Gators April Recruiting Recap: When Will Visits Become Commitments?

Picture: Billy Napier and the Florida Gators; Credit score: Alex Shepherd 

The Florida Gators had a busy month of April that noticed them host lots of of prospects from all throughout the nation.

To start creating momentum on the path, the brand new Gators’ teaching employees landed its first 2023 dedication (not together with DB Aaron Gates, who pledged to UF underneath the final employees and stays within the class) from gifted in-state pass-catcher Tyree Patterson from Eustis (Fla.) on April 17. 

The Florida teaching employees has hit the bottom working and has labored their tails off to get among the nation’s elite recruits on campus in an effort to get their 2023 recruiting class underway.

AllGators has stored observe of every go to, interviewed a variety of recruits after their time in Gainesville and compiled a listing for our month-to-month recruiting pocket book now that April is behind us.

Beneath, yow will discover all the things that you must know because it pertains to UF’s recruiting efforts within the month of April and which prospects are price keeping track of transferring ahead. 

Gators March recruiting recap

April Florida go to tracker

Observe: * signifies quite a few visits in April. 

OT Tyree Adams, St. Augustine (La.)

S Joenel Aguero, St. Johns Prep (Mass.)

LB Raul Aguirre, Whitewater (Ga.)

DB Jaremiah Anglin, Lake Wales (Fla.)

RB Cedric Baxter Jr., Edgewater (Fla.)

DT Kyran Bourda, St. Augustine (La.)

EDGE Malik Bryant, Jones (Fla.)

ATH commit Aaron Gates, Trinity Christian (Ga.)

*DT Jordan Corridor, Westside (Fla.)

WR Jaren Hamilton, PK Younger (Fla.)

OL Knijeah Harris, IMG Academy (Fla.)

RB Justice Haynes, Blessed Trinity (Ga.)

QB Eli Holstein, Zachary (La.)

*LB Grayson Howard, Andrew Jackson (Fla.)

WR Andy Jean, Northwestern (Fla.)

OT Caden Jones, De La Salle (La.)

OL Roderick Kearney, Orange Park (Fla.)

OL Tommy Kinsler, Trinity Catholic (Fla.)

OL Payton Kirkland, Dr. Phillips (Fla.)

OL Vysen Lang, Pike Street (Ala.)

*DL Derrick LeBlanc, Osceola (Fla.)

*OL Bryce Lovett, Rockledge (Fla.)

ATH Samuel M’Pemba, IMG Academy (Fla.)

OL Francis Mauigoa, IMG Academy (Fla.)

CB Cormani McClain, Lake Gibson (Fla.)

DL Xzavier McLeod, Camden (SC.)

DB Tony Mitchell, Thompson (Ala.)

*WR Aidan Mizell, Boone (Fla.)

CB Malik Muhammad, South Oak Cliff (Tx.)

DL Will Norman, IMG Academy (Fla.)

EDGE Tomarrion Parker, Central (Ala.)

WR commit Tyree Patterson, Eustis (Fla.)

*OT Lucas Simmons, Clearwater Academy (Fla.)

OL Kelton Smith, Carver (Ga.)

LB Jeremiah Telander, Gainesville (Ga.)

DB Bryce Thornton, Milton (Ga.)

DB Cameron Upshaw, Taylor County (Fla.)

*DL John Walker, Osceola (Fla.)

WR Asaad Waseem, Ocoee (Fla.)

*RB Treyaun Webb, Trinity Christian (Fla.)

WR Creed Whittemore, Buchholz (Fla.)

WR Hykeem Williams, Stranahan (Fla.)

*WR Tyler Williams, Lakeland (Fla.)

WR Eugene Wilson III, Gaither (Fla.)

OL Gernorris Wilson, Lake Gibson (Fla.)

2024 Prospects 

OL Daniel Calhoun, Centennial (Ga.)

WR Ny Carr, Colquitt County (Ga.)

DL T.A. Cunningham, Johns Creek (Ga.)

QB Josh Flowers, Baker (Ala.)

DB Jordon Johnson-Rubell, IMG Academy (Fla.)

EDGE Booker Pickett, Wharton (Fla.)

CB Ellis Robinson, IMG Academy (Fla.)

EDGE Elijah Speeding, Salpointe Catholic (Az.)

QB Julian Sayin, Carlsbad (Cali.)

TE Landen Thomas, Colquitt County (Ga.)

In the course of the month of April, a number of of the Gators high targets introduced dedication dates after making not less than one journey to Gainesville, together with offensive linemen Knijeah Harris (Might 7) and Bryce Lovett (Might 16).

Whereas it wasn’t the massive month of commitments that many had been anticipating with Florida having their spring recreation on April 14, all the visits that passed off might play a key function in getting the category the place they need it to be when nationwide signing day rolls round. 

We would anticipate commitments to start rolling in because the summer time goes alongside, probably starting in Might.

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