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Soooo, thoughts on the Gaytors...
1. Trevonte Rucker - SAWWWFT Gaytor verbal - WR - Ocala - Gaytors #4 best recruit (Rivals) or #7 (247) - seems to be an issue with grades. For once, the Gaytors did something smart in not allowing him to sign, thus if he fails to qualify, they will not lose an IC. Gaytors might be able to salvage something here if they pull Destyn Hill from Louisiana. But Orgeron convinced some LA kids to stay with LSU even in these difficult times, and Gaytors whiffed on all the ESD Gaytor Brand Flipz Machine candidates.
2. Javonte Gardner - OL - Orlando - Gaytors #7 best recruit (Rivals) or #19 (247, guess he didn't get that Gaytor Brand Bump from Bing Bong and Evil Ivins) - seems to be an issue with grades. Again, the Gaytors did not sign him (smart). Again, Gaytors would turn lemons into lemonade if they could get Tristan Leigh out of NoVa.
3. Charles Montgomery - WR/ATH - Tampa - Gaytors #8 best recruit (Rivals) or tied for #10 (247) - not sure what the story is here, may also be grades. If Gaytors lose both Rucker and Montgomery, Destyn Hill only fills one spot. Portal solution would be likely.
4. Deyavie Hammond - Gaytor verbal - OL - Lakeland (HS) and now JuCo - Gaytors #16 best recruit (Rivals) and #22 (247) - not sure what the story is here, as he is a JuCo and should not need GPA/SAT to get in. This is an interesting name to watch, as he was a 2019 Gaytor signee who failed to make it past UF admissions. Thus, I do not believe he counts as a 2021 IC...BUUUUUT, if he fails to make it back to UF, I don't think the Gaytors can just give out his 2019 IC. Gaytors need to work hard to get this kid in, he's a free pass.
5. Adrein Strickland - OL - Gaytor verbal - Panama City - Gaytors second-lowest-rated recruit, just ahead of super-long-snapper Rocco Underwood (Rivals and 247 agree on this) - I would definitely hazard a guess that this kid will be processed out if the Gaytors hit on ANY of their Regular Signing Day Gaytor Brand Flipz Machine candidates. But, as seen above, the Gaytors might be losing THREE long-time OL commits, while only having 1 bullet (Tristan Leigh) in the Flipz chamber (plus Austin Barber). Portal solution(s) seem likely.
6. Tristan Leigh - OL - NoVa - Thirsty Gaytor "recruiting class calculator" nerds would ***** out their mothers to get a 5-star, but UF is not in Leigh's top 5 (and Pops Leigh lives in Oklahoma).
7. Terrion Arnold - DB - Tally - At least the Gaytors made his top 5, but he's likely to join pal Xavian Sorey at UGa.
8. Destyn Hill - WR - Louisiana - Remember how we thought it would be a longshot to pull Maason Smith out of Louisiana?
9. Bryce Langston - DE - Ocala - This one might happen. He's down to UF and LSU, and he IS from the massive Gainesville-Ocala metropolitan statistical area.
10. Portal Portal Portal - go crazy.
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