Here is the 2012 Florida Gator incoming freshman class of 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WRs, 2 TEs, 2 OLs, 6 DLs, 4 LBs, 4 DBs, and PK. The Gators signed 23 (22 academically qualified by 2 July) of the 25 players allowed (NCAA allows 28, but SEC limits to 25) including the 7 early enrollees shown below. The 7 EE's count towards the 2011 class of 17, 1 short of the maximum Florida could have brought in. Nationally recognized top-100 recruits are in bold print. This class ended up ranked #3 by most sources, right behind Alabama and Texas.
This class had 3 five-star, 11 four-star, 8 three-star, and one two-star athletes. 4 four-star, and 4 three-star athletes transferred out of this class.
NOTE: Florida has 57 scholarship players out of 85 maximum without this incoming class. With this class, there are only 79 players on scholarship, leaving room for 6 walk-ons or unclaimed scholarships. EDIT: Dante Philips did not qualify academically for Fall admission and was removed from the recruiting class of 2012.
Final class tally : 22.
"Lost commitments": 3
Academically ineligible: 1
EE = early enrollee 1/10/12
C = formally committed
OV = official visit
UA = announced commitment at Under Armour All American Bowl 1/4/12
USA = announced commitment at US Army All American Bowl 1/7/12
LOI = signed Letter of Intent
NSD = National Signing Day 2/1/12
R = recruited by
QB - Jacob Guy - 3-star, low profile player picked up interest from Florida after Brent Pease hired. #8 rated QB in Florida HS football.
As of NSD, only these soft commitments remained, and both wound up committing elsewhere.
This class had 3 five-star, 11 four-star, 8 three-star, and one two-star athletes. 4 four-star, and 4 three-star athletes transferred out of this class.
NOTE: Florida has 57 scholarship players out of 85 maximum without this incoming class. With this class, there are only 79 players on scholarship, leaving room for 6 walk-ons or unclaimed scholarships. EDIT: Dante Philips did not qualify academically for Fall admission and was removed from the recruiting class of 2012.
Final class tally : 22.
"Lost commitments": 3
Academically ineligible: 1
EE = early enrollee 1/10/12
C = formally committed
OV = official visit
UA = announced commitment at Under Armour All American Bowl 1/4/12
USA = announced commitment at US Army All American Bowl 1/7/12
LOI = signed Letter of Intent
NSD = National Signing Day 2/1/12
R = recruited by
- WR - Latroy Pittman (EE, C: 8/7/10)
- 4*, Citra (FL), 6'1", 190 lbs, 4.68/40YD, #32/218
DT - Dante "Omari" Phillips (C: 10/25/10, USA)4*, Venice (FL), 6'6", 268 lbs, #9/120R: DJ Durkin, Dan Quinn
- EDIT: Not academically cleared for Fall, committed to Tennessee, kicked off team
- RB - Matt Jones (C: 2/14/11, OV 1/21/12)
- 4*, Seffner (FL), 6'3", 225 lbs, #15/190
- R: Brian White, Derek Lewis
- #95 pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Washington Redskins
- OLB - Jeremi Powell (C: 2/19/11)
- 4*, Largo (FL), 6'2", 200 lbs, #17/220
- R: DJ Durkin, Dan Quinn
OG - Jessamen Dunker(EE, C: 3/21/11) transferred Tenn State 2013- 4*, Boynton Beach (FL), 6'6", 315 lbs, #5/108
- R: Aubrey Hill
DT - Jafar Mann (C: 3/25/11, OV 1/21/12) transferred 2012- 3*, Stone Mountain (GA), 6'4", 275 lbs, #48/NR
SDE - Quinteze Williams (EE, C: 3/30/11) transferred to West Texas A&M in 2014- 3*, Tyrone (GA), 6'4", 295 lbs, #22/NR
- R: Travaris Robinson, Dan Quinn
CB - Willie Bailey (EE, C: 4/5/11) transferred 2012- 3*, Hallandale (FL), 6'1", 165 lbs, #38/NR
- R: Aubrey Hill, Travaris Robinson
TE - Colin Thompson(C: 5/5/11, OV 1/21/12) declared medically ineligible in 2014, transferred to Temple- 4*, Warminster (PA), 6'5", 255 lbs, #6/187
- R: Charlie Weis, Derek Lewis
- CB - Brian Poole(C: 6/13/11, OV 1/21)
- 4*, Bradenton (FL), 5'11", 187 lbs, #5/80
- R: Derek Lewis, Travaris Robinson
- K - Austin Hardin (C: 6/22/11)
- 2*, Atlanta (GA), 5'11", 200 lbs, #11/NR
SS - Rhaheim Ledbetter (C: 7/15/11) Transferred to Southern University 12/11/2013- 3*, Boiling Springs (NC), 5'11", 190 lbs, #25/NR
- R: DJ Durkin
- FS - Marcus Maye (C: 7/18/11)
- 4*, Melbourne (FL), 6'1", 195 lbs, #5/70
- ILB - Antonio Morrison (EE, C: 8/3/11)
- 4*, Bolingbrook (IL), 6'3", 225 lbs, #10/204
- R: Bryant Young
- OT - DJ Humphries(EE, C: 8/5/11)
- 5*, Charlotte (NC), 6'5", 265 lbs, #1/2
- R: Frank Verducci
- #25 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft
TE - Kent Taylor (C: 10/27/11) transferred to Kansas in 2014- 4*, Land O' Lakes (FL), 6'5", 220 lbs, #1/54
- R: Charlie Weis, Derek Lewis
- DT - Damien Jacobs (EE from East Mississippi Junior College, C: 12/21/11, LOI)
- 4*, Scooba (MS), 6'4", 290 lbs, NR/NR
- R: Dan Quinn
- 2014 UDFA for the Buffalo Bills
- SDE - Jonathan Bullard(C: 1/7/12, USA)
- 5*, Shelby (NC), 6'4", 255 lbs, #1/60
- R: DJ Durkin
- EDIT: Barely qualified academically for Fall admission by 2 July deadline
- SDE - Bryan Cox Jr. (C: 1/21/12)
- 3*, Ft Lauderdale (FL), 6'3", 240 lbs, #37/NR
- R: Aubrey Hill
- WDE - Alex McCalister (C: 1/23/12)
- 3*, Clemmons (NC), 6'7", 212 lbs, #26/NR
- R: DJ Durkin
QB - Skyer Mornhinweg (C: 1/28/12, flipped from Penn State)transferred to Columbia in 2015- 3*, Philadelphia (PA), 6'3", 215 lbs, NR/NR
- R: Brent Pease
- WR - Raphael Andrades (C: NSD)
- 3*, Tallahassee (FL), 6'0", 190 lbs, NR/NR
- R: Aubrey Hill
- WDE/LB - Dante Fowler Jr. FSU C: 1/28/12 - UF C: NSD
- 5*, Lakewood (FL), 6'3", 232 lbs, #3/28
- R: Derek Lewis
- #3 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Jacksonville Jaguars
QB - Jacob Guy - 3-star, low profile player picked up interest from Florida after Brent Pease hired. #8 rated QB in Florida HS football.
As of NSD, only these soft commitments remained, and both wound up committing elsewhere.
- OC - Kyron Samuels. Enrolled at East Mississippi CC with the intent to attend Mississippi State in two years.
- WR - Stefon Diggs. OV 1/21. Switched to Maryland.
- DT - Visesio Salt - C: 12/18/11 as commitment #17
- Withdrew 1/9/12 due to problems with transferring credits
- Committed to Utah
- RB - Mike Davis - C: 2/19/11 as commitment #4
- Withdrew commitment 12/4/11 due to disagreement with recruiting Matt Jones
- Committed to South Carolina
- LB - Lorenzo Phillips - C: 6/15/11 as commitment #11
- Withdrew 10/20/11
- Committed to LSU
- WR - Courtney Gardner
- JUCO target 12/20/11
- Committed to Arkansas
- LB - Jamal Marcus
- failed to academically qualify for offer/ scholarship to UF
- Signed with Ohio State (lower academic standards)
- DL - Leonard Williams - verbal to Florida 9/28/11
- Changed commitment to to FSU or Auburn, canceled OV to UF 1/21
- Signed with USCw on NSD
- DE / DT - Darius Hamilton
- Rutgers C: 1/31/12.
- CB - Tracy Howard, OV 1/21. Was expected to commit to Florida on NSD as #22, but decided to stay closer to home in Miami (FL).
- LB - Vincent Valentine - Nebraska was #1 until his OV 1/14. "Replaced" Jamal Marcus when Jamal had problems with grades. Elected to stay closer to home by going to Nebraska on NSD
- OL - Avery Young, OV 1/21, coach's visit week of Jan 15. Signed with Auburn on NSD.
- WR - Jaquay Williams - Auburn commit was not swayed by close friend and Florida commit Quinteze Williams. Famous for posting his own highlight reel on YouTube.
- WR - Nelson Agholor. Signed with USC.
- WR - Josh Harvey Clemons. Committed to UGA, but still has not faxed in LOI on NSD.
- WR - Avery Johnson, LSU commit.
- FB/LB - Schyler Miles - Signed LOI with Kansas after seeing Charlie Weis 1/21.
- WR - Trey Griffey. C: Arizona 1/21.
- OT - Jake Meador - OV 1/14, C: Wisconsin to be closer to home.
- DT - Dalvin Tomlinson, C: Alabama.
- QB - Paxton Lynch - toss up between Florida and Indiana got no attention from Florida until Pease showed up. Not ranked in Florida HS football. No Rivals rating. C: Memphis 1/28 after Skyler Mornhinweg committed to Florida.
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