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Road To Signing Day: Florida Gators Closing In On James Robinson?

By Nicholas Gonzalez

Sep 17, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier prior to the game against the North Texas Mean Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier prior to the game against the North Texas Mean Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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After starting out the 2017 recruiting cycle slow, the Florida Gators have picked up speed. How are they fairing with top recruits such as James Robinson?

The Under Armour All-American Game is in the books, and the Florida Gators have to be feeling good coming out of it. What exactly happened to make the Gators feel so good?

Let me break it down.

News

No new commits this week, but the Gators have to be feeling good about some recruits. Four-star outside linebacker Levi Jones stated that he would like to get away from the state of Texas.

He followed that up by saying Texas is still in the equation for his commitment, but he isn’t forced to stay home.

Florida is one of the three teams in his supposed final three, as well as Florida State and Texas. Gators interim defensive coordinator Randy Shannon also coached Jones’ father with the Miami Dolphins.

It seems to be a two-way battle for Jones between FSU, and UF, but FSU seems to have the upper hand.

I touched on offensive tackle recruit Tony Gray a little last week and will do so more again this week. Gray still has a couple of visits left on his schedule, but has stated that he has already made up his mind. That could be good news for the Gators, especially since the last five “Crystal Balls” on 247 Sports have Gray going to UF.

Four-star wide receiver James Robinson abruptly announced Florida as his leader earlier this week during the UAAG practices, but quickly backed down on it as he still wants to enjoy his recruitment process. He most likely was pressured into doing so by media members at the practices, but the Gators were reportedly his leader beforehand anyway.

His recruitment process seems to be down to UF, Alabama, and Oklahoma. The word is that almost all of his family is lobbying for him to play his ball in Gainesville, which is a good sign.

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