Priority LB Target Grayson Howard Includes Florida Gators in Top Five

Andrew Jackson Excessive Faculty (Jacksonville, Fla.) linebacker prospect Grayson Howard launched his prime 5 colleges on Sunday.

Howard, a extremely touted recruit and precedence goal for the Gators, included Florida alongside South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson and Texas A&M in his prime colleges listing to maneuver ahead in his recruitment.

Slicing his listing down from 36 complete presents, Howard has confirmed himself as a proficient entity in the course of the protection at the highschool stage.

His manufacturing — which rivals any defensive participant within the 2023 class — backs up the elite-level all-around skillset he presents.

Accounting for 157 tackles (sure, in a single season), 14 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, six go breakups, two interceptions, one compelled fumble and one fumble restoration, Howard asserted his dominance on opposing offenses.

Displaying he could make performs working downhill in opposition to the run, speeding the passer, dropping again in protection and every little thing in between, Howard is a coveted prospect within the present cycle.

Working in an equally dominant capability as a real off-ball linebacker in addition to an edge rusher, Howard suits the mould of versatile defenders defensive coordinator Patrick Toney has focused in his early stint with UF.

He initiatives to align at an inside linebacker spot when he arrives in faculty, however may be strategic locations to wreak havoc on offenses in any method his future defensive coordinator sees match.

Toney and the Gators hope they may achieve that luxurious.

Florida’s presence on Howard’s path thus far has been a frequent and heavy one, with each inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman and out of doors linebackers coach Mike Peterson after him.

They’ve even proven face at his spring practices in Jacksonville on a number of events.

Touchdown the proficient 6-foot-3, 223-pound man within the second stage could be an enormous addition to the Gators linebacking corps and may very well be a stride towards establishing a need pipeline from Duval County to Gainesville.

Peterson, a former member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, will do every little thing in his energy to make that dream a actuality.

That course of begins with Howard and extends to fellow space prospects like defensive sort out Jordan Corridor, operating again Treyaun Webb, cornerback Sharif Denson and others.

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