It wasn't that long ago that the Florida Gators were near the bottom of recruiting rankings and were left looking up at everyone else. As recent as mid-May, Florida had just one commitment in its class of 2026.
Since then, the narrative surrounding Florida has been much better, and with the most recent Florida commits, the Gators have surged past one of their chief rivals and have the others well within reach.
Heze Kent and KJ Ford commit to the Gators
With the commitments of Heze Kent and KJ Ford, Florida is now up to 18 commits for its class of 2026.