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Four crystal balls cast in favor of Florida by 247Sports

The Gators could be adding some more commitments to its recruiting class of 2024 soon after Florida recently earned four crystal ball projections from 247Sports’ experts.

The Florida Gators were pegged as the favorites to land four different recruits from the class of 2024 on Wednesday.

Swamp247’s Blake Alderman cast four different crystal ball projections in favor of Florida. Alderman believes that Florida is in the driver’s seat for four-star safety [autotag]Jarvis Boatwright[/autotag], three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Kendall Jackson[/autotag], three-star athlete [autotag]Kevin Levy[/autotag] and unranked safety [autotag]Josiah Davis[/autotag]. Jackson previously had a crystal ball cast for him in favor of Florida by 247Sports area recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins.

Boatwright and Davis keeping interested in Florida after Patrick Toney’s departure is a good sign for the program. Cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond will coach all UF defensive backs in 2023, and he’s clearly not losing a step in the recruiting realm after taking on more on-field responsibility. Boatwright, who is the highest-ranked of the quarter at No. 401 overall on the 247Sports composite, could still end up with another of his top five programs (FSU, Tennessee, South Carolina and UCF), but Alderman thinks Florida is in the “best spot for him.”

Levy is listed as a wide receiver on 247Sports’ position rankings, but the Gators are looking at him as a cornerback, making him the third defensive back to pick up a crystal ball to Florida on Wednesday. Raymond’s been recruiting him and is a big reason Levy is considering UF, but FSU is also invested in this race.

Jackson is a local kid from F. W. Bucholz that could end up staying in Gainesville. He has family ties to the program and is a regular visitor on campus. All signs point to Florida here.

Alderman’s crystal ball projections all came in with a six out of 10 confidence rating. There is still plenty of time for the class of 2024 to figure out what they want to do, but these guys might be the closest to committing.

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4-star DB locks in spring visit date with Gators

Florida continues to stay close to this in-state four-star safety from the class of 2024.

Four-star Clearwater (Florida) safety [autotag]Jarvis Boatwright Jr[/autotag]. is headed back to the Swamp for a spring visit, according to Gators Online.

Boatwright should be back in town at the beginning of April for his second visit of the calendar year and his fourth visit since picking up an offer in July 2022. He was most recently in town for one of Florida’s Junior Days in January, which is when he initially mentioned plans to return for a spring visit.

“Yes, in March I will be visiting. Actually, it’s April 1,” Boatwright said.

Safeties coach and defensive coordinator Patrick Toney has been in contact with him for a while, and Boatwright feels that he could help develop into an NFL-caliber player.

“I want to be developed and be the best DB. That’s what I’m looking for, to be developed. Education is key but I always want to be developed. (Florida) is up there,” said Boatwright

Florida landed in Boatwright’s top five along with Florida State, South Carolina, Tennessee and UCF, but that’s unsurprising since he’s called UF his dream school in the past. The Gators still need to lock him down, though, and getting him back on campus frequently is a good way to do it.

Boatwright comes in at No. 363 on the 247Sports’ overall rankings and No. 28 among safeties in the class of 2024. The On3 consensus has him in a similar spot at No. 367 overall and No. 32 positionally. On3 also drops him down to three-star status.

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2024 4-star safety receives ‘dream’ offer from Florida

Jarvis Boatwright Jr. recently received a dream offer from his childhood team, the Florida Gators.

A highly regarded in-state 2024 prospect finally got the offer he wanted since he was a child.

[autotag]Jarvis Boatwright Jr[/autotag]. told On3’s Corey Bender that his recent Florida offer was his childhood dream. The 6-foot-2-inch, 175-pound safety out of Clearwater, Florida, received his offer while on an unofficial visit to Gainesville at the end of July. When talking to Bender about why UF meant so much to him, Boatwright mentioned how Florida felt like a family. Seeing high-level players come out of Gainesville — so close to home as well — played a big factor in why the Gators’ offer meant so much to him.

Boatwright didn’t work out for Florida’s coaching staff, but rather spent his time getting to know the personnel. He even got one-on-one time with Gators co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach [autotag]Patrick Toney[/autotag], someone Boatwright will spend a lot of time with if he suits up for the Orange and Blue.

In addition to Florida, Boatwright has taken visits to UCF, FSU and South Carolina. The list of programs that will be fighting for his services is long, including top programs such as Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee, Ole Miss, and many more.

Boatwright expects to be back on Florida’s campus — the school he says is at the top of his recruitment — for some games this fall. Along with his football reasons, Boatwright says that the university’s physical therapy program is another reason why the Gators are at the top of his shortlist, a program that UF claims has a 100% success rate in landing a job after graduation.

Boatwright is considered the No. 21 Safety in the 2024 class, according to the On3 Consensus.

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