4-star North Carolina EDGE moving up commitment date naming top 5

Florida made four-star edge rusher Rico Walker’s high 5 on Friday however it can take lots for the Gators to land the North Carolina recruit.

After releasing his record, Walker instructed 247Sports {that a} dedication was within the works and that he’d be asserting a call “later in July or August.” He made official visits to UNC and Maryland in June and deliberate to take the remaining within the fall, however now it appears like these journeys will come whereas he’s dedicated.

The Gators obtained on Walker’s radar after Billy Napier introduced Jay Bateman on board as an inside linebackers coach. Bateman recruited Walker for the Tarheels earlier than transferring to the SEC and saved up the connection.

“He (Bateman) started teaching at Florida in order that raised them on my record,” Walker mentioned. “I simply (join) with him. I simply do. He’s a cool dude. I get pleasure from speaking to him. Additionally, me and the tight ends coach (William Peagler), we’ve a great relationship.”

Are these two relationships sufficient to get Florida into critical consideration although? It’s unlikely, to say the least. If North Carolina and Maryland don’t land him, Auburn and Tennessee have hyperlinks to Walker’s father, so Florida may nicely be in fifth place right here.

Napier and Co. can’t do a lot about it both. The lifeless interval is upon us and Walker’s new timeline means that he’ll be dedicated earlier than he’s capable of get to Gainesville once more. The workers just lately helped flip four-star edge rusher Isaiah Nixon from UCF, so there’s a likelihood for UF to make one other steal. It wouldn’t be stunning to see Florida fade from this recruitment both.

Walker is ranked No. 178 general on the 247Sports composite and can be No. 23 amongst edge rushers within the class of 2023.

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