Florida head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and offensive line coaches [autotag]Rob Sale[/autotag] and [autotag]Darnell Stapleton [/autotag]have continued to priortize the big men up front after former head coach [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] and offensive line coach [autotag]John Hevesy[/autotag] struggled to recruit the unit. Several top targets like four-stars [autotag]Roderick Kearney[/autotag], [autotag]Knijeah Harris[/autotag] and [autotag]Payton Kirkland[/autotag] plan to visit Florida for the Orange and Blue Game. Now the coaching staff can add one more. 247Sports reported that four-star offensive tackle [autotag]Lucas Simmons[/autotag] will also be in attendance.
He is one of many talented prospects set to come out of IMG Academy this cycle. 247Sports independent rankings have Simmons as the 136th overall prospect in the country and the 15th best player at his position.
This will be his second visit to the Swamp. He last visited the Gators in March. After his first visit, Simmons said he liked spending time with Napier, Sale and Stapleton as well as learning about how prestigious the University of Florid is.
Simmons currently has a list of his top 12 schools that includes Florida, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida State, Michigan, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, USC and USF. So far this year, he has taken visits to the Gators, Seminoles, Volunteers and Trojans.
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