The Nike Opening has been crucial for the Gators in gaining recruits in the state of Florida. Big names such as Martez Ivey and Jon Bostic made their biggest impressions on Gator coaches and talent scouts at The Opening. Nike held their first two camps in Orlando and Miami the past couple weekends. Here are the top potential Gators to emerge from the camps.
- QB Felipe Franks (6-6, 203, Crawfordville, FL Wakulla)
- Commitment: LSU
- Competing offers: Florida and Florida State
- RB Tony Jones Jr. (5-11, 210, Bradenton, FL IMG Academy)
- Commitment: none
- Competing offers: Florida, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Miami and South Carolina
- WR Demetrius Robertson (6-0, 167, Savannah GA. Christian School)
- Commitment: Alabama
- Competing offers: Georgia, Florida
- Notes: could play WR or DB
- OL Baveon Johnson (6-3, 279, Lakeland, FL Lake Gibson)
- Commitment: none
- Competing offers: Florida State and Florida
- Notes: will attend junior day on March 14th
- LB Jonathan Jones (6-2, 210, Orlando, FL Oak Ridge)
- Commitment: none
- Competing recruitment: Florida and Florida State
- Competing offers: Miami and Michigan
- LB Rahshaun Smith (6-2, 226, Bradenton, FL IMG)
- Commitment: none
- Top interests: unknown
- Notes: originally from Maryland
- CB Chauncey Gardner (5-11, 190, Cocoa, FL High)
- Commitment: none currently, but has committed and de-committed from both Florida and Miami
- Top interests: Florida, Florida State and Ohio State.
- Notes: scheduled to visit Florida soon
- WR Sam Bruce (5-8, 178, Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas)
- Commitment: Miami
- Competing interests: Florida
- Notes: friends with Jordan Scarlett, plans to visit Florida this spring.
- CB Trayvon Mullen (6-2, 160, Coconut Creek, FL. High)
- Commitment: none
- Competing interests: LSU, Florida State and Ohio State
- Notes: low interest in Florida, but the Gators are interested
- LB Devin Bush (6-0, 215, Pembroke Pines, Flanagan)
- Commitment: none
- Notes: FSU legacy but interested in Georgia and Florida as well
- DE Brian Burns (6-3, 201, Plantation, FL American Heritage)
- Commitment: none
- Notes: just got offer from Florida
