Florida Gators football fans should love Jon Sumrall's early recruiting
USA Today Florida Network recruiting reporters give their thoughts on where each of Florida's Power 4 programs stand at the start of spring practices.
Spring football practices are underway statewide, which means college coaches will be crisscrossing the state looking for talent . While it's still relatively early in the 2027 recruiting cycle — it tends to really pick up during the summer — things are heating up. In the past two weeks, Louisville picked up commitments from USA TODAY Florida Network top 100 players Carrollwood Day athlete Brooklyn Maxey and Cardinal Mooney defensive lineman Kaleb Exume .
LSU flipped Chaminade-Madonna wide receiver Ah'Mari Stevens from Miami and Notre Dame continued to load up on defensive backs from Florida with a commitment from Chaminade-Madonna safety John Gay. USA TODAY Florida Network recruiting reporters Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson give their thoughts on where each of Florida's four Power 4 programs stand at the start of spring practices. Florida Total commits: Seven (three from Florida) USA TODAY Florida Network top 100 commits: CB Amare Nugent (American Heritage, No.
11), QB Davin Davidson (Cardinal Mooney, No. 17), ATH Tramond Collins (Cottondale, No. 20), Dillard WR Anthony Jennings (No.
61) Jon Santucci's thoughts: Recruits have been raving about new Gators coach Jon Sumrall and his staff for months , and the early returns are very encouraging. In addition to landing commitments from three of the top 20 players on the top 100, Florida has a commitment from Maxwell Hiller (Pennsylvania). The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Hiller is a five-star recruit, No.