Official Gators First Football Recruiting Update

Written by Chris Canada, Gatorsfirst.com Co-Founder

Now the season is over, Urban Meyer and his staff will start to focus solely on recruiting. National signing day is Feb. 4, and there is a lot of work to be done, especially making up for all those that are leaving.

Here is a detailed list of commits and recruits that have Florida on their radar. This list has links to scout.com, rivals.com, and espnu.com that will give a little more background on these players. We at GatorsFirst will be adding our own analysis to these players and their impact to the future of the program.

If anyone hears of any news on any of these players, or other players that we don't have, please leave a comment at the bottom and we'll update it. We will be updating this on a regular basis, so please check back often. Enjoy!

Solid Commits

Offense

Backs

Jordan Reed - QB - New London, CT
    Scout - 3 star - #42, Rivals - 4 star - #10, ESPNU - 81 grade - #13

Mike Gillislee - RB - Deland, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #43, Rivals - 4 star - #7, ESPNU - 81 grade #14


Receivers/Tight Ends

Andre Debose - WR - Sanford, FL
    Scout - 5 star - #3, Rivals - 5 star - #2, ESPNU - 85 grade - #2
Nu'Keese Richardson - WR - Pahokee, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #6, Rivals - 4 star - #9, ESPNU - 81 grade - #13

Desmond Parks - TE - Greer, SC
    Scout - 3 star - #43, Rivals - 3 star - #16, ESPNU - 78 grade - #21


Offensive Linemen

Xavier Nixon - OT -     Fayetteville, NC
    Scout - 5 star - #1, Rivals - 5 star - #3, ESPNU - 83 grade - #7
Kyle Koehne - OT - Indianapolis, IN
    Scout - 3 star - #35, Rivals - 3 star - #33, ESPNU - 77 grade - #64

Nick Alajajian - OG - Naples, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #2, Rivals - 4 star - #4, ESPNU - 82 grade - #3
Jonotthan Harrison - OG - Groveland, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #10, Rivals - 4 star - #11, ESPNU - 75 grade - #108
Jon Halapio - OG - St. Petersburg, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #23, Rivals - 3 star - #27, ESPNU - 73 grade - #142


Defense

Defensive Linemen

Gary Brown - DT - Quincy, FL
    Scout - 5 star - #2, Rivals - 5 star - #6, ESPNU - 84 grade - #2
Edwin Herbert - DT - San Francisco, CA
    Scout - 4 star - JC, Rivals - 4 star - JC, ESPNU - No grade - JC

Kedric Johnson - DE - Palmetto, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #72, Rivals - 3 star - #25, ESPNU - 77 grade - #66


Linebackers

Jon Bostic - WLB - Wellington, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #3, Rivals - 4 star - #5 ILB, ESPNU - 81 grade - #8


Defensive Backs

Dee Finley - S - New Berlin, NY
    Scout - 4 star - PG, Rivals - 4 star - PG, ESPNU - 88 grade - PG

Marsalis Teague - ATH - Paris, TN
    Scout - 4 star - #18 CB, Rivals - 4 star - #32, ESPNU - 78 grade - #50

Interested Recruits

Offense

Backs

Raymond Cotton - QB - Meade H.S. (MD)
    Scout - 4 star - #22 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #11 - low interest, ESPNU - 78 grade - #28

Trent Richardson - RB - Pensacola, FL
    Scout - 5 star - #2 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #2 - soft verbal (alabama), ESPNU - 91 grade - #1 - verbal (alabama)


Receivers/Tight Ends

Rueben Randle - WR - Bastrop, LA
    Scout - 5 star - #1 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - off list, ESPNU - 86 grade - #1 - off list
Marlon Brown - WR - Memphis, TN
    Scout - 5 star - #2 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #5 - med interest, ESPNU - 84 grade - #4
Randall Carroll - WR - Los Angeles, CA
    Scout - 4 star - #13 - low interest, Rivals - 4 star - #2 ATH - soft verbal (USC), ESPNU - 83 grade - #5 - verbal (USC)
Je'Ron Stokes - WR - Philadelphia, PA
    Scout - 4 star - #17 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #14 - soft verbal (tennessee), ESPNU - 82 grade - #8 - verbal (tennessee)
Rantavious Wooten - WR - Belle Glade, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #20 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #29 - soft verbal (georgia), ESPNU - 77 grade - #77 ATH - verbal (georgia)
Kendall Kelly - WR - Gadsden, AL
    Scout - 4 star - #25 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #26 - mid interest, ESPNU - 82 grade - #7 - off list
Chad Bumphis - WR - Tupelo, MS
    Scout - 4 star - #33 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #16 - mid interest, ESPNU - 81 grade - #11 ATH
Lamar Scruggs - WR - Neptune Beach, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #54 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #46 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #21
Ricco Sanders - WR - James Byrnes H.S. (SC)
    Scout - 3 star - #88 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #51 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #26

Orson Charles - TE - Tampa, FL
   Scout - 5 star - #3 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #5 ATH - med interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #14

Offensive Linemen

Peter White - OG - Saint Johns College H.S. (DC)
    Scout - 4 star - #5 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #13 - low interest, ESPNU - 78 grade - #24

Daniel Campbell - OT - Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
    Scout - 3 star - PG - off list, Rivals - 4 star - PG - off list, ESPNU - 79 grade - PG
Brandon Moore - OT - Montgomery, AL
    Scout - 4 star - #13 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #25 - mid interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #30 DT
Morgan Moses - OT - Richmond, VA
    Scout - 4 star - #15 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #1 - off list, ESPNU - 83 grade - #6 - off list
Chris Freeman - OT - Trotwood-Madison H.S. (OH)
    Scout - 3 star - #33 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #56 - med interest, ESPNU - 77 grade - #53


Defense

Defensive Linemen

Devon Kennard - DE - Phoenix, AZ
    Scout - 5 star - #5 - off list, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 86 grade - #1 - off list
Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - Deerfield Beach, FL
    Scout - 5 star - JC - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - JC - off list, ESPNU - No grade - JC - off list
Sam Montgomery - DE - Greenwood, SC
    Scout - 4 star - #7 - off list, Rivals - 4 star - #3 - mid interest, ESPNU - 84 grade - #2 - off list
Isaac Holmes - DE - Hoboken, NJ
    Scout - 3 star - #29 OG - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #20 - mid interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #27 DT


Linebackers

Jelani Jenkins - WLB - Olney, MD
    Scout - 5 star - #1 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 87 grade - #2
Jarvis Jones - SLB - Columbus, GA
    Scout - 4 star - #3 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #3 - med interest, ESPNU - 82 grade - #6
Frankie Telfort - OLB - Miami, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #15 - high interest, Rivals - 4 star - #4 - mid interest, ESPNU - 83 grade - #3
Sam Barrington - OLB - Jacksonville, FL
    Scout - 3 star - #18 MLB - off list, Rivals - 3 star - #43 MLB - off list, ESPNU - 77 grade - #45

Larvez Mars - MLB - Apopka, FL
    Scout - 2 star - #75 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #8 - mid interest, ESPNU - 76 grade - #78 - off list
Quan Fletcher - ILB - Miami, FL
    Scout - 2 star - #63 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #51 - med interest, ESPNU - 79 grade - #9


Defensive Backs

Jawanza Starling - S - Tallahassee, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #5 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #9 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #23
Darren Myles - S - Atlanta, GA
    Scout - 4 star - #8 - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #6 - med interest, ESPNU - 83 grade - #5
Tevin McCaskill - S - Miami, FL
    Scout - 2 star - #124 - med interest, Rivals - 3 star - #32 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #16
Josh Evans - ATH - Irvington H.S. (NJ)
    Scout - 3 star - #21 S - med interest, Rivals - 4 star - #24 - med interest, ESPNU - 80 grade - #23
David Conner - S - South Panola H.S. (MS)
    Scout - 3 star - #60 - off list, Rivals - 3 star - #36 - off list, ESPNU - 77 grade - #64

Dre Kirkpatrick - CB - Gadsden, AL
    Scout - 5 star - #5 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #1 - med interest, ESPNU - 92 grade - #1
Greg Reid - CB - Valdosta, GA
    Scout - 4 star - #7 - med interest, Rivals - 5 star - #11 ATH - med interest, ESPNU - 85 grade - #2
Denard Robinson - CB - Deerfield Beach, FL
    Scout - 4 star - #16 - mid interest, Rivals - 4 star - #12 ATH - mid interest, ESPNU - 81 grade - #8 ATH

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