4-star DB Jordan Pride puts Florida Gators in top group
Six schools remain for On300 safety and former Florida State commit, Jordan Pride, who trimmed his list on Sunday evening.
Florida, Alabama, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas remain under consideration. And although he was committed to the Seminoles for over a year, the ACC program did not make the cut.
According to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Gators are heavily trending with odds of 96.8 percent. I submitted a prediction for Florida shortly after Pride de-committed from FSU, while On3’s Josh Newberg and Michael Langston have done the same.
“They show me a lot of love every time I’m there. Florida treats me like a priority like they say I am,” Pride said of the Gators when speaking with On3’s Hayes Fawcett.
Price was offered by the Gators last summer and then attended Friday Night Lights and multiple home games. He has visited several times this year as well, including for the Orange and Blue Game, so that comfort level in Gainesville is different than most.
However, even before Pride reopened his recruitment, the Gators were making a whole lot of noise in his recruitment. He was in Gainesville more than he was in Tallahassee and continues to feel like a big need for several staff members. Texas A&M is the other school I’m monitoring closely right now.
When speaking with Gators Online earlier this week, Pride said he has yet to schedule an official visit to UF. That is expected to happen in the near future though.
“They always treat me like I’m a king,” Pride previously said of the Gators. “They like my length and how fast I move at my height. Also, my ball skills. They said I’m a ball hawk on the field.”
On3 Biography of Jordan Pride
Jordan Pride played his first two seasons of high school football at Blountstown (Florida) High before transferring for parts of his junior season to IMG Academy in Bradenton. He played a handful of games at IMG before returning back to Blountstown.
Pride helped Blountstown make the state semifinals of Florida’s 1M playoffs with 20 tackles, two interceptions and 667 yards and six touchdown grabs in seven games in 2022. As a sophomore, he was named to multiple all-state teams after racking up 375 yards and six touchdowns while recording 28 tackles and two interceptions.
Pride is also a state qualifier in track in the 100-meter dash and the high jump. He also plays varsity basketball. Pride lists his favorite food as steak, and he plans on majoring in business in college. His mother is Latoya Pride, and his father is Johnnie Pride.
Stay tuned to Gators Online.
