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247Sports logs crystal ball for Florida to land this 4-star RB

Florida has a chance to add another four-star running back to the class of 2023, and 247Sports likes the Gators’ chances.

Four-star running back [autotag]Mark Fletcher[/autotag] of American Heritage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, backed off his pledge to the Ohio State Buckeyes recently, and the experts at 247Sports like Florida as a possible landing spot for the elite talent.

Swamp247’s Blake Alderman logged a crystal ball for Fletcher in favor of Florida on Wednesday, albeit with medium confidence. The reason for the prediction is simple: Fletcher backed off his commitment to Ohio State after visiting the Swamp to see Florida take down South Carolina, and running backs coach Jabbar Juluke has kept a close eye on him.

“They actually have been recruiting me heavy,” Fletcher said to 247Sports earlier in the week. “I just wanted to get up there and see what they were about and everything. It was a good game.”

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Resetting Michigan State football’s RB recruiting board

Check out what Michigan State’s running back board might look like as the early signing period approaches:

Michigan State lost a huge commitment in the form of Kedrick Reescano yesterday. The longtime 4-star commit was a focal point of the class, and now the Spartan coaching staff will be forced to replace him.

There are still a lot of viable options for the Spartans to consider and running backs coach Effrem Reed will look to secure some of those options before the December early signing period.

Michigan State will look to take two running backs in this class, so expect a lot of heat to be turned up on this list:

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Florida commits in action during Week 2 of high school football

Take a look at how Florida’s top recruits fared this past week on the high school gridiron.

Week one of college football was plenty exciting, but there was still high school football action as well, and Florida’s commits put up some highlights.

Two players were on a bye, four-star receiver [autotag]Eugene Wilson III[/autotag] and four-star defensive lineman [autotag]Will Norman[/autotag]. The latter has had an interesting high school journey that took another turn over the weekend.

A good chunk of the class was in attendance for Florida’s upset win over the Utah Utes on Saturday as well. Seeing the Swamp over capacity and experiencing Billy Napier’s first game day as the head coach of the Gators sat well with them.

Here’s a look at what Florida’s recruiting class of 2023 did over the weekend.

Highlights from Florida commits over first full weekend high school action

High school football is in full swing and the Florida Gators’ commits are putting up highlight after highlight.

High school football is in full swing across the country and that means there are highlights to watch from Florida’s commitments in the class of 2023.

While everyone was in action, high school clips are tougher to find than college football clips or NFL action. A good chunk of the class has some sort of media available, though, so that’s what we’re looking at here today.

Four-star running back [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag] had the best week with 191 yards on 18 carries in a 48-40 win on Friday. Four-star receiver [autotag]Eugene Wilson III[/autotag] also shined with six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

[autotag]Aidan Mizell[/autotag] left his game early with an apparent knee injury in the first quarter and didn’t return, but Gator Country’s Nick Marcinko noted that he appeared to be okay watching from the sidelines.

Florida’s quarterback commit, [autotag]Marcus Stokes[/autotag], had a rough day, completing just five of 20 pass attempts for 76 yards and an interception. He did manage to score a rushing touchdown to make up for the turnover, though.

[autotag]Creed Whittemore[/autotag], who is listed as an athlete, was 10-14 for 126 yards and a touchdown Thursday. He added 71 yards on the ground and a pair of scores on a field that was ruined by the weather.

Three-star wide receiver [autotag]Tyree Patterson[/autotag] had a nice 100-yard game with a touchdown despite a team loss Friday.

Florida nearing top 10 in team rankings following latest commitment

Florida is moving up On3’s team recruiting rankings after flipping four-star linebacker Jaden Robinson.

The Gators added another blue-chip recruit to the class of 2023 on Wednesday, and Florida has moved up to No. 12 in the latest team recruiting rankings update from On3.

Linebacker Jaden Robinson became the 15th four-star recruit to commit to UF and the 17th overall to join the class. The On3 consensus ranked him No. 379 overall in the class of 2023 and No. 36 among linebackers. Adding Robinson was enough to push Florida ahead of Tennessee to No. 12 on the overall rankings, and UF also took sole position of the No. 4 spot among SEC programs.

This will be [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s first true recruiting class as the head coach of the Gators. He assembled a transition class for 2022 in a two-month scramble that finished 20th in the nation, but this will be the first group he gets to spend an entire year recruiting.

The hope is for a top-10 class, and that’s nearing reality. Only USC and Penn State stand between Florida and the promised land. That said, Gator Nation may not be happy unless UF finishes ahead of Miami, which is No. 7 on the list with a pair of five-star recruits in tow.

If Florida lands [autotag]Cormani McClain[/autotag] and a few more four-star recruits, passing Miami could become reality as well. [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag], a class of 2023 running back commit, hinted at some possible recruiting news in the near future and he’s been right before. Perhaps Florida cracks the top 10 sooner than expected.

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Gators offer 2025 QB after impressive Friday Night Lights showing

After a strong showing at Florida’s Friday Night Lights camp, Colin Hurley picked up an offer from the Gators and is considered one of UF’s top priorities in the class of 2025.

The Florida Gators are beginning to make contact with some of the top players in the class of 2025, and Trinity Christian (Jacksonville, Florida) quarterback [autotag]Colin Hurley[/autotag] is one of the first in the group to pick up an offer from [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s staff.

Hurley, who plays with 2023 Florida commit [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag], was previously offered by [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag]’s staff, but the Friday Night Lights camp at the end of July gave him a chance to interact with the new coaches in the Swamp. He shined on the field and quickly was re-offered by UF, according to Gators Online.

“Being offered by the new staff at Florida means a lot,” Hurley told Gators Online. “Obviously, I was the No. 1 target for the previous staff, so it was important to get in front of the new staff and meet them while showing them why I’m the top QB in the country. I feel I did that.”

The rising sophomore got to campus five hours early to spend some time in the film room with Florida coaches. They went over his tape and Napier even compared him to [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag], who is also a bigger quarterback.

It shouldn’t be long until Hurley returns to Gainesville. He told Gators Online that he’s “definitely going to that Utah game,” and he knows it’s only 67 miles from his home to the Swamp.

Hurley has already won two state championships with the Conquerors and is primed to have even bigger years as he matures and becomes an upperclassman. As a freshman, he threw for completed 144 of 257 pass attempts for 2,146 yards and 24 touchdowns. He also played limited snaps as an eighth grader.

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Florida football jumps up in ESPN’s latest recruiting rankings

The Gators broke the top 20 in ESPN’s latest recruiting rankings after landing multiple 4-star recruits.

Following the commitment of four-star quarterback [autotag]Markus Stokes[/autotag] and four-star running back [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag], Florida jumped five spots in ESPN’s 2023 recruiting rankings

Coming in at No. 17, the Gators are quietly building a solid recruiting class in [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s first full cycle as Florida coach. The new head coach’s strategy of keeping talent inside the state seems to be working, with 10 of the Gators’ 12 commitments hailing from the Sunshine State.

Florida’s 2023 class is highlighted by [autotag]Eugene Wilson III[/autotag]. The 5-foot-11-inch, 165-pound athlete is considered to be a top-30 player in the state of Florida according to 247Sports. The Gaither (Tampa, Florida) standout is the latest in a group of players to commit to the program, announcing his commitment on July 8.

The Gators will almost certainly continue to rise in the recruiting rankings. They are in the running to land Cormani McLain, a consensus top-five player in the country (No. 2, On3; No. 3, ESPN & 247Sports). After a visit to Gainesville in April, the Lakeland cornerback said his decision is down to Alabama and Florida.

McLain’s decision, along with [autotag]Derrick LeBlanc[/autotag]’s, [autotag]Will Norman[/autotag]’s and [autotag]Daquayvious Sorey[/autotag]’s, among others, will go a long way towards showing players and fans alike that the future of Florida football is bright.

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Gators jump in recruiting rankings after recent commitments

Florida got a huge boost in the recruiting rankings on Thursday and will likely climb even higher by the beginning of next week.

Fresh off the heels of two high-profile Thursday commitments, the Florida Gators have risen in 247Sports’ 2023 team recruiting rankings.

After waking up ranked 43rd in the country, the Gators went to bed Thursday night with the 26th overall recruiting class. It started with Napier flipping four-star quarterback recruit [autotag]Markus Stokes[/autotag] from Penn State. The 6-foot-2-inch, 185-pound signal-caller out of Nease High School (same high school that [autotag]Tim Tebow[/autotag] played at) in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, was a morale boost for the Florida fanbase after missing out on blue-chip QB [autotag]Jaden Rashada[/autotag] just one week ago. Flipping a quarterback prospect just up the road from Gainesville from a top-tier program like the Nittany Lions’ did a lot for the perception of the program.

The Gators also landed the services of four-star running back [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag]. The Jacksonville native plays his high school football at Trinity Christian Academy and committed to the Gators shortly after Stokes announced he had flipped programs. The 6-foot-1-inch, 205-pound ball-carrier chose the Gators over Penn State and South Carolina, where he was being recruited by former Florida coaches Ja’Juan Seider (Penn State) and Torrian Gray (South Carolina).

These rankings came out before four-star athlete [autotag]Eugene Wilson III[/autotag] chose to commit to the Gators over Texas A&M on Friday afternoon. The Gators are expected to rise in the rankings even more after Wilson III’s commitment, with the potential to secure more commitments over the weekend.

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Florida picks up third commitment in 24 hours from this in-state 4-star WR

Billy Napier and the Gators are on a tear. That’s three impact commitments in the last 24 hours and change.

One day after landing a quarterback and running back for the class of 2023, the Florida Gators have picked up yet another big commitment on the offensive side of the ball.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Eugene Wilson III[/autotag] picked UF over Texas A&M on Friday. The Gators were the favorite after hosting him four separate times, including an official visit on June 17 that closed out his process. After mulling things over for a few weeks, he decided to commit to his dream school and join a recruiting class that’s growing stronger by the day.

Wilson is ranked No. 147 overall on both the 247Sports composite and On3 consensus. That makes him the new highest-rated recruit in the class and his addition has Florida up to No. 19 on 247Sports’ team rankings. On3 has UF at No. 14 following the commitments of Wilson, [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag] and [autotag]Marcus Stokes[/autotag].

The flurry of good news has Gator Nation in better spirits than it was to start the month. Missing out on [autotag]Jaden Rashada[/autotag] and [autotag]Francis Mauigoa[/autotag] to Miami left a bad taste in many Florida fans’ mouths, but Napier has impressively flipped the narrative.

Wilson’s commitment brings Florida’s recruiting class of 2023 to 12 players. Billy Napier is going heavy at receiver with Tyree Patterson and Creed Whittemore also on board. Ricky Pearsall has also been added to the roster through the transfer portal.

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Penn State misses out on four-star running back in Class of 2023

Sometimes the recruiting experts are wrong, as was the case for this Class of 2023 four-star running back who won’t end up at Penn State.

As if losing a quarterback commitment to the Florida Gators wasn’t enough for one day, Penn State learned one of its recruiting targets also decided to stay close to home and play for the Gators instead of the Nittany Lions. Four-star running back [autotag]Treyaun Webb[/autotag] announced on Thursday he has committed to Florida.

As a native of Jacksonville, Webb staying in the state to play for Florida always seemed like a strong possibility. But the recruiting predictions in the weeks leading up to Webb’s announcement were trending more and more in Penn State’s favor, including from some highly respected recruiting analysts. So the commitment to Florida is a mild surprise now that the announcement has been made.

Webb is a four-star running back who was a consensus top-10 running back in the Class of 2023 (On3 is the only recruiting service that rated him three stars). Webb had visited Penn State twice with one unofficial visit last November and an official visit this past June. Penn State was in the top five and appeared dot be gaining momentum on the recruiting trail.

Now, Webb will join a Florida recruiting class that features former Penn State quarterback commit [autotag]Marcus Stokes[/autotag]. On the same day Webb committed to the Gators, Stokes flipped his commitment to Florida as well.

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