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Published Apr 23, 2017
Recruiting Wire: Four-star lineman has top six
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 6:11 p.m.       

FOUR-STAR LINEMAN HAS TOP SIX

At the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp stop in Atlanta on Sunday Warner Robins (Ga.) four-star offensive lineman Christian Armstrong talked about his top six, including Florida.

He spoke with Inside the Gators after visiting Florida earlier this month.

LINK: Florida makes positive impression on Armstrong

Today he revealed that he has two new offers, from Alabama and Ohio State, and a summer decision looming.

VIDEO: Armstrong talks recruiting

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Sunday, April 23, 2017 6:03 p.m.    

3 STRIPE CAMP ATLANTA RECRUITING NOTES ON TWO TARGETS

Rivals analysts Rob Cassidy, Chad Simmons and Woody Wommack shared their thoughts on quite a few of the prospects participating in the 3 Stripe Camp Atlanta on Sunday.

Included below are their thoughts on two top Florida targets.

To read the rest, click HERE

* Class of 2020 quarterback Harrison Bailey was recently in Gainesville for the Florida spring game and said he enjoyed his time on campus. Bailey is a priority target for the Gators and despite his age has been for nearly a year. While on the visit Bailey got a chance to see the Gators' offense in action and said he was impressed with the skill position talent on the field. Bailey continues to take visits while he weighs options that include Clemson, Alabama and several others.

* Class of 2019 prospect Derrick McLendon recently visited Georgia and said the Bulldogs have moved up on his list of potential schools. According to McLendon, who has held an offer from the Bulldogs for months, UGA has only recently started to push for his commitment. He cites an increase in contact in the last few weeks as the reason for his elevated interest. Georgia is recruiting McLendon as a linebacker despite his high school career at defensive end. Florida, LSU and South Carolina are also in the mix, as the Georgia product lists such schools among his current favorites.

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Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:41 p.m.  

TOP TARGET IN ALABAMA

Top Florida wide receiver target, four-star Jacob Copeland looks as if he is enjoying his visit to Alabama this weekend.

ALLEY: Join the discussion of Copeland in the Alley

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Saturday, April 22, 2017 3:41 p.m.      

UPDATES ON TWO FLORIDA TARGETS

Earlier this week four-star running back Asa Martin told Rivals Chad Simmons that Florida and Auburn were his leaders.

RELATED: Four-star with co-leaders

Today, while visiting Alabama, the Tide extended an offer - which looks as though it is a pretty big deal to at least one member of the Martin household.

Also, though he was thinking of not making the trip, four-star quarterback Joe Milton is in Athens today watching Georgia's spring game.

ALLEY: Join in the recruiting discussion

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Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:22 a.m.    

FOUR-STAR VISITING WITH FLORIDA ON SATURDAY

With spring games going on at several locations across the Southeast drawing many of the top prospects - Florida is hosting one prospect today, but he is a big one.

Keep updated in the Alley.

ALLEY: Four-star visiting Florida Saturday

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Saturday, April 22, 2017 8:48 a.m.      

LIST OF UF TARGETS VISITING OTHER SPRING GAMES TODAY

Some of the biggest names on Florida's recruiting board will be on the road today as they attend spring games at Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Miami.

Check out the thread in the Alley to see who is visiting where.

ALLEY: List of Florida targets attending spring games

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Friday, April 21, 2017 8:00 p.m.       

TWO IN-STATE PROSPECTS WITH FLORIDA OFFERS MAKE CHOICES

Back-to-back - in a matter of minutes - two four-star in-state targets came off the board as running back Jashaun Corbin (Tennessee) and wide receiver/tight end Will Mallory (Miami) made public commitments.

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Friday, April 21, 2017 5:17 p.m.        

FLORIDA CHECKS UP ON COMMITTED QUARTERBACK

Florida is still in the running for several quarterbacks, including a few who are committed elsewhere. One such target is Central Gwinnett's Jarren Williams, who is committed to Kentucky.

ALLEY DISCUSSION: Nussmeier sees committed quarterback

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Friday, April 21, 2017 4:11 p.m.      

2019 TARGET RELEASES NEW TOP FIVE

Fort Myers (Fla.) Dunbar 2019 defensive end Derick Hunter has released an updated top five.

When last interviewed five days ago Hunter spoke highly of Florida and Miami.

LINK: Defensive end sends out cryptic tweet

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Friday, April 21, 2017 10:50 a.m.    

FLORIDA OFFERS PEACH STATE DEFENDER

On Friday Florida visited with and offered Lithonia (Ga.) Miller Grove three-star linebacker/defensive end Caleb Tannor. He already held offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee and others.

ALLEY: Talk about Florida's latest offer


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Friday, April 21, 2017 9:35 a.m.  

MIXED NEWS ON LINEBACKER

Earlier this week Cordele (Ga.) Crisp County linebacker Quay Walker named a top five which includes Florida. Today he tells Rivals Chad Simmons that Alabama is his outright leader, but he still has some interesting things to say about Florida.

LINK: Walker talks top five

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Thursday, April 20, 2017 6:05 p.m.     

MORE INFO ON FIELDS

In the Alley we have the second update of the day on four-star quarterback Justin Fields. This one comes from Peach State recruiting guru Chad Simmons, who breaks down Fields' recruiting, his situation, Florida getting in the mix and more.

ALLEY: Simmons on Fields

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Thursday, April 20, 2017 3:25 p.m.   

THE LATEST ON FOUR-STAR QUARTERBACK

In the Alley Justin Johnson has the latest on four-star quarterback Justin Fields, who the Florida coaches visited with at school today.

ALLEY: Thoughts on five-star Fields

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Thursday, April 20, 2017 12:02 p.m.      

FIVE-STAR NAMES 10 FINALISTS

Houston (Tx.) Lamar five-star cornerback Anthony Cook released his top 10 schools today on Twitter. Florida is included on his list.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 9:42 p.m.      

MICHIGAN SITE FEELS WOLVERINES IN FANTASTIC SHAPE FOR MILTON

Earlier this afternoon Inside the Gators spoke with Orlando (Fla.) Olympia four-star quarterback Joe Milton, who spoke mostly of three programs and said he would be deciding in roughly a week.

This evening the Michigan site has another update with Milton.

LINK: Close to a decision, Michigan in fantastic shape with Milton

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:05 p.m.    

LINEBACKER TRIMS LIST TO FIVE

Cordele (Ga.) Crisp County three-star linebacker Quay Walker has narrowed his list to a final five. All five of those teams are from the SEC.

Below are two different articles on him.

LINK: Walker to five

LINK: Auburn in good shape for Walker

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 2:57 p.m.   

FLORIDA COACHES VISITING TOP TARGETS

For the second day in a row Florida coaches are out in the Sunshine State and now throughout the Southeast visiting some of their top targets.

Check out our thread in the Alley for the latest on who is being seen today.

ALLEY: Florida coaches seeing top prospects on Wednesday

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:52 a.m.   

FLORIDA SEES FOUR-STAR TARGET

Here on their second day out on the road for the spring evaluation period Florida has sent wide out coach Kerry Dixon out to the Panhandle to check in on four-star wide out Jacob Copeland.

ALLEY LINK: Discuss Copeland in the Alley

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 9:12 a.m.      

FLORIDA PREDICTED LANDING SPOT FOR ZAIRE

In his prediction of where five top grad-transfers land, Woody Wommack named Florida as the team that will land quarterback Malik Zaire.

Wommack Writes: Florida. Zaire seemed bound for North Carolina, but his spot actually went to another graduate transfer, former LSU quarterback Brandon Harris. With limited scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, Zaire could be a perfect fit in Gainesville until some of the school’s younger options are ready to play.

LINK: Predicting where five top grad-transfers land

ALLEY: Discussion on whether Florida needs Zaire or not

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 7:02 p.m.     

FLORIDA ASSISTANT COACHES ON THE ROAD TUESDAY

Florida sent out all nine assistant coaches for the very first day of the spring evaluation period. The Gators focused mainly on in-state prospects, but they did go see two big out-of-state defensive line targets as well.

ALLEY LINK: Look at some of the prospects Florida visited on Tuesday

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 3:30 p.m.      

TOP 2020 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN VISITS FLORIDA

2020 Millis (Ma.) offensive tackle Kevin Pyne, who Florida just offered last week, posted a photo of Gators coach Jim McElwain posing with him during his visit to campus.

ALLEY DISCUSSION: 2020 lineman visits Florida

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 1:24 p.m.    

TICKER UPDATES

* Rivals250 athlete Matthew Hill has Auburn, South Carolina and Florida high on his list.

ALLEY DISCUSSION: Florida one of three teams signaled out by Hill

LINK: Florida in the running for Rivals250 athlete

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* Rivals100 linebacker Quin Williams doesn't have an offer from Florida, but he does say that the Gators are a team that is recruiting him hard.

ALLEY DISCUSSION: Florida recruiting Rivals100 linebacker

LINK: Latest on Rivals100 linebacker Williams

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* Florida will be one of the teams in the running until the end for Rivals250 offensive tackle John Campbell.

ALLEY DISCUSSION: Four-star John Campbell updated

LINK: Rivals250 Campbell update from Miami site

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:54 a.m.  

FOUR-STAR WANTS TO VISIT FLORIDA BEFORE DECIDING

Rob Cassidy's recruiting notes from the Pylon 7v7 contains one prospect looking at Florida - Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Saint Thomas Aquinas four-star wide out Elijah Moore, who says he wants to visit Florida before deciding.

LINK: Pylon Recruiting Notes

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:33 a.m.    

SEC RECRUITING STREAKS - WILL FLORIDA SIGN A FOUR-STAR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

The Rivals team of analysts put together a list of streaks accomplished by SEC teams on the recruiting front. For Florida, the Gators have landed at least one defensive end ranked as a four-star or higher in every class since 2011.

Will the streak continue? Follow the link for their thoughts.

LINK: SEC Recruiting Streaks

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 8:17 a.m.    

THREE-POINT STANCE: CLEMENT SEEN AS A BIG CATCH FOR FLORIDA

In his Three-Point Stance, Rivals National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell shares his take on newest Florida commit - four-star Iverson Clement: "Florida needs to upgrade speed and playmaking ability in the offensive backfield and Clement has the potential to help that. He can not only make people miss but he can catch the ball and works well in space. He hasn’t been utilized that much in the passing game in high school but watch out in college, he has the ability to be a multi-faceted weapon."

Read Farrell's take on the rest of the recent commits as well as his thoughts on the death of college satellite camps by clicking the link.

LINK: Mike Farrell's Three-Point Stance