Florida football recruiting update, UF lands commitment from 4-star RB

Florida football recruiting is off to a promising start under first-year coach Jon Sumrall. The Florida Gators continued their spring recruiting haul, landing a pledge from four-star running back Andrew Beard on May 8. Beard is from Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Ga.

, the same school that produced current UF quarterback Aaron Philo and receiver Bailey Stockton. Both Philo and Stockton transferred from Georgia Tech to Florida in the offseason to follow new UF offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. Beard is the first running back commitment and 14th commitment overall in UF's 2027 class, which is ranked sixth nationally, per 247Sports.

“We can get anybody to come visit the University of Florida in America if we do a good job," Sumrall said following UF's spring game. "This is not a really hard place to recruit to. "We’re the fifth-ranked public school in the United States of America academically right now.

You come outside today, and it’s beautiful. You come to the stadium, and you know the history and pageantry of what it feels like to play in this place. And you know the stadium renovations that are coming.