Gators to get top 2025 defensive lineman for visit this fall

It’s looking like the Gators will be hosting a myriad of top prep prospects in the Swamp for the Tennessee game.

Billy Napier’s primary focus in rebuilding Florida football’s program has been on the recruiting front, where he and his staff have made leaps and bounds of improvement over the previous administration when it comes to luring top prep prospects to the Swamp.

Five-star defensive lineman [autotag]Elijah Griffin[/autotag] out of Savannah (Georgia) Christian Prep in the 2025 cycle is one of the most coveted members of his class. The 6-foot-5-inch, 285-pound trench warrior recently divulged his plans to visit campus this coming fall to 247Sports, noting that he plans to be in Gainesville when the Gators open their SEC schedule at home against the Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 16.

Along with Florida, the Georgia Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks, Clemson Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans were among the schools to reach out to him immediately after the start of the contact period on Aug. 1.

The blue-chip recruit also plans on visiting Georgia’s game against the UT-Martin Skyhawks, Alabama’s game against the Texas Longhorns and Clemson’s game against South Carolina.

Griffin is ranked No. 2 overall and No. 1 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking also agrees with those respective rankings. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has the Gamecocks in front for his commitment with a 38.6% chance of landing him, followed by UGA (26.9%), Clemson (6.2%) and the Florida State Seminoles (5.2%).

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Gators to get this 5-star 2025 OT on campus this weekend

Not only are the Gators getting a myriad of prep prospects on campus Saturday, but they’ve also got a big-time recruit stopping by Sunday as well.

A big recruiting weekend is coming up for Florida football and Billy Napier and Co. host the first edition of the Grill in the Ville event, which welcomes prep prospects from a range of recruiting classes into the Swamp to get a gander one what the Gators have to offer.

However, not all of the latest news is focused on that Saturday night bar-b-que in Hogtown, as five-star offensive tackle [autotag]Solomon Thomas[/autotag] out of Jacksonville (Florida) Raines in the 2025 cycle told Swamp247 that he plans to be on campus the day after on Sunday, July 30.

Ahead of his trip to Gainesville, the 6-foot-4-inch, 290-pound lineman will stop to see the South Carolina Gamecocks on July 28 and the Miami Hurricanes on the following day, culminating a weekend jet-set schedule.

Solomon is ranked No. 28 overall and No. 4 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 31 and 4, respectively.

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Blue-chip cornerback sets late-July visit date with Florida

This in-state blue-chipper will be cooking along with the rest of the prospects at the Grill in the Ville event.

Four-star cornerback Jamari Howard out of Miami (Florida) Central missed out on a pair of visit opportunities with Florida football back in June while the prep prospect hot stove was sizzling.

Nonetheless, former Michigan State Spartans commit has made plans to get things cooking at the end of this month for the program’s Grill in the Ville event held on July 29, according to Swamp247’s Blake Alderman.

The summer stop will represent his fourth visit to the Swamp this year with plenty of time still remaining before he intends on announcing his decision. The 6-foot-2-inch, 175-pound defensive back has made just two official visits so far with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as well as the Spartans.

Howard is ranked No. 109 overall and No. 12 at his position nationally according to the 247Sports composite while the On3 industry ranking has him at Nos. 124 and 15, respectively. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has FSU in the lead for his commitment with a 25.3% chance of signing him, followed by MSU (22.1%), Florida (14.4%) and Rutgers (12.0%).

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