Florida Gators chasing elite recruiting class in Year 1 under Jon Sumrall
Despite an ugly season on the field and a coaching change at Florida, the Gators’ new staff was able to salvage a top-15 recruiting class in 2026 after some hellacious work by Jon Sumrall and his new staff. They’ve done their work early in the 2027 class, too. As of Monday, UF holds the No.
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Despite an ugly season on the field and a coaching change at Florida , the Gators’ new staff was able to salvage a top-15 recruiting class in 2026 after some hellacious work by Jon Sumrall and his new staff. They’ve done their work early in the 2027 class, too. As of Monday, UF holds the No.
7 in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings , trailing just behind Ohio State and rival Miami. Florida landed seven commitments in the month of April alone, including Five-Star Plus+ offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller , four-star quarterback Davin Davidson , blue-chip offensive lineman Peyton Miller , and cornerback Aamaury Fountain , who Rivals ranks as a top-25 prospect in the country. The first part of May has been kind as well.
Last week, they secured two more blue-chip commitments with the announcements of four-star safety Kalib Dillard and top-100 offensive tackle Elijah Hutcheson in the span of just a few hours. A day later, coveted defensive lineman Stive-Bentley Keumajou also committed. And then over the weekend, the Gators beat out Clemson, Georgia and Tennessee for four-star running back Andrew Beard .