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Welcome to the 2023 Florida Gators Early Signing Day tracker! As we’ve done for the last several years, we will keep a running list below of all the Gator-related updates that unfurl themselves on Signing Day. So, bookmark this page and keep refreshing it throughout the day to keep yourself informed as things happen!
Updates begin below!
6:20pm: It’s official: LJ McCray has sent in his letter of intent, and wide receiver Izaiah Williams has signed with Texas A&M. Florida’s day is done; a recap will available soon.
5:53pm: LJ McCray has announced on his Instagram Live that he is, indeed, a Florida Gator! As McCray said, “I don’t know why y’all thought I was flipping, I ain’t going anywhere.” It’s been a rough day for Napier and Florida, but for everything else you might want to say, Napier did get his two most prized commits over the finish line: DJ Lagway and LJ McCray.
5:21pm: five-star LJ McCray as announced that he will be making his final decision at 5:45pm on his Instagram Live. In All Kinds Of Weather staff fully expects him to stick with is commitment to Florida.
4:38pm: the crown jewel of the class, five-star QB DJ Lagway, has sent in his letter of intent.
3:56pm: former Wisconsin receiver Chimere Dike, an ex-teammate of Graham Mertz, has committed to Florida and will sign with the Gators.
3:30pm: It sounds like Florida is about to lose another member of its 2024 class. Wide receiver Izaiah Williams is reported to be flipping to Texas A&M. While it’s true that Florida has two wide receivers ranked far ahead of him in TJ Abrams and Jerrae Hawkins, losing Williams would drop Florida out of the top fifteen of the 247Sports Composite rankings.
2:55pm: As it stands right now, all but three letters of intent are in for the Gators. The only three outstanding letters of intent that Florida is expecting to get from current commits are from five-star QB DJ Lagway, five-star DL LJ McCray, and three-star wide receiver Izaiah Williams. Florida is also expected to get currently uncommitted three-star offensive lineman Favour Smith.
2:20pm: Borderline three/four star DB Gregory Smith III has committed to Florida and sent in his letter of intent. He also had offers from Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Virginia, and Mississippi State.
1:48pm: Another negative update. Four-star defensive lineman Amaris Williams has flipped from Florida to Auburn. That’s two blue chip defensive linemen to flip from Florida to Auburn, the first of which was Jamonta Waller. The Gators’ 2024 recruiting class has now plummeted all the way from #3 in the country to #15 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
1:30pm: As expected, Florida linebacker commit Adarius Hayes has flipped to Miami. The flip drops Florida out of the top ten in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
1:02pm: Finally, something nice! Four-star running back Jaden Baugh has committed to Florida over Alabama. And, in the name of keeping things transparent: this wasn’t just any offer from Alabama. The Crimson Tide did want Baugh, but simply got beaten out because Florida wanted him more. This day has not gone great for Florida so far overall with the LJ McCray development, but this is an objectively solid get for the Gators. So it’s not all bad!
12:52pm: OT Michai Boireau has sent in his letter of intent.
12:34pm: it’s not really a surprise, but five-star wide receiver prospect Jeremiah Smith will stick with his Ohio State commitment and sign with the Buckeyes. His friendship with Florida QB commit DJ Lagway had some thinking maybe, just maybe, the Gators has a chance here, but it’s not to be.
12:33pm: Oregon CB transfer Trikweze Bridges has sent in his letter of intent.
12:02pm: OT Mike Williams has sent in his letter of intent.
11:34am: OT Marcus Mascoll has sent in his letter of intent.
11:33am: another piece of bad news— albeit one that most Gator fans probably saw coming. Linebacker commit Adarius Hayes is set to announce his final decision at 1pm; the In All Kinds Of Weather staff projects with high confidence that he will flip to the Miami Hurricanes and sign with them. Florida does still have Aaron Chiles and Myles Graham onboard, but that would be yet another hit to what was once a top-3 class.
11:20am: as first reported by Hayes Fawcett of On3, there is a potentially disastrous situation brewing with five-star defensive lineman LJ McCray. The crown jewel of the Gators’ defensive class is now highly unlikely to sign today, as both Auburn and FSU have been making an eleventh-hour push for him and he seems to be torn. He is thought to be announcing his final decision in the next few days.
11:02am: RB Kahnen Daniels has sent in his letter of intent.
10:20am: Penn DL transfer Joey Slackman has sent in his letter of intent.
9:53am: CB Teddy Foster had sent in his letter of intent.
9:25am: OT Fletcher Westphal has sent in his letter of intent.
8:55am: LB Aaron Chiles has sent in his letter of intent.
8:35am: S Josiah Davis has sent in his letter of intent.
8:17am: San Diego State OT transfer Brandon Crenshaw Dickson has sent in his letter of intent.
8:01am: WR Jerrae Hawkins has sent in his letter of intent.
7:47am: OL Noel Portnjagin has sent in his letter of intent.
7:27am: TE Amir Jackson has sent in his letter of intent.
7:21am: JUCO DE Brien Taylor has sent in his letter of intent.
7:15am: LB Myles Graham has become the first Gator to send in his letter of intent!
Below is the list of prospects’ scheduled signing times.
3-Star IOL Noel Portnjagin: 7:00am
4-Star RB Kahnen Daniels: 7:00am
4-Star LB Myles Graham: 7:00am
4-Star TE Amir Jackson: 7:00am
4-Star JUCO DL Brien Taylor: 8:00am
4-Star OL Fletcher Westphal: 8:30am
3-Star CB Teddy Foster: 8:30am
4-Star TE Amir Jackson: 9:00am
3-Star safety Josiah Davis: 9:00am
5-Star DL LJ McCray 10:00am
3-Star OL Marcus Mascoll: 11:30am
3-Star OL Mike Williams: 12:00n
4-Star LB Adarius Hayes: 1:15pm
4-Star DL Amaris Williams: 1:45pm
4-Star WR TJ Abrams: 2:30pm
3-Star DL Michai Boireau: 3:00pm
4-Star WR Izaiah Williams: 4:00pm
5-Star QB DJ Lagway: 4:30pm
4-Star WR Jerrae Hawkins: 5:15pm
4-Star LB Aaron Chiles Jr. – some point on Dec. 20th (TBA)
Currently uncommitted Florida targets:
5-Star OSU WR commit Jeremiah Smith: 12:00n
3-Star DB Gregory Smith: 1:15pm
4-Star RB Jadan Baugh: 6:30pm
4-Star DB Zay Mincey: some point Dec. 20th, will sign, but won’t announce which school he signed with until January 6th
3-Star OL Favour Edwin: Dec. 20th
