Florida Gators move up in team recruiting rankings after flipping Miami commit

After flipping Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin four-star safety Hylton Stubbs away from rival Miami, Florida has risen three spots to No. 11 in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

Stubbs had been committed to the Hurricanes since the Fourth of July, when he joined the class after decommitting from Southern Cal. Now, he’s heading to Miami’s SEC rival.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Stubbs joins his high school teammate and former Florida State quarterback commit Tramell Jones in Gainesville. Jones pledged to the Gators earlier this month, just days after decommitting from the Seminoles.

Stubbs is the No. 58 overall prospect and No. 4 safety in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 8 player in Florida.

Gators continue to flip top prospects

In the last three weeks, Florida has flipped a whopping 11 recruits — seven of whom are rated as four-star prospects.

On Sunday night, it was four-star defensive lineman Joseph Mbatchou, who re-joined the class after flipping from Texas. On Saturday, four-star offensive tackle Tavaris Dice flipped from Auburn. Four-star EDGE Jayden Woods flipped from Penn State on Friday.

Jones kickstarted UF’s momentum by flipping from FSU on Nov. 17. Four-star running back Byron Louis and three-star interior lineman Daniel Pierre-Louis also flipped to the Gators from the Seminoles last month.

The end of November also saw four-star linebacker Ty Jackson flip from USC, three-star defensive lineman Stephon Shivers flip from Georgia, three-star offensive tackle Jahari Medlock flip from Cincinnati and three-star wide receiver Muizz Tounkara flip from Arizona.