Latest move from massive Florida Gators target sends strong signal that Billy Napier continues to stay hot on recruiting trail
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is living up to his reputation as a really good recruiter. Over the weekend, the Gators had a great recruiting weekend. It was the last recruiting weekend in Gainesville, and they landed five commitments. Four-star running back Carsyn BakerFour-star wide receiver Marquez DanielFour-star defensive lineman JaReylan McCoyThree-star offensive lineman […]
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is living up to his reputation as a really good recruiter.
Over the weekend, the Gators had a great recruiting weekend. It was the last recruiting weekend in Gainesville, and they landed five commitments.
- Four-star running back Carsyn Baker
- Four-star wide receiver Marquez Daniel
- Four-star defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy
- Three-star offensive lineman Javarii Luckas
- Four-star offensive lineman Tyler Chukuyem
Not only did Napier secure five commitments, but the momentum is building to a crazy degree. They got a major signal from five-star edge rusher Trenton Henderson that he could be committing to the Gators, as he cancelled his official visit to USC for this upcoming weekend.
It's an interesting development in the recruiting process of Henderson, who has been tweeting and retweeting a lot of Florida Gators adjacent tweets. The one element that could cloud things is the University of Texas.
The Longhorns hosted Henderson last week on an unofficial visit and he has scheduled an official visit for this upcoming weekend. The 59th overall recruit and the 11th ranked edge rusher in the On3 Sports Industry Ranking, and he's loving the idea of staying home to play for the Gators, as he's from Pensacola.
The Gators did receive an expert prediction to land Henderson, and have a 76.3% chance to land him per the On3 Sports Recruiting Prediction Machine. Getting Henderson would be huge, as he profiles somewhat similarly to another former Gators edge rusher Princely Umanmielen.
Sprouting linebacker that can get after the quarterback as he comes screaming around the corner. Size has not been third-party verified, but is believed to be over 6-foot-4 and tipping the scales right around 225 pounds. Took a major step forward between sophomore and junior seasons – evoking much more confidence and physicality. Future could very well be in an on-ball role as a two-point edge rusher in an 3-4 look, but is rather comfortable dropping into space and has the chase speed to make stops outside the hashes, which suggests that he could also trigger from an off-ball perch. Ability to transition from speed to power is extremely encouraging at this stage. Same with the play recognition. Overall, should be viewed as a potential multi-year impact defender at the Power Four level given how he bends and moves at his size.
If the Gators land Henderson, it will be a massive coup for Napier.
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