The cornerback position may be the top priority for the Florida Gators in their 2017 class, and they began filling that need Wednesday.
UF picked up a verbal commitment from Elijah Blades, a 4-star cornerback from John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif. Blades announced his decision on Twitter, choosing the Gators over Arizona.
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound prospect, who has been clocked at 4.42 seconds in the 40-yard dash, visited Florida for the first time earlier this month.
“This visit was kind of a big deal,” Blades told SEC Country following his trip. “I can see myself there.