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Georgia football offers 4-star WR Jayden Gibson

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star wide receiver prospect Jayden Gibson after Kojo Antwi committed to Ohio State

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star wide receiver prospect Jayden Gibson. The Bulldogs offered Gibson, a member of the class of 2022, right after four-star in-state wide receiver Kojo Antwi committed to Ohio State over Georgia and Texas A&M.

Jayden Gibson is tall and plays football for West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound receiver has recently visited Florida, South Carolina, Auburn, and Miami. Will he book a trip to Athens following his scholarship offer?

The four-star wide receiver has good speed and runs a little bit of track. Gibson additionally plays basketball.

Georgia is joining his recruiting process fairly late in the game, but the Dawgs still have a shot in his recruitment. Gibson is ranked as the No. 36 wide receiver in the class of 2022 and the No. 226 prospect.

Jayden Gibson announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via his Twitter account:

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs currently have the seventh-best class of 2022 at the moment. It was not too long ago that the Dawgs had the nation’s top class, but it has been a tough past month on the recruiting trail. Georgia is still among the contenders for several major targets, who plan to make commitments this month.

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Florida football named favorites to land this three-star WR

The Florida Gators football program has been labeled the favorites to land this three-star receiver but an in-state program is lurking.

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With Spring practices wrapping up, the focus for many programs now shifts to the 2022 recruiting cycle as June will be the first time in over a year where recruits can visit campuses. For the Florida Gators, Dan Mullen is off to a solid start, landing five commitments already.

But there’s a long way to go and the Gators have offers out to dozens of recruits hoping to reel them in.

Among those recruits is three-star in-state receiver Jayden Gibson, a 6-foot-4-inch, 185-pound Winter Garden native that has a total of 35 offers so far in his recruitment. Programs like Baylor, Miami, Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida have offered the highly-touted prospect. However, it appears as if the Gators might just be in the driver’s seat for this recruitment.

Rivals analyst Adam Gorney discussed Gibson’s recruitment in his rumor mill a few days back, saying that it makes sense for him to land with the Gators where his father and grandfather played. However, there’s a contender lurking in-state as well:

So much makes sense with Gibson ending up at Florida. Both of his parents went there, his father and grandfather played for the Gators plus that coaching staff is making the Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange receiver a big-time priority in this class. It would be no surprise if he ended up in Florida’s class. But Miami is making a serious run at Gibson, too, and if he wants to do his own thing then watch out for the Hurricanes.

While that seems like good news for Florida, we could be in for an in-state recruiting battle between the Hurricanes and Gators down the stretch. Both programs will be making big pushes and this one could get interesting as the summer goes on.

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2022 wide receiver recruit a standout at 7-on-7 event last weekend

A Florida Gators football three-star wide receiver recruiting target was named a standout at a 7-on-7 event in Orlando over the weekend.

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As Dan Mullen and his Florida Gators football staff continue to work on future classes, this summer will be a big one for the program in terms of trying to impress recruits and get them to commit.

With the NCAA likely ending the recruiting dead period in June, Florida is set to host two big recruiting weekends that month. Among the scheduled visitors is three-star in-state receiver Jayden Gibson, a player who is seeing his stock rise and is sought by over 30 programs.

Gibson is a Winter Garden native and has 34 offers in his recruitment so far, setting official visits this summer before making his decision. But over the weekend, Gibson was recognized at an event held by a former Gators standout.

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C.J. Gardner-Johnson hosted a Pylon 7-on-7 event in Orlando, giving recruits the chance to shine and improve their stock a bit. When it was all said and done, Gibson was named the “Alpha Dog” of the event by 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins:

 Gibson was the top wide receiver on hand Saturday. The lanky 6-foot-6 pass catcher out of Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange caught three touchdowns passes for Certified Dawg. All three can be seen in the video linked above. A number of college scouts and coaches have relayed behind the scenes that they believe the Sunshine State’s 2022 wide receiver class is a bit down compared to years prior, but Gibson looked like a wide receiver on Saturday that belongs inside the Top247. While he still needs to clean some things up from a technical standpoint, he’s a fluid mover with a long stride that is coordinated enough to make some acrobatic grabs, even in traffic.

The No. 541 overall, No. 68 receiver and No. 72 player in the state of Florida per 247Sports will likely make his choice after taking his visits this summer. It’s really tough to identify the front-runner, but this could come down to an in-state battle between Miami and the Gators.

Let’s hope Florida can do enough to land this talented receiver.

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Tennessee offers 2022 Florida wide receiver

Tennessee Vols’ football recruiting news.

Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s head coach on Jan. 27.

He comes to Tennessee after a three-year stint as head coach at UCF.

Heupel is in the process of assembling his coaching staff. While assembling a staff, Heupel is recruiting towards the Vols’ 2022 class.

The newly-hired Tennessee head coach has offered 2022 wide receiver Jayden Gibson.

Gibson was initially offered by Heupel in Nov. 2020 at UCF.

Jan 1, 2019; Glendale, AZ; Central Florida Knights head coach Josh Heupel prior to the game against the Louisiana State Tigers in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The 6-foot-6, 185-pound wide receiver is from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida.

He has Southeastern Conference offers from Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri and South Carolina.

The Vols currently do not have a commitment for its 2022 recruiting class.

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