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 2018 class includes 19 commits, including 12 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.58. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2018 Florida: Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip 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
- 162.08
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 63.2%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
19
Average Stars
3.58
Blue-Chip Recruits
12(63%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 10
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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
19 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Copeland | WR | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'0" | 192 lbs | Pensacola, FL | Escambia | Retained |
| Richard Gouraige | OT | 4★ | 96.0 | 6'5" | 271 lbs | Tampa, FL | Cambridge Christian School | Retained |
| Emory Jones | DUAL | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Franklin, GA | Heard County | Retained |
| Justin Watkins | WR | 4★ | 95.7 | 5'11" | 172 lbs | Clermont, FL | East Ridge | Retained |
| Kyle Pitts | TE | 4★ | 93.3 | 6'6" | 235 lbs | Warminster, PA | Archbishop Wood | Retained |
| Amari Burney | S | 4★ | 92.9 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Clearwater, FL | Calvary Christian | Retained |
| Trey Dean | S | 4★ | 92.2 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Hampton, GA | Dutchtown | Retained |
| Dameon Pierce | RB | 4★ | 92.1 | 5'11" | 205 lbs | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge | Retained |
| Andrew Chatfield Jr. | WDE | 4★ | 91.8 | 6'2" | 221 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | American Heritage | Retained |
| David Reese | OLB | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | Fort Pierce, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Malik Langham | SDE | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'6" | 269 lbs | Huntsville, AL | Lee | Retained |
| Iverson Clement | ATH | 4★ | 89.6 | 5'11" | 199 lbs | Mount Holly, NJ | Rancocas Valley Reg H | Retained |
| John Huggins | S | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Daytona Beach, FL | Mainland | Retained |
| Chris Bleich | OT | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'6" | 305 lbs | Plymouth, PA | Wyoming Valley West | Retained |
| Randy Russell | S | 3★ | 87.9 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Opa Locka, FL | Miami Carol City | Retained |
| Dante Zanders | TE | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'5" | 220 lbs | Boca Raton, FL | Boca Raton | Retained |
| Griffin McDowell | OC | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'4" | 280 lbs | Leesburg, GA | Lee County | Retained |
| Evan McPherson | K | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'0" | 165 lbs | Fort Payne, AL | Fort Payne | Retained |
| Jaylin Jackson | DUAL | 2★ | 78.5 | 5'9" | 160 lbs | Tampa, FL | Cambridge Christian School | Retained |
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