Florida Football: Gators pushing toward another top-10 recruiting class

Coming into the month of June, Florida sat well outside the top 25 of the Rivals Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings. But after 10 commitments in the span of two and a half weeks, the Gators were screaming up the list and pushing for a top-10 class.

The month saw some huge additions, including Rivals top-100 offensive tackle Tyler Chukuyem, four-stars Marquez Daniel, JaReylan McCoy and Carsyn Baker all joined up with UF as well. And that was just in the span of a few days. Billy Napier and Co. also grabbed four-star wideout Justin Williams and IMG Academy tight end Kekua Aumua, Lakewood (Fla.) offensive tackle Chancellor Campbell, among others.

In total, the Gators added an even dozen commitments in those 30 days — and then have followed it up with even more in the month of July. Five more pledges have come their way this month, all of whom rank as blue-chip prospects nationally. Four-star defensive lineman Kendall Guervil is the headliner, but he’s flanked by fellow four-stars Heze Kent, Kevin Ford, Malik Morris and CJ Hester. The additions of that quintet have the Gators sitting at No. 13 in the team rankings heading into a pivotal fall on the field.

Of their 18 commitments, 10 hail from the Sunshine State, and the Gators also have 13 blue-chip commitments in total.

Below is a full breakdown of UF’s class:

Florida commitments by position

Quarterback
Four-star Will Griffin, No. 202 NATL. (No. 15 QB)

Running back
Four-star Carsyn Baker, No. 200 NATL. (No. 16 RB)

Wide receiver
Four-star Marquez Daniel, No. 162 NATL. (No. 23 WR)
Four-star Justin Williams, No. 185 NATL. (No. 28 WR)

Tight end
Three-star Kekua Aumua, No. 699 NATL. (No. 39 TE)

Offensive tackle
Four-star Heze Kent, No. 184 NATL. (No. 16 OT)
Four-star Tyler Chukuyem, No. 286 NATL. (No. 24 OT)
Three-star Chancellor Campbell, No. 459 NATL. (No. 36 OT)
Three-star Javarii Luckas, No. 958 NATL. (No. 70 OT)

Interior offensive lineman
Three-star G’Nivre Carr, No. 434 NATL. (No. 42 IOL)
Three-star Desmond Green, No. 736 NATL. (No. 72 IOL)

Defensive lineman
Four-star JaReylan McCoy, No. 109 NATL. (No. 11 DL)
Four-star Kendall Guervil, No. 113 NATL. (No. 12 DL)

EDGE
Four-star Kevin Ford, No. 126 NATL. (No. 18 EDGE)

Linebacker
Four-star Malik Morris, No. 233 NATL. (No. 10 LB)

Cornerback
Four-star CJ Bronaugh, No. 115 NATL. (No. 15 CB)
Four-star CJ Hester, No. 306 NATL. (No. 29 CB)

Safety
Four-star Kaiden Hall, No. 268 NATL. (No. 22 S)