Florida Gators Football Recruiting Rankings is no 12 in NCAA with 1. Kelby Collins 2. JaKeem Jackson 3. Aidan Mizell 4. Eugene Wilson III and more.
Florida Gators Football recruiting encompasses the signing of four-star talents such as Eugene Wilson III, Kamran James, Will Norman, Jordan Castell, and other capable names.
The Gators are fifth in the rankings from the South Eastern Conference. Alabama Crimson Tide (#1), Georgia Bulldogs (#2), LSU Tigers (#6), and Tennessee Volunteers (#11) are above them.
Last year they finished fourth in the SEC-East with a conference record of 3-5, which was dominated by Georgia Bulldogs 8-0 conference stats.
The addition of numerous high school talents again put the work into the revamped coaching staff.
The football program is one of the most successful ones in the nation, as 52 active players from this team are in NFL. In 2023, they were able to have six selections in the draft.
Latest Florida Gators Football Recruiting News
Latest Florida Gators Football Recruiting News states that DL Michai Boireau puts the Gators at the top. The DL has set a commit date for 19th June.
Florida Gators recruits so far in 2023 are listed below:
- DT Kelby Collins
- CB Ja’Keem Jackson
- CB Dijon Johnson
- WR Aidan Mizell
- OG Roderick Kearney
- S Jordan Castell
- WR Eugene Wilson III
- CB Sharif Denson
- CB Aaron Gates
- OC Knijeah Harris
- OT Tony Livingston
- DT Will Norman
- DE T.J. Searcy
- DR Gavin Hill
- DE Kamran James
- RB Treyaun Webb
- WR Andy Jean
- OLB Jaden Robinson
- S Bryce Thornton
- OT Caden Jones
- OT Bryce Lovett
- DE Caleb Banks
- QB Graham Mertz
- OT Kiyaunta Goodwin
- ILB Teradja Mitchell
- DT CamRon Jackson
- ILB Deuce Spurlock
- OG Micah Mazzccua
- OT Damieon George
- RB Cameron Carroll
- ILB Ronald Nunnery
- S R.J. Moten
- OT Lyndell Hudson
Florida Gators football commits include 14 ESPN 300 Commits out of the 31 total recruits.
Sixteen athletes are rated four stars, while the remaining five are three-star potentials.
The roster seems tight in defense as four-star student-athletes like Kelby Collins, Ja’Keem Jackson, and Dijon Johnson add power to the team. They are rated inside the top ten in their respective positions.
Likewise, no. 1 Offensive Center Knijeah Harris and no. 15 Wide Receiver Aidan Mizell adds power to the offensive game.
The depth in all positions looks formidable to this point. The new campaign can help the Gators reclaim their old glory and again give competition to the top seeds.
Florida Gators Football Coaching Staff
Florida Gators Football Coaching Staff for the 2023 campaign are listed below:
- Billy Napier – Head Coach
- Rob Sale – Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator
- Austin Armstrong – Defensive Coordinator
- Sean Spencer – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
- Jabbar Juluke – Associate Head Coach – Offense / Running Backs
- Corey Raymond – Assistant Head Coach / Secondary
- Jay Bateman – Assistant Coach / Inside Linebackers
- Russ Callaway -Assistant Coach / Tight Ends
- Billy Gonzales – Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
- Mike Peterson – Assistant Coach / Edge
- Darnell Stapleton – Assistant Coach / Offensive Line
- Mark Hocke – Associate Head Coach / Director of Football Strength and Conditioning
Joshua Thompson is the Director of Football Operations. It is his second season as the Director.
Head Coach and his supporting staff
The head coach enters his second campaign. He was hired on 28th November 2021, replacing Dan Mullen. Dan was in Florida from 2018 to 2021.
Mr. Napier is 43 years old and hails from Cookeville, Tennessee. He played as a Quarterback for Furman Paladins.
He began as a Graduate Assistant at Clemson in 2003. Billy has been with South Carolina, Alabama, Colorado, and Arizona State.
He was appointed the head coach of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football program on 15th December 2017. Last year, his record was 6-7, which he needs to improve in the upcoming campaign.
Rob Alan Sale has been the Gators’ Offensive coordinator and assistant coach since 11th January 2022. Before that, he was the offensive line coach at New York Giants.
Sale has Alabama, McNeese State, Georgia, Arizona, and Louisiana under his resume.
Similarly, Austin Armstrong will enjoy his first season with the Gators. He was hired in January 2023.
The defensive coordinator previously worked at the Southern Miss Golden Eagles football program as a defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach.
Besides that, West Georgia, Lousiana-Lafayette, and Georgia have also acquired his service in the past.
Florida Gators Football Schedule 2023
Florida Gators Football Schedule starts at Salt Lake City, Utah, when they face Utah Utes on 31st August 2023. It will be broadcasted on ESPN at 8 p.m.
Here are the other eleven regular campaign fixtures for the three-time national championship winners:
- vs. McNeese Cowboys – 9th September
- vs. Tennessee Volunteers – 16th September
- vs. Charlotte 49ers – 23rd September
- at Kentucky Wildcats – 30th September
- vs. Vanderbilt Commodores – 7th October
- at South Carolina Gamecocks – 14th October
- vs. Georgia Bulldogs – 28th October
- vs. Arkansas Razorbacks – 4th November
- at LSU Tigers – 11th November
- at Missouri Tigers – 18th November
- vs. Florida State Seminoles – 25th November