Florida Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville • FL
Recruiting context
Florida recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Florida commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2008 class includes 16 commits, including 15 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 4.06. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 Florida: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 245.81
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 93.8%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
4.06
Blue-Chip Recruits
15(94%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 9
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
16 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Hill | S | 5★ | 99.8 | 6'1" | 207 lbs | Jersey City, NJ | St. Peter's Prep | Retained |
| Omar Hunter | DT | 5★ | 99.0 | 6'1" | 300 lbs | Buford, GA | Buford | Retained |
| Matt Patchan | OT | 4★ | 98.3 | 6'6" | 295 lbs | Seffner, FL | Armwood | Retained |
| Janoris Jenkins | CB | 4★ | 97.4 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Pahokee, FL | Pahokee | Retained |
| Dee Finley | S | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'2" | 222 lbs | Auburn, AL | Auburn | Retained |
| William Green | SDE | 4★ | 96.8 | 6'4" | 255 lbs | Birmingham, AL | Spain Park | Retained |
| Brendan Beal | ILB | 4★ | 96.2 | 6'4" | 235 lbs | Bethlehem, PA | Liberty | Retained |
| T.J. Lawrence | WR | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Lakeland, FL | Kathleen | Retained |
| Lerentee McCray | OLB | 4★ | 95.2 | 6'2" | 252 lbs | Dunnellon, FL | Dunnellon | Retained |
| Jeremy Brown | CB | 4★ | 92.6 | 5'10" | 185 lbs | Orlando, FL | Boone | Retained |
| Adrian Bushell | CB | 4★ | 91.5 | 5'11" | 184 lbs | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto | Retained |
| Omarius Hines | WR | 4★ | 91.2 | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Corsicana, TX | Corsicana | Retained |
| Frankie Hammond Jr. | WR | 4★ | 90.8 | 5'11" | 178 lbs | Hallandale, FL | Hallandale | Retained |
| Jeff Demps | RB | 4★ | 90.6 | 5'8" | 188 lbs | Groveland, FL | South Lake | Retained |
| Earl Okine | SDE | 4★ | 89.6 | 6'7" | 290 lbs | Gainesville, FL | Gainesville | Retained |
| Byran Jones | DT | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'3" | 325 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Forrest | Retained |
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