Florida ready to make impression on 5-star OT Jordan Seaton during upcoming visit

It’s no secret that the recruitment of Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton remains wide open. After announcing his tour of fall visits, then re-working that schedule, plenty of programs still feel like they have a shot to land the 6-foot-5, 295-pounder.

So far, he’s made unofficial trips to Alabama and Colorado this season. He’s scheduled to make his way to Norman for an official visit with Oklahoma this weekend, followed by an OV to Florida to kick off October.

That in-state trip to Gainesville to watch the Gators take on Vanderbilt will be just his second, following an unofficial back in May. Florida has been a consistent factor in the recruitment of Seaton and currently has the third-best odds for the tackle, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).

Gators Online recruiting insider Corey Bender joined The Inside Scoop to dish on just how in the mix Florida is for the No. 2 OT in the 2024 cycle, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Seaton staying in the Sunshine State isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

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Upcoming visit gives Florida chance to make real impression

“As we all know, his recruitment’s kind of been all over the place in recent months. He’s going to take numerous official visits. Oklahoma’s in the mix, you’ve got South Carolina — who I believe gets the last OV,” Bender said.

Florida has always been mentioned in Seaton’s recruitment, but has never been touted as “the team to beat.” It can change that with a positive visit. Bender was quick to point out the fact that Florida is steering away from its normal official visit schedule with recruits, because Seaton is that prized and could make a major difference for any recruiting class.

“To show how much of a priority he is for Florida, they don’t like hosting in-season official visitors, they like to do them all in June and December…not for Jordan Seaton, they’re gonna make it work,” he said.

Ohio State has the On3 RPM lead for Seaton, while Alabama also checks in ahead of the Gators. Seaton tabbed the Crimson Tide as an early leader in an interview with On3’s Josh Newberg at the beginning of September, but also isn’t planning on rushing to a commitment.

“Coach Rob Sale, he calls the plays. He’s the O-Line coach, he knows the ins and outs. He’s got help from coach (Darnell) Stapleton. Coach Billy Napier — he’s a hands-on guy. I love his energy, I love his passion,” Seaton said of the Florida coaching staff. “And I love that they don’t really try to recruit, they try to make it as family-oriented as possible. Their background, they’re coming from Louisiana so they do know how to develop guys. So getting a guy of my caliber at a school like that, it could be very scary.”

“Florida right now, I think they’re probably a top two or top three option for (Seaton,)” Bender said. “I think Florida will definitely come out and make a statement in this game knowing Seaton’s there … he’ll be the lone official visitor too.”

Seaton has an On3 NIL Valuation of $179K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.