Today is the day it becomes real for Florida football.
Three weeks ago, the Gators‘ future looked bleak. Florida was 4-5 and held the No. 55 recruiting class in America.
Oh, how quickly things can change.
UF won three games in a row, including two over ranked teams, to secure its first winning season since 2020 and flipped 11 recruits in 15 days.
This bumped Florida’s class into the top 10 on the eve of Early Signing Day Wednesday. As of now, the Gators hold commitments from 23 high school prospects.
That could change if Billy Napier continues his flipping rampage. Florida still has its eye on multiple recruits that Napier and staff will attempt to make a last-minute pitch to.
You’ll want to keep it locked here to our live recruiting tracker. It will be updated and names will be added as the first signings come in Wednesday morning.
Check for updates, and be sure to follow Gainesville.com/sports for more stories regarding Early Signing Day.
Waltez Clark
Position: Running back/wide receiver
Height/Weight: 6-1, 194
School/Hometown: Plant HS/Tampa
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Rushed for 476 yards and 15 TD on 77 carries (6.2 yards per carry) while also catching 22 passes for 358 yards and four TD in the 2023 season.
Tramell Jones Jr.
Position: Quarterback
Height/Weight: 6-foot-0, 196
School/Hometown: Mandarin HS/Jacksonville
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: A dual-threat QB, Jones flipped his commitment from Florida State to Florida more than two weeks ago. He threw for 3,195 yards, 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2023, leading Mandarin to the Class 4M state title game. Jones is rated as the 21st best quarterback in the Class of 2025 and 48th best player in Florida, per 247Sports.
Jalen Wiggins
Position: Edge rusher
Height/Weight: 6-foot-5, 255
School/Hometown: Rickards HS/Tallahassee
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Wiggins is coming off a 2023 HS season that included 31 tackles for loss, 37 QB hurries, 16 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Vernell Brown III
Position: Wide receiver
Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 170
School/Hometown: Jones HS/Orlando
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Playmaker at wide receiver and on special teams. As a junior at Jones High in 2023, Brown caught 70 passes for 1,363 yards and 10 TD while returning four kicks (three punts and a kickoff) for TDs.
Micah Jones
Position: TE
Height/Weight: 6-5, 245
School/Hometown: Madison Central HS/Madison, Miss.
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Finished 2023 season with 168 receiving yards and 1 TD. Per 247Sports composite, Jones is the No. 28 overall tight end and the No. 15 recruit in Mississippi for the Class of 2025.
Myles Johnson
Position: Linebacker
Height/Weight: 6-1, 220
School/Hometown: T.R. Miller HS/Brewton, Ala.
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports composite)
The Skinny: Athletic two-way standout who plays running back, while also playing basketball and running track at T.R. Miller High School. Ran at 11.15 seconds as a junior in the 100 meters.
Jayden Woods
Position: Defensive end
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3, 240
School/Hometown: Mill Valley HS/Shawnee, Kan.
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Woods, the seventh-ranked edge rusher and 75th raked player overall in the 2025 class, per 247Sports, flipped his commitment from Penn State last week. He also had offers from Tennessee, Purdue and Wisconsin. As a junior in 2023, Woods recorded 71 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and eight pass deflections.
Hayden Craig
Position: Punter
Height/Weight: 6-2, 190
School/Hometown: Bridgton Academy/Bridgton, Maine
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: A lefty combo kicker/punter, Craig is the fifth-rated punter in the counter per 247Sports. At the 2024 Kohl’s Eastern Showcase Camp for punters and kickers in May, Craig’s best punt went for 46 yards, with a hang time of 4.31 seconds.
Joseph Mbatchou
Position: Defensive lineman
Height/Weight: 6-foot-5, 275
School/Hometown: Grayson HS/Loganville, Ga.
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Born in Cameroon, 247Sports rated Mbatchou is the 28th-rated defensive lineman in the country and the 234th rated player overall. He flipped his commitment from Texas on Sunday.
Chad Gasper
Position: Running back
Height/Weight: 5-10, 200
School/Hometown: Katy Jordan HS/Fulshear, Texas
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Rushed for 300 yards and two TDs in nine high school games in 2023, while adding eight catches for 127 yards.
Daniel Pierre Louis
Position: Offensive lineman
Height/Weight: 6-5, 290
School/Hometown: Seminole Ridge HS/Loxahatchee
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Pierre Louis, who flipped his commitment from Florida State last month, is rated as the 84th best interior offensive lineman in the Class of 2025 and 130th best player in Florida, per 247 Sports.
Muizz Tounkara
Position: Wide receiver
Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 195
School/Hometown: Clear Springs HS/League City, Texas
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Tounkara is the 71st rated receiver in the 2025 class and 69th-rated player from Texas, per 247Sports. He flipped his commitment from Arizona last month. Tounkara finished his senior season with 30 receptions for 455 yards
Ty Jackson
Position: Linebacker
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 200
School/Hometown: Seminole Ridge HS/Loxahatchee
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Jackson is the 21st-rated linebacker in the 2025 class and the 207th-ranked player overall, per 247Sports. He’s posted more than 350 tackles in his high school career, including 135 tackles, four forced fumbles, two sacks and two interceptions for Seminole Ridge last season.
Evan Noel
Position: Kicker
Height/Weight: 6-2, 155
School/Hometown: St. Stanislaus HS/Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Noel had an outstanding showing at the Kohl’s National Scholarship Kicking Camp last July, scoring 32 of 36 points on field goals and 107.5 points on kickoffs. He flipped his commitment from Arkansas to Florida last month.
Byron Louis
Position: Running back
Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200
School/Hometown: American Heritage HS/Fort Lauderdale
Rating: Three-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Louis is the 27th-rated running back in the 2025 class and 53rd-rated player in Florida, per 247Sports. He flipped his commitment from FSU to Florida last month. As a junior in 2023, Louis rushed160 times for 1,224 yards and 18 touchdowns, while catching seven passes for 23 yards.
Hylton Stubbs
Position: Safety
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 190
School/Hometown: Mandarin HS/Jacksonville
Rating: Four-star (per 247 Sports)
The Skinny: Stubbs flipped from Miami to Florida on Monday. He’s the ninth-rated safety in the 2025 class and 102nd rated player overall, per 247Sports. As a senior at Mandarin, Stubbs has recorded 54 tackles (eight for loss), three forced fumbles and two interceptions.
This list will be updated throughout the day.
Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at Nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 on X/Twitter.
