Florida Gators Football Recruiting

Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier leads the team out of the tunnel prior to the game against the LSU Tigers  at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Florida’s 2026 cornerstone piece climbs ahead of Tim Tebow in the all-time rankings

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Vaults Over In-State Rival in Fresh Recruiting Rankings

Florida checks key boxes for 2027’s No. 2 CB

Gators already involved in elite 2028 quarterback, wide receiver

Florida v Florida State

Gators in play to flip five-star defensive lineman

Cameron Wilhorn
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Milton's Kaiden Hall No. 3) pulls in the pass for a huge gain against the Gulf Breeze defense during Friday night's gridiron action.

Four-star Gator commit flashes big-time playmaking in high school opener

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Orange & Blue Spring Game

Former Gator commit makes shocking flip to in-state rival

Cameron Wilhorn
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Ole Miss v Florida

With Groce in the fold Gators jump in the rankings

Corey Long
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Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier prior to the game against the LSU Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Billy Napier lands Davian Groce, a playmaker cut from Percy Harvin’s cloth

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Orange & Blue Spring Game

Miami working to flip in-state Florida 4-star commit is not good at all

Corey Long
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Florida v Florida State

5-star EDGE gives Florida football new-found hope with his announcement coming soon

Corey Long
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Apr 12, 2025; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier walks on the field during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

4-star UF commit shutting down recruitment is 1 more off-field win for Billy Napier

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Jul 16, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida State Gators head coach Billy Napier talks to the media during the SEC Media Days at Omni Atlanta Hotel.

4-star Florida commit silences flip rumors with powerful 7-word message

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Florida Gators co-defensive coordinator Vinnie Sunseri gestures during spring football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]

5-star DB has Florida fans buzzing over his latest IG activity

Ericka Brockish
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Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart and Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier talk before the game before the first half at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, November 2, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

4-star Florida commit officially on flip watch after Kirby Smart sends offer his way

Braulio Perez
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Florida v Florida State

Gators surging for five-star safety as August commitment date is set

Cameron Wilhorn
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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier gives fist bumps to fans during Gator Walk at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 25, 2023 befoe the game against the Florida State Seminoles. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

The biggest recruiting steals of Billy Napier’s tenure

Benjamin Henderson
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Ole Miss v Florida

Florida gaining ground in SEC battle for No. 1 ranked Tight End and 2-Sport Star

Alexis Farinacci
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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier coaches during Fall practice at Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville, FL on Thursday, August 8, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

ESPN high on Florida commit that other services remain cool on

Benjamin Henderson
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Sep 16, 2023; Gainesville, Florida, USA;  Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Gators were in the mix — but these two recruits chose differently

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Orange & Blue Spring Game

Billy Napier clears up the rumors surrounding Gators and 5-star WR Dallas Wilson

Corey Long
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Apr 12, 2025; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators wide receiver Aidan Mizell (11) scores a touchdown during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

Florida’s 2023 recruiting class: Overhyped or overlooked?

Benjamin Henderson
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James Johnson, a defensive lineman for the North Fort Myers High School football team practices on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.

Florida fans were right about a 5-star Georgia flip but to wrong school

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier on the sidelines late in the game. The annual Florida vs Georgia football game at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL, Saturday, October 27, 2023. Georgia walked away with a final score of 43 to 20. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]

New Gator pledge immediately plummets in recruiting rankings

Benjamin Henderson
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Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) is congratulated by Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier after a series during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 19, 2024 against the Kentucky Wildcats. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

Gators leapfrog rivals in rankings after Heze Kent joins the class

Benjamin Henderson
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Dec 20, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is presented the Gasparilla Bowl championship trophy after the win against the Tulane Green Wave at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Gator fans buzzing after Heze Kent becomes second major commitment in two days

Alexis Farinacci
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Florida Orange & Blue Spring Game

Gators land commit with once-in-a-generation athletic traits

Cameron Wilhorn
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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier runs out of the tunnel with the team as fireworks and fire shoot out of towers before the start of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 5, 2024. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]

Social media lights up after KJ Ford joins the Gators

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