Now the season is over, Urban Meyer and his staff will start to focus solely on recruiting. National signing day is February 4th and there is a lot of work to be done, especially making up for all those that are leaving. Here is a detailed list of commits and recruits that have Florida on their radar. This list has links to scout.com, rivals.com, and espnu.com that will give a little more background on these players. We at GatorsFirst will be adding our own analysis to these players and their impact to the future of the program. If anyone hears of any news on any of these players, or other players that we don't have, please leave a comment at the bottom and we'll update it. We will be updating this on a regular basis, so please check back often. Enjoy!
Update: 1/21 - Orson Charles loved his visit this past weekend, Greg Reid has officially taken Florida off of his list, and Kendall Kelly narrows his list (w/o Florida). read below for more info.
Solid Commits
Offense
Backs
Jordan Reed - QB - New London, CT
Scout - 3 star - #42, Rivals - 4 star - #10, ESPNU - 81 grade - #13
Mike Gillislee - RB - Deland, FL
Scout - 3 star - #43, Rivals - 4 star - #7, ESPNU - 81 grade #14
Receivers/Tight Ends
Andre Debose - WR - Sanford, FL
Scout - 5 star - #3, Rivals - 5 star - #2, ESPNU - 85 grade - #2
Nu'Keese Richardson - WR - Pahokee, FL
Scout - 4 star - #6, Rivals - 4 star - #9, ESPNU - 81 grade - #13
Desmond Parks - TE - Greer, SC
Scout - 3 star - #43, Rivals - 3 star - #16, ESPNU - 78 grade - #21
G1's take: These positions are getting a lot of attention from Gator fans, as Aaron Hernandez is the only returning TE, and we lose Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy. While I personally feel 'replacing' these guys will come mostly by guys in our system already (Deonte Thompson, Carl Moore, probably another guy no one is talking about), landing even one 'immediate impact' guy could be huge for our program. Not only for next year, but for the dreaded 2010, when we will probably see an exodus from Gainesville. Having a freshman or two prove his meddle in 2009 could really help Johnny Brantley (or whoever) in his first year as a starter in 2010. -JB
Offensive Linemen
Xavier Nixon - OT - Fayetteville, NC
Scout - 5 star - #1, Rivals - 5 star - #3, ESPNU - 83 grade - #7
Kyle Koehne - OT - Indianapolis, IN
Scout - 3 star - #35, Rivals - 3 star - #33, ESPNU - 77 grade - #64
Nick Alajajian - OG - Naples, FL
Scout - 4 star - #2, Rivals - 4 star - #4, ESPNU - 82 grade - #3
Jonotthan Harrison - OG - Groveland, FL
Scout - 4 star - #10, Rivals - 4 star - #11, ESPNU - 75 grade - #108
Jon Halapio - OG - St. Petersburg, FL
Scout - 3 star - #23, Rivals - 3 star - #27, ESPNU - 73 grade - #142
G1's take: Again, this is one of the positions where we actually lose starters before next season. While the Pouncey twins are back, and are the anchor of our line, we lose both tackles. However, talented OL like the Pounceys are very rare in that they made an immediate impact on our line play. The holes on the line will almost certainly have to be filled by some of those highly rated guys we got in past classes. This class is critical more in adding the depth, and for replacing the Pounceys in 2010 (I am almost certain they should grade out as first round talent, and if the NFL rookie cap starts in 2011 as expected, everyone will leave after next season)-JB
Defense
Defensive Linemen
Gary Brown - DT - Quincy, FL
Scout - 5 star - #2, Rivals - 5 star - #6, ESPNU - 84 grade - #2
Edwin Herbert - DT - San Francisco, CA
Scout - 4 star - JC, Rivals - 4 star - JC, ESPNU - No grade - JC
Kedric Johnson - DE - Palmetto, FL
Scout - 3 star - #72, Rivals - 3 star - #25, ESPNU - 77 grade - #66
Linebackers
Jon Bostic - WLB - Wellington, FL
Scout - 4 star - #3, Rivals - 4 star - #5 ILB, ESPNU - 81 grade - #8
Defensive Backs
Dee Finley - S - New Berlin, NY
Scout - 4 star - PG, Rivals - 4 star - PG, ESPNU - 88 grade - PG
Marsalis Teague - ATH - Paris, TN
Scout - 4 star - #18 CB, Rivals - 4 star - #32, ESPNU - 78 grade - #50
Interested Recruits
Offense
Backs
Raymond Cotton - QB - Meade H.S. (MD)
Scout - 4 star - #22 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #11 - low interest, ESPNU - 78 grade - #28
Trent Richardson - RB - Pensacola, FL
Scout - 5 star - #2 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #2 - soft verbal (alabama), ESPNU - 91 grade - #1 - verbal (alabama)
Receivers/Tight Ends
Rueben Randle - WR - Bastrop, LA
Scout - 5 star - #1 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - off list, ESPNU - 86 grade - #1 - off list
Marlon Brown - WR - Memphis, TN
Scout - 5 star - #2 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #5 - med interest, ESPNU - 84 grade - #4
Randall Carroll - WR - Los Angeles, CA
Scout - 4 star - #13 - low interest, Rivals - 4 star - #2 ATH - soft verbal (USC), ESPNU - 83 grade - #5 - verbal (USC)
Je'Ron Stokes - WR - Philadelphia, PA
Scout - 4 star - #17 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #14 - soft verbal (tennessee), ESPNU - 82 grade - #8 - verbal (tennessee)
Rantavious Wooten - WR - Belle Glade, FL
Scout - 4 star - #20 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #29 - soft verbal (georgia), ESPNU - 77 grade - #77 ATH - verbal (georgia)
Chad Bumphis - WR - Tupelo, MS
Scout - 4 star - #33 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #16 - mid interest, ESPNU - 81 grade - #11 ATH
Lamar Scruggs - WR - Neptune Beach, FL
Scout - 3 star - #54 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #46 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #21
Ricco Sanders - WR - James Byrnes H.S. (SC)
Scout - 3 star - #88 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #51 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #26
Orson Charles - TE - Tampa, FL
Scout - 5 star - #3 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #5 ATH - med interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #14
Update: 1/21 - He loved his visit this past weekend. Was told that he would be used like C.I. in our package. Georgia and Florida State are also in the mix. -CC
Offensive Linemen
Peter White - OG - Saint Johns College H.S. (DC)
Scout - 4 star - #5 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #13 - low interest, ESPNU - 78 grade - #24
Daniel Campbell - OT - Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
Scout - 3 star - PG - off list, Rivals - 4 star - PG - off list, ESPNU - 79 grade - PG
Brandon Moore - OT - Montgomery, AL
Scout - 4 star - #13 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #25 - mid interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #30 DT
Morgan Moses - OT - Richmond, VA
Scout - 4 star - #15 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #1 - off list, ESPNU - 83 grade - #6 - off list
Chris Freeman - OT - Trotwood-Madison H.S. (OH)
Scout - 3 star - #33 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #56 - med interest, ESPNU - 77 grade - #53
Defense
Defensive Linemen
Devon Kennard - DE - Phoenix, AZ
Scout - 5 star - #5 - off list, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 86 grade - #1 - off list
Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - Deerfield Beach, FL
Scout - 5 star - JC - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - JC - off list, ESPNU - No grade - JC - off list
Sam Montgomery - DE - Greenwood, SC
Scout - 4 star - #7 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #3 - mid interest, ESPNU - 84 grade - #2 - off list
Isaac Holmes - DE - Hoboken, NJ
Scout - 3 star - #29 OG - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #20 - mid interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #27 DT
Linebackers
Jelani Jenkins - WLB - Olney, MD
Scout - 5 star - #1 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 87 grade - #2
Jarvis Jones - SLB - Columbus, GA
Scout - 4 star - #3 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #3 - med interest, ESPNU - 82 grade - #6
Frankie Telfort - OLB - Miami, FL
Scout - 3 star - #15 - high interest, Rivals - 4 star - #4 - mid interest, ESPNU - 83 grade - #3
Sam Barrington - OLB - Jacksonville, FL
Scout - 3 star - #18 MLB - off list, Rivals - 3 star - #43 MLB - off list, ESPNU - 77 grade - #45
Larvez Mars - MLB - Apopka, FL
Scout - 2 star - #75 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #8 - mid interest, ESPNU - 76 grade - #78 - off list
Quan Fletcher - ILB - Miami, FL
Scout - 2 star - #63 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #51 - med interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #9
Defensive Backs
Jawanza Starling - S - Tallahassee, FL
Scout - 4 star - #5 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #9 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #23
Darren Myles - S - Atlanta, GA
Scout - 4 star - #8 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #6 - med interest, ESPNU - 83 grade - #5
Tevin McCaskill - S - Miami, FL
Scout - 2 star - #124 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #32 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #16
Josh Evans - ATH - Irvington H.S. (NJ)
Scout - 3 star - #21 S - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #24 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #23
David Conner - S - South Panola H.S. (MS)
Scout - 3 star - #60 - off list, Rivals - 3 star - #36 - off list, ESPNU - 77 grade - #64
Dre Kirkpatrick - CB - Gadsden, AL
Scout - 5 star - #5 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 92 grade - #1
Denard Robinson - CB - Deerfield Beach, FL
Scout - 4 star - #16 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #12 ATH - mid interest, ESPNU - 81 grade - #8 ATH
No Longer Interested
Kendall Kelly - WR - Gadsden, AL
Scout - 4 star - #25 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #26 - mid interest, ESPNU - 82 grade - #7 - off list
Update: 1/21 - Its down to two teams for Kendall: Clemson and Alabama. Oh well, gatorbait! -CC
Greg Reid - CB - Valdosta, GA
Scout - 4 star - #7 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #11 ATH - med interest, ESPNU - 85 grade - #2
Update: 1/21 - He has officially closed the door on the Gators, and is now looking toward either Georgia or Florida State...gatorbait! -CC
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