Florida lands No. 2 ILB among trio of leading recruits

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Personnel WriterJun 17, 2023, 10:55 PM ET

Coach Billy Napier and Florida had an extremely active day on the recruiting path Saturday, nearly doubling their variety of ESPN 300 commits.On the same day the program saw 2025 ESPN 300 quarterback Austin Simmons, who had been dedicated given that April 4, decommit to Mississippi and after that reclassify to 2023, Napier secured promises from 4 players for 2024, including 3 2024 ESPN 300 prospects.Inside linebacker

Aaron Chiles Jr., the No. 63 overall prospect and the No. 2 ILB, is the highest-ranked player of the quartet that devoted on Saturday, boosting a class that ESPN had actually ranked 11th. Chiles, an item of Our Lady of Great Counsel High School (Maryland), selected Florida over a pair of Huge Ten schools, Michigan and in-state Maryland.Tight end Amir Jackson(No. 102 overall), defensive end Amaris

Williams (No. 279 overall)and defensive tackle Nasir Johnson of Dublin High School( Georgia)complete the Gators ‘four brand-new commits.Chiles taped 74 takes on with 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a junior last year.

Jackson, who attends Portal High School (Georgia ), committed while on his main see to Gainesville and bypassed offers from Tennessee, Auburn and Miami.Williams, who had 65 deals with and 18 sacks last succumb to Clinton High School(North Carolina), also thought about Penn State and Tennessee.Florida now has 7 ESPN 300 promises for the 2024 cycle.