Legacy Four Star DB Ben Hanks Jr. Commits to Florida
(Photo via Ben Hanks) The Florida Gators' 2025 recruiting class picked up another major piece today-- and continued another family pipeline. Consensus four-star cornerback Ben Hanks, Jr. (Miami,...
Florida Gators boost 2025 class with pass-catcher hat trick: Joshua Moore, Micah Jones, Tae’shaun Gelsey
Finally, some good news for the Florida Gators on the recruiting trail-- actually, a whole lot of it. (Photo via Micah Jones, twitter) Billy Napier and the Florida Gators got off to a slow start...
USC OL Jason Zandamela transfers to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation, Jason Zandamela! (Photo credit: Erik McKinney, WeAreSC) Florida is still five months away from hosting pseudorival Central Florida in the Swamp, but Billy Napier just picked...
How much does losing Peyton Joseph hurt Florida?
One of the more shocking decommitments in recent history took place this past week, as four-star offensive lineman Peyton Joseph backed off his Florida pledge and re-opened his commitment. Of...
Four-star OL Peyton Joseph commits to Florida
Welcome to Gainesville, Peyton Joseph! (Photo credit: On3) Florida's coaching staff has been much maligned under Billy Napier for not landing a lot of top offensive line prospects. There have been...
Washington safety Asa Turner transfers to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation, Asa Turner! Photo credit: M. Samek, 247Sports The Gators just gained a massive boost for their secondary. Former Washington Huskies safety Asa Turner committed to Florida...
Four-star Texas DL signee D’Antre Robinson commits to Florida
(Photo via D'Antre Robinson) For D'Antre Robinson, all that is old is new again. Growing up a Gator fan, Robinson (Orlando, FL/Jones HS) eventually put that aside as his own football career took off...
Five star DL LJ McCray gives Florida a program-defining commitment
Photo via LJ McCray, twitter Follow the world of college football recruiting long enough, and you'll learn to detect when hyperbole is being thrown out there and when the pundits mean what they say....
Analysis: OT commit Fletcher Westphal bolsters Florida’s offensive line
(Photo via Fletcher Westphal, twitter) Ever since he was hired at Florida, Billy Napier has publicly placed an emphasis on his desire to recruit the trenches, and load up on offensive and defensive...
Analysis: hometown DL Kendall Jackson shores up Florida’s 2024 DL class
(Photo via Kendall Jackson, twitter) Billy Napier's promise to build his roster in the trenches has come to fruition this recruiting cycle. All in all, five defensive linemen have committed to...
Analysis: speedy WR Jerrae Hawkins gives Florida bona fide deep threat
(Photo via Jerrae Hawkins, twitter) The Florida Gators' mammoth month of June ended with the commitment Jerrae Hawkins, a legitimate deep threat of a wide receiver. Former wide receivers coach Keary...
Florida flips consensus four-star WR Tawaski “TJ” Abrams away from rival FSU
Photo via TJ Abrams (twitter) FSU's so-called "climb" has stalled. And that stall has taught us all a valuable lesson: oh, how things can change. Less than one month ago, Florida's 2024 wide...
Analysis: Four-star DL Amaris Williams commits to Florida
(Photo via Amaris Williams, twitter) One of the bevy of commitments the Florida Gators got in the month of June was from four-star defensive lineman Amaris Williams (Clinton, NC/Clinton). Now that...
Analysis: Florida LB commit Aaron Chiles brings diverse skill set
Photo via Aaron Chiles, twitter For Billy Napier and the Florida Gators, the month of June was one of the most fruitful recruiting months in recent memory. A total of nine recruits committed to...
Analysis: Michai Boireau Picked Florida over Georgia
Welcome to Gator Nation, Michai Boireau! (Image By: Dustin Smith) It's crazy to think it's been nearly a full week since Michai Boireau picked Florida over Georgia, but now that the shockwaves have...
Analysis: Three Star Marcus Mascoll Committed to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation Marcus! (Image By: Dustin Smith) One of the seven high school recruits to commit to Florida this past weekend was Marcus Mascoll. Though he's only rated as a three-star...
Five star DE/OLB Jamonta Waller commits to Florida
(Photo via Jamonta Waller, twitter.) First and foremost, a special thank you is needed from every Gator fan to Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. Because Kiffin did something that set off a chain of...
Analysis: Four-star DL Nasir Johnson commits to Florida
Photo via Nasir Johnson (twitter). As it turned out, Florida landing tight end Amir Jackson yesterday marked the start of a historic recruiting day for the Gators. Shortly after Jackson pulled the...
Four star TE Amir Jackson commits to Florida
(Photo via Amir Jackson, twitter.) Saturday, June 17, 2023 will be remembered as one of the wildest days in Florida Gators recruiting history. It did not start off particularly well for the Florida...
Analysis: JUCO Edge Quincy Ivory Can Provide Gators Needed Depth
JUCO Quincy Ivory is transferring to the Florida Gators (Photo from 247 Sports) Defensive end Quincy Ivory is now a Florida Gator- and a helpful one at that. With Ivory becoming the latest addition...
7’1 center John Bol commits to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation, John Bol! (Photo via Chris Schmitz, twitter) Todd Golden just landed his biggest commitment as the Gators' men's basketball coach. As a head coach, period, in fact. 7'1...
Consensus four-star CB Wardell Mack commits to Florida
The man that fans call Blue Chip Billy has done it again on the recruiting trail. He's gone and pulled off another massive victory on the recruiting trail at a position of need. The catch this time...
The Billy Napier Transfer Strategy
Is the Billy Napier transfer strategy going to pan out? (Photo credit: University of Florida) Recently, the Billy Napier transfer strategy has become a point of contention among those in Gator...
Florida WR Xzavier Henderson leaving program, entering transfer portal
Good luck, Xzavier Henderson. (Photo via Florida Gators) According to sources of 247Sports, Florida wide receiver Xzavier Henderson is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The move comes nine days...
Xavier Filsaime Commits to Florida Gators
Welcome to Gators Nation Xavier Filsaime! (Photo via Xavier Filsaime, twitter) The biggest play of the Florida Gators' spring game came at halftime. Elite 2024 safety Xavier Filsaime has committed...
Safety Josiah Davis commits to Florida
(Photo credit: Josiah Davis, hudl) The Gators' 2024 recruiting class added its first defensive back in Josiah Davis, out of Nashville, GA/Berrien High School. On Saturday, Davis released his top...
Jaden Rashada postmortem: new info reveals NIL contract details, how the deal went down
Best of luck to Jaden Rashada in all that comes next. Hopefully he'll get to be the one who actually carves out his own fate. (Photo via Under Armor Next All-American Game.) We’re now in the phase...
Four-star LB/DE Adarius Hayes jump-starts Florida’s 2024 recruiting class
(Photo via Adarius Hayes, Twitter) The Gators' 2023 recruiting class ended on a sour note with the Jaden Rashada fiasco, but Billy Napier & Co. have quickly regained some momentum on the...
Gators Land Former Kentucky OT Kiyaunta Goodwin
Welcome to Gator Nation Kiyaunta Goodwin! (Photo from 247Sports) Billy Napier may have just put the finishing touches on what has become an amazing offensive line haul. The Florida Gators just got a...
Former Tulane RB Cameron Carroll Transfers To Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation Cameron! (Photo via Tulane Green Wave) Billy Napier has finally added the depth in the Gators running back room he'd been looking for. Cameron Carroll has officially joined...
Former Alabama OT Damieon George Transfers to Florida
Welcome to Gator Nation Damieon George! (Picture By Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Former Alabama offensive tackle Damieon George entered the transfer portal this past month looking for a new home, and...
Four Star OL Roderick Kearney flips from FSU to Florida
Photo via Roderick Kearney, twitter The Florida Gators continue heating up on the recruiting trail as the 2023 cycle nears its home stretch. Earlier this month, Florida took safety Dijon Johnson...
Four star CB Dijon Johnson completes flip from Ohio State to Florida
Photo via Dijon Johnson (twitter) As fall turned to summer, Florida's heat on the recruiting trail began to cool off a bit. The Gators, after all, had amassed a 20-member recruiting class. The...
S Bryce Thornton commits to Florida
Photo via Bryce Thornton, Twitter Most of the work Billy Napier has done on the recruiting trail in his bump class was done in the state of Florida. Today, he ventured out of the state- and took one...
Four star 2024 LB Myles Graham commits to Florida
(Photo via Myles Graham, twitter) Billy Napier and the Gators have enjoyed a meteoric rise up the class of 2024 recruiting rankings in the past few weeks. Today, they got a jump start on their 2024...
Four star DL Kamran James commits to Florida
(Photo via Kamran James, twitter) Billy Napier and the Florida Gators just keep merrily rolling right along on the recruiting trail, with Kamran James becoming the latest member of Florida's summer...
Four star DL Will Norman commits to Florida to cap a wildly successful day on the trail
(Photo via Will Norman, twitter) Billy Napier and Florida could have already declared the day a success with the commitment of four-star defensive lineman Kelby Collins. Instead, they added Will...
Four star DL Kelby Collins commits to Florida
(Photo: Kelby Collins, twitter) Billy Napier promised to beef up the trenches when he first took the Florida job, and that promise is now one step closer to fruition thanks to Kelby Collins. Collins...
Florida flips LB Jaden Robinson from South Carolina
(Photo: Jaden Robinson, twitter) Five weeks after committing to South Carolina, consensus four-star linebacker recruit Jaden Robinson announced his intentions to stay home. Robinson, from Lake...
Four star S Jordan Castell Commits to Florida
Photo via Jordan Castell (twitter) After a lull lasting a couple of weeks on the recruiting trail, the Gators' 2023 recruiting class has officially re-caught fire. This time, it's Jordan Castell who...
Four star CB Ja’Keem Jackson commits to Florida
Photo via Ja'Keem Jackson (twitter) Things have been relatively quiet on the recruiting trail for the Florida Gators these days after a huge first half of the month, but that changed tonight with...
Four star RB Treyaun Webb commits to Florida
Photo: Treyaun Webb (twitter) July 7, 2022, might be a day that Billy Napier never forgets. Minutes after his Florida staff snagged a commitment from four star QB Marcus Stokes, the Gators landed a...
QB Marcus Stokes flips from Penn State, commits to Florida
The Florida Gators got their QB. Say hello to Marcus Stokes, Gator Nation. Stokes, an Elite 11 finalist and a consensus four-star product out of Nease High School in Jacksonville (yes, the same high...
Four star DE Gavin Hill commits to Florida
The Gators' 2023 recruiting class is beginning to heat up with local native Gavin Hill becoming Florida's second commitment of the week. And there's a common theme that's developing here. Hill, a...
Four star DE Gavin Hill commits to Florida
The Gators' 2023 recruiting class is beginning to heat up with local native Gavin Hill becoming Florida's second commitment of the week. And there's a common theme that's developing here. Hill, a...
Building From The Ground Up: Knijeah Harris and Bryce Lovett provide strong foundation for Gators’ 2023 recruiting class
As any Gator coach over the last three decades will tell you, SEC football is all about controlling the line of scrimmage. And when the time came to begin construction of his 2023 recruiting class,...
Building From The Ground Up: Knijeah Harris and Bryce Lovett provide strong foundation for Gators’ 2023 recruiting class
As any Gator coach over the last three decades will tell you, SEC football is all about controlling the line of scrimmage. And when the time came to begin construction of his 2023 recruiting class,...
How UF donor Hugh Hathcock (and the Gator Guard) is changing the fortunes of Florida Gator athletics
Like most fans of big-time college football programs, the Florida Gator fandom was installed into the DNA of Hugh Hathcock at an early age. Hathcock can talk fluently about Gator teams dating all...
Florida Gators 2022 (residual) National Signing Day tracker
As was once the case before the creation of the Early Signing Period, National Signing Day means something for the Florida Gators once again. Thanks to a new head coach in Billy Napier scrambling to...
The Gator Collective becomes an official partner of the Florida Gators
Back in July, legislation was passed deeming it legal for college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness, otherwise known as NIL. Shortly after that legislation was passed, former...
