The Florida Gators are closing out July with a flurry of commitments including a former Syracuse pledge.
. has flipped his commitment from Syracuse to Florida and will reclassify from the 2026 class to the 2025 class, he announced Wednesday. He had been committed to Syracuse since March.Ranked as a top-20 safety across all major recruiting sites, Samuel Jr.
.’s ranking is expected to dip once his reclassification is made official. Should he have a strong senior season, the 6'2, 180-pound safety is expected to be one of the top defensive back recruits in the country. During his sophomore season at Palm Bay Heritage, Samuel Jr. 19 total tackles to go with five interceptions. A varsity contributor as a freshman, he recorded 35 total tackles and seven pass breakups in 2022. Samuel Jr.’s commitment adds to a recent trend of the Billy Napier-era of building a roster around legacy recruits. He is the cousin of former UF safety Marcus Maye.Florida’s 2025 class ranks No. 59 in the country, according to 247 Sports, but is trending upward following Wednesday’s two commitments and the expectation that more will come in August.Cam Parker is a contributing writer at AllGators.com of FanNation-Sports Illustrated and is a recent graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News. When he isn't writing, he enjoys listening to '70s music such as The Band or Lynyrd Skynyrd, binge-watching shows and playing with his cat, Chester.
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