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National Signing Day 2019: Four-star defensive back Kaiir Elam commits to Florida

A handful of years ago, Matt Elam stalked the Florida secondary and changed games by being an indefatigable madman.

Another Elam is going to get a chance to do that with the Gators, too.

Four-star defensive back Kaiir Elam — nephew of Matt and son of fellow NFLer Abram — committed to Florida on Wednesday during an ESPN broadcast, head-faking with a Georgia hat before donning a big smile and a Florida cap and doing a massive Gator Chomp.

Dan Mullen’s tweet celebrating the commitment was ... appropriate.

Kaiir Elam — who like Matt and Abram spent his high school years in Palm Beach County, but went to Palm Beach’s The Benjamin School rather than his uncle’s alma mater, William T.