Xavier Filsaime, a consensus top-50 prospect and one of the best safeties in the Class of 2024, flipped his commitment from Florida to Texas, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported on Monday.
247Sports grades Filsaime as a five-star prospect, the No. 32 overall player, and the second-best safety in the upcoming class. He had been committed to Florida since April.
“One of my hardest decisions ever,” the Texas native said in Fawcett’s report on the decision. “I have lots of love for everyone over there.”
The move jumps Texas to No. 5 in 247Sports’ 2024 team recruiting rankings. Billy Napier and the Gators, who were once as high as third in the country, tumbled down to 10th with the decommitment.
BREAKING: Elite 2024 Safety Xavier Filsaime tells me he has Flipped from Florida to Texas!
The 6’1 190 S from McKinney, TX had been Committed to the Gators since April
“It was God who told me.”https://t.co/nuO7VQyEpu pic.twitter.com/dGWrnOlZjc
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) December 18, 2023
Filsaime becomes the latest player to detach from the Florida football program. Four other 2024 recruits have decommitted from the Gators since the start of November, including three four-star prospects in defensive lineman Nasir Johnson, edge rusher Jamonta Waller, and cornerback Wardell Mack. Edge rusher Princely Umanmielen and running back Trevor Etienne also left for the transfer portal.
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