cox Jr. who leads the group heading into the 2022 season.

After going over the defensive linemen on the team in detail, it’s time to talk about Florida’s outside linebackers room heading into 2022.

These are the edge rushers of the team that are expected to cause havoc opposite of [autotag]Princely Umanmielen[/autotag] at the strongside defensive end spot. [autotag]Brenton Cox Jr[/autotag]. leads the group and is returning for his third year at Florida.

The Gators are only losing two players at the position, [autotag]Jeremiah Moon[/autotag] to graduation and [autotag]Khris Bogle[/autotag] to the transfer portal, and they added two freshmen in the most recent cycle. Florida still has plenty of depth on the edge, though. Cox should be good for 13 starts barring injury, and there’s a trio behind him that can do the job if he does need any rest.

Here’s a look at all eight outside linebackers/JACK/edge rushers on the 2022 Florida Gators football roster.

BREAKING: 3-star edge rusher announces commitment to Gators

Jack Pyburn announced his commitment to Florida over Auburn and Miami on Tuesday.

On the eve of national signing day, Florida got things started the right way. Coach Billy Napier landed a commitment from Jacksonville edge rushing prospect Jack Pyburn a three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.

The No. 441 player in the nation per the 247Sports Composite, Pyburn — a product of The Bolles School — grew up a Gators fan and has been attending games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium since he was young. He was also considering Miami and Auburn, which he visited two weeks ago.

But Florida got the final visit from Pyburn, and on that visit, he received a scholarship offer from the coaching staff.

“It was surreal,” Pyburn said of receiving his offer, per 247Sports Thomas Goldkamp. “That was awesome. We were just sitting with my whole family and he let us know that I had an offer. That was a really cool experience. I figured it was coming, but just getting it in person, it was a great feeling.”

Pyburn is the only edge rusher in Florida’s class currently, and though he projects as a bit of a developmental prospect, he’ll give the team some key depth initially and could play his way into a bigger role down the line.

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Gators to bring uncommitted edge rusher in for official visit after late push

After a change of plans, Jacksonville three-star Jack Pyburn will visit Gainesville this weekend.

With national signing day on Wednesday, Florida doesn’t have much time left to forge new relationships with prospects in the 2022 class. But with that being said, it’s making a late push for uncommitted Jacksonville (Florida) Bolles three-star edge rusher Jack Pyburn.

Pyburn is set to announce his decision on Tuesday, and he was originally planning to pick between Auburn and Miami. But things have changed, and he will now visit Florida this weekend, he told 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins.

“A change of plans,” Pyburn said. “I’m going to take a visit to Florida. They started reaching out last week and then this week they started to get pretty serious with the D-line coach and DC getting hired. They sent someone to get eyes on me Wednesday and then (Thursday) they called and asked if we would go on an official. So, I talked to Coach (Billy) Napier and this is where we are at.”

According to 247Sports, UF offered Pyburn on Friday. The No. 437 player in the country and No. 36 edge rusher, Pyburn committed to Minnesota on June 20 following an official visit, but he chose not to sign during the early signing period. Shortly after receiving an offer from the Hurricanes, he decommitted from the Golden Gophers. He was also offered by Auburn the following day.

Coach Billy Napier doesn’t have a lot of time to sell the 6-foot-3-inch, 265-pound player on Gainesville, but the staff will hope to make up some ground by getting him on campus for his final official visit.

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Auburn target Jack Pyburn names top 2, sets commitment date

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One of Auburn’s top targets is edge rusher Jack Pyburn, and he recently announced his top two schools and when he would make his commitment.

On Wednesday, Pyburn Tweeted that Auburn and Miami were his top schools and he would be announcing his decision on Jan. 27. He officially visited Auburn last weekend before taking an unofficial visit to Miami.

TOP 2. THE COMMITMENT 1/27/22.
Instagram: jack.pyburn #WDE #CANES @RWrightRivals @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong247 @adamgorney @rledits24 @Andrew_Ivins pic.twitter.com/djhQ6Z2Pwo

— Jack Pyburn (@JackPyburn1) January 19, 2022

Pyburn was previously committed to Minnesota and is ranked as the 63rd best edge rusher and 152nd best player in Florida, according to the 247Sports Composite ranking. The 6-foot-4 and 265-pounder is from Jacksonville, Florida.

He is coming off a dominant senior season, in 11 games he made 109 tackles,15 sacks and 32 tackles for a loss.

Clemson showing interest in late-rising edge rusher, recent Minnesota decommit

The Clemson Insider has learned that Clemson has recently sparked interest in a 2022 pass-rusher who recently backed off his commitment from the University of Minnesota. The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) three-star edge rusher Jack Pyburn …

The Clemson Insider has learned that Clemson has recently sparked interest in a 2022 pass-rusher who recently backed off his commitment from the University of Minnesota.

The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) three-star edge rusher Jack Pyburn opened up his recruitment on Thursday, Jan. 6, after previously being committed to P.J. Fleck’s program since June 2021.

Pyburn told us Saturday morning that Clemson has been in contact with his coaches at The Bolles School.

Since re-opening his recruitment, the fast-rising pass-rusher has picked up offers from the University of Virginia and Auburn. The University of Miami is also a suitor in Pyburn’s recruitment after offering him on Jan. 4, just two days before he decommitted from Minnesota.

As a senior at The Bolles School, Pybrun was a dominant force as an outside pass-rusher. He recorded 109 tackles (32 for loss) and 15 sacks across his final season of high school football.

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