Recruiting 2023 Recruiting Thread: 4* OT Caden Jones completes the class

[neteng]

 

[neteng]

Aiden's younger brother...

 

[t-gator]

Sounds like we are a close 2nd behind bama.

I think we get either him or Russaw

 

[Joegator96]

There is a sh!tload of 2023, 2024 and some 2025 recruits who are going to be here this weekend.

Including this lockdown corner

 

[jdh5484]

 

[Joegator96]

The picture I took of McClain in the post above was yesterday after the Naughts practice. My lifelong friends and I, who played in leather helmet days, took a truckload of melons to the team, an annual event, and other boosters came out and prepared them for when practice ended. I talked to Ahmed Black who volunteers as a DB coach and he said McClain is getting the all out press from the Gators and because his family is in Lakeland he is a heavy lean. Castle told me he has the best secondary he has ever had with 6 DB's receiving D1 offers. They have 23 on the roster with offers. Won the opener against Clearwater 42-7

 

[TLB]

Aiden's younger brother...

Anybody tell the defense this wasn't "touch" football? Or have we found where Grantham landed?

 

[neteng]

Pretty accurate visitor list for this weekend.

Gator Commits:
4* RB Treyaun Webb
4* WR Andy Jean
4* WR Aidan Mizell
4* WR Creed Whittemore
4* WR Eugene Wilson III
4* DL Kamran James
4* DL Kelby Collins
4* DL Gavin Hill
4* LB Jaden Robinson
4* S Jordan Castell
4* CB Ja'Keem Jackson
4* DB Sharif Denson
3* OT Bryce Lovett
4* LB Myles Graham (2024)


2023:
5* CB Cormani McClain
4* OL Caleb Lomu
4* DL Kayden McDonald
4* CB Dijon Johnson


2024:
5* edge TJ Capers
4* QB Jake Merklinger
4* RB Chauncey Bowens
4* TE Michael Smith
4* WR Bredell Richardson
4* edge Booker Pickett Jr.
4* LB Adarius Hayes
4* S Brayshon Williams
4* S Jaylen Heyward
4* S Jordan Pride (FSU commit)
4* CB Tavoy Feagin
3* IOL Jake Guarnera
3* DL Kendall Jackson

2025:
QB Colin Hurley
QB Antwann Hill
OT Peyton Joseph
WR Koby Howard
LB Tarvos Alford

 

[soflagator]

Pretty accurate visitor list for this weekend.

Gator Commits:
4* RB Treyaun Webb
4* WR Andy Jean
4* WR Aidan Mizell
4* WR Creed Whittemore
4* WR Eugene Wilson III
4* DL Kamran James
4* DL Kelby Collins
4* DL Gavin Hill
4* LB Jaden Robinson
4* S Jordan Castell
4* CB Ja'Keem Jackson
4* DB Sharif Denson
3* OT Bryce Lovett
4* LB Myles Graham (2024)


2023:
5* CB Cormani McClain
4* OL Caleb Lomu
4* DL Kayden McDonald
4* CB Dijon Johnson


2024:
5* edge TJ Capers
4* QB Jake Merklinger
4* RB Chauncey Bowens
4* TE Michael Smith
4* WR Bredell Richardson
4* edge Booker Pickett Jr.
4* LB Adarius Hayes
4* S Brayshon Williams
4* S Jaylen Heyward
4* S Jordan Pride (FSU commit)
4* CB Tavoy Feagin
3* IOL Jake Guarnera
3* DL Kendall Jackson

2025:
QB Colin Hurley
QB Antwann Hill
OT Peyton Joseph
WR Koby Howard
LB Tarvos Alford

So literally nobody from ‘26?

That won’t get it done.

 

[GatorJ]

Pretty accurate visitor list for this weekend.

Gator Commits:
4* RB Treyaun Webb
4* WR Andy Jean
4* WR Aidan Mizell
4* WR Creed Whittemore
4* WR Eugene Wilson III
4* DL Kamran James
4* DL Kelby Collins
4* DL Gavin Hill
4* LB Jaden Robinson
4* S Jordan Castell
4* CB Ja'Keem Jackson
4* DB Sharif Denson
3* OT Bryce Lovett
4* LB Myles Graham (2024)


2023:
5* CB Cormani McClain
4* OL Caleb Lomu
4* DL Kayden McDonald
4* CB Dijon Johnson


2024:
5* edge TJ Capers
4* QB Jake Merklinger
4* RB Chauncey Bowens
4* TE Michael Smith
4* WR Bredell Richardson
4* edge Booker Pickett Jr.
4* LB Adarius Hayes
4* S Brayshon Williams
4* S Jaylen Heyward
4* S Jordan Pride (FSU commit)
4* CB Tavoy Feagin
3* IOL Jake Guarnera
3* DL Kendall Jackson

2025:
QB Colin Hurley
QB Antwann Hill
OT Peyton Joseph
WR Koby Howard
LB Tarvos Alford

We have Pickett coming? That’s two kids from Wharton HS. He and Dijon. See if they can get her Stacy Gage as well.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Signing BCs isn't enough. They need to be top 50 and top 150 BCs. And above a .93 average. That's how the big boyz recruit.

2024:
5* edge TJ Capers (6) .9949
4* QB Jake Merklinger (94) .9546
4* RB Chauncey Bowens (242) .9126
4* TE Michael Smith (135) .9414
4* WR Bredell Richardson (74) .9627
4* edge Booker Pickett Jr. (62) .9680
4* LB Adarius Hayes (41) .9800
4* S Brayshon Williams (148) .9373
4* S Jaylen Heyward (45) .9783
4* S Jordan Pride (FSU commit) (75) .9626
4* CB Tavoy Feagin (147) .9373

Oh, look. Apparently, that's how we recruit now.
Those ain't Mullen's bottom-of-the-barrel 4*s. Those are bonafide win-championships 4*s.

 

[TN G8tr]

This is huge, lots of hype and talent in the Swamp on Saturday. Feeling good times ahead.

 

[GatorJB]

It's a great move by Napier. Get 14 commits to help him recruit those 4.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

We’re getting errbody!

Actually, all kidding aside, we’re doing well with all four of these guys. Weird!

 

[jdh5484]

 

[neteng]

 

[Theologator]

Pretty accurate visitor list for this weekend.

2023:
5* CB Cormani McClain
4* OL Caleb Lomu
4* DL Kayden McDonald
4* CB Dijon Johnson

Those 4 would be great additions to this class!

 

[oxrageous]

Yeah, it is rather shocking anyone would commit to the defending national champs.

He was never on UF's radar that I know of.

EDIT - He did make a visit, so there is that.