At nearly every level of sport, team-building is the most interesting part of being a fan. There’s a reason the term “armchair GM” was invented – it’s a lot of fun to look at the players who could soon don the uniform of a fan’s favorite team.
At the collegiate level, it can be particularly tough to ascertain which players to hone in on since there isn’t much information out there on most high school players and much of recruiting happens behind closed doors.
However, just as the 2020 season was unique, it was a uniquely challenging year for recruiting. Doors weren’t just closed to fans; they were closed to insiders as well. The NCAA imposed a recruiting dead period on all teams. That meant no home visits, no campus visits and no private camps or workouts.
Now, the dead period restrictions are about to be lifted, and teams can resume normal activity on June 1. With that date looming, it is useful to take a look at the players Florida is prioritizing in the 2022 recruiting class to get a taste of what the Gators’ future may hold.
For the purposes of this article, we’re defining priority target as a player who is within the 247Sports’ top 100 and has expressed mutual interest in Florida’s scholarship offer. Obviously, plenty of offers exist to players who will not be included here. But as football demands a tremendous amount of recruiting, we’ve whittled the list to the best players head coach Dan Mullen has a real chance at reeling into the Swamp.