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Gators OLB Jack Pyburn to visit 2 SEC programs

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Florida Gators EDGE Jack Pyburn. (Maddie Washburn/UAA Photo)

Florida Gators starting junior edge Jack Pyburn, who officially entered the transfer portal on Thursday, has scheduled official visits to two SEC programs. Per Hayes Fawcett of On3, Pyburn is visiting Texas A&M on Friday and Saturday and LSU on Saturday and Sunday.

According to Fawcett, Pyburn is “in the process of setting up more” visits.

The 6-foot-3, 265-pound Pyburn has one year of eligibility remaining. He has made 28 career appearances in three years with the Gators, totaling 80 tackles. His 2023 season was cut short by a torn ACL.

In 2024, Pyburn had his breakout year. He took over as the starting outside linebacker after Florida’s first bye week, then started the final eight games of the regular season. He was second on the team with 60 tackles. Additionally, he finished with four tackles for loss and a sack for a Florida defense that was improved down the stretch.

As Zach Abolverdi of Gators Online wrote Thursday, “Despite Pyburn’s productivity, he finished the year with less snaps played (334) than fellow outside linebackers T.J. Searcy (362) and George Gumbs Jr. (403) but nearly doubled the number of tackles made by Searcy (34 tackles) and Gumbs (32).  Pyburn’s play in 2024 has made him one of most coveted EDGE players in the portal, and his camp told Gators Online on Thursday that three SEC teams are making a strong push for him.”

Abolverdi also noted that Pyburn hasn’t ruled out a return to Florida for the 2025 season.

“Look, man, I love Jack Pyburn. I love him like a son,” Gators coach Billy Napier said on Thursday. “He’s made a tremendous impact on our team, not only with his production on the field, but his attitude, his energy.”

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