Several Florida targets competing this weekend in NFA7v7 championship
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Top recruits ascend on IMG Academy
More than 100 high school players will compete this weekend in the NFA7v7 national championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
The tournament features several Florida targets, including 5-star quarterback Justin Fields from Kennesaw, Ga.
Fields, one of the nation’s most coveted recruits, plans to visit UF next week. Athlete Kearis Jackson (Fort Valley, Ga.) and safety Quindarious Monday (Atlanta) — 4-star prospects with Florida offers — are also on Fields’ team, CN1 All Stars.
Justin Fields is the nation’s No. 1 dual-threat quarterback. (Chris Kirschner/SEC Country)
Team Tampa features a pair of UF targets in 4-star wide receiver Warren Thompson (Seffner, Fla.) and 4-star cornerback Jordan Miner (Tampa, Fla.). Thompson and Miner both visited Florida this month.
Another name of note is 5-star defensive back Tyreke Johnson (Jackonsville, Fla.), who plays for Pro Impact. Gators running back Iverson Clement (Mount Holly, N.J) is on team NLG 3.
Here are some other UF targets competing in the NFA7v7 national championship:
Fire 7
4-star WR Mark Pope (Miami)
3-star TE Dante Lang (Boca Raton, Fla.)
2019 CB Akeem Dent (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
FSS Elite
4-star CB Jaycee Horn (Alpharetta, Ga.)
4-star S Trey Dean (Hampton, Ga.)
2019 WR Ramel Keyton (Marietta, Ga.)
2020 QB Harrison Bailey (Marietta, Ga.)
Burch Sports Performance
2019 WR Jeremiah Payton (Neptune Beach, Fla.)
Gators TE target sets decision date
Kyle Pitts is ready to pull the trigger.
The 4-star tight end from Warminster, Pa., plans to make
his commitment on July 4. Pitts received an offer from the Gators on Feb. 27 and visited Florida last Saturday.
“The coaching staff and I went around to see the education part,” Pitts said of his UF trip. “I liked the facilities and all the dorms. If I come here I can play … because there are some people leaving. Everyone here keeps it real and I like that.”
The 6-foot-6, 235-pound prospect is ranked nation’s No. 7 tight end and No. 174 overall recruit by 247Sports.
News & notes
- Xavier Peters, a 4-star linebacker from West Chester, Ohio, named Florida in his top 10 on Friday along with Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia, Kentucky, Oregon, Penn State, Southern Cal, Tennessee and Texas. The Gators offered Peters in March, but he has yet to visit UF. He is ranked the nation’s No. 8 outside linebacker and No. 126 overall prospect by 247Sports.
- Jacob Copeland, a 4-star wide receiver from Pensacola, Fla., visited Alabama on Friday. His recruitment is considered a battle between the Gators and Tide. Copeland is ranked the nation’s No. 7 wide receiver and No. 42 overall prospect by 247Sports.
- Jaquaze Sorrells, a Florida commit and 2019 defensive lineman from Largo, Fla., received an offer Friday from Clemson. This week was the one-year anniversary of his pledge to the Gators.