Florida
Key losses: QB John Brantley, RB Jeff Demps, DT Jaye Howard, RB Chris Rainey, , S Josh Shaw, WR Deonte Thompson, OL James Wilson.
Oral commitments (18)
| PLAYER | POS | HT/WT | SCHOOL |
| Willie Bailey | CB | 6-2/175 | Hallandale |
| Jonathan Bullard | DE | 6-4/250 | Shelby (N.C.) Crest |
| Bryan Cox Jr. | DE | 6-3/240 | Ft. Laud. St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Jessamen Dunker | OG | 6-5/315 | Boynton Beach |
| Austin Hardin | K | 5-11/200 | Atlanta Marist |
| D.J. Humphries | OT | 6-6/262 | Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek |
| Matt Jones | RB | 6-3/210 | Armwood |
| Rhaheim Ledbetter | S | 5-10/190 | Shelby (N.C.) Crest |
| JaFar Mann | DT | 6-3/275 | Stone Mt. (Ga.) Stephenson |
| Marcus Maye | S | 6-0/195 | Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal |
| Antonio Morrison | OLB | 6-3/220 | Bolingbrook (Ill.) High |
| Dante Phillips | OT | 6-5/270 | Venice |
| Latroy Pittman | WR | 6-0/195 | Citra North Marion |
| Brian Poole | CB | 5-11/185 | Bradenton Southeast |
| Jeremi Powell | OLB | 6-2/200 | Pinellas Park |
| Kent Taylor | TE | 6-5/220 | Land O'Lakes |
| Colin Thompson | TE | 6-4/255 | Warminster (Pa.) Archbishop Wood Catholic |
| Quinteze Williams | DT | 6-4/295 | Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek |
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| Damien Jacobs | DT | 6-3/295 | East Mississippi CC |
Hot prospects: This was a huge weekend for Florida in its efforts to solidify a top-five class. The biggest names scheduled to visit this past weekend were Olney, Md., athlete Stefon Diggs and Miramar's Tracy Howard, the No. 1 ranked CB in the nation, according to ESPNU. DE Alex McCalister of North Carolina remains high on the Gators' list and is expected to decide Monday among UF, Georgia Tech and North Carolina. Florida had several players who are orally committed to other schools on the visitation list this past weekend, ones the Gators hope to persuade to change their minds — including Lakewood's Dante Fowler Jr. and Pompano Beach Ely's Avery Johnson. The Gators have eight commitments from players in the ESPNU Top 150.
Antonya English, Times staff writer
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