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Florida Lands Recruit Who Can Play 4 Positions
Florida Lands Recruit Who Can Play 4 Positions. Florida Gators’ impressive run in June shows no signs of slowing down. Many of the team’s top 2027 recruits visited Florida this weekend for “Gille in the Ville,” with the expectation of declaring their commitments next week. The latest hard commit for Florida, excluding Collins, is cornerback CJ Bronaugh, a fringe five-star prospect for the 2026 class. The Gators have a top-15 class in 2025 and 2026 with their sights set on an elite 2027 group.
The Florida Gators’ impressive run in June shows no signs of slowing down.
On Saturday, during “Gille in the Ville” — the program’s offseason recruiting venture for the class of 2027 — the Gators earned a commitment from four-star athlete Tramond Collins.
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier© Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Collins’ commitment to Florida comes while he holds offers from the Florida State Seminoles, the Kentucky Wildcats, the Louisville Cardinals, the Tennessee Volunteers, the UCF Knights, and the USF Bulls. 247Sports ranks him as a top 15 athlete in the 2027 recruiting class.
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Collins played a versatile role on offense for Cottonsdale High School in Florida last season, playing wide receiver, quarterback, defensive back, and linebacker. He rushed for 661 yards and nine touchdowns while catching 13 passes for 402 yards and six scores.
Defensively, he had 33 tackles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception, which was returned for a touchdown. The six-foot-two offensive playmaker also returned a kick for a touchdown.
Collins becomes what will likely be the first of many 2027 hard commits to give their pledge to the Gators this month. Many of the team’s top 2027 recruits visited Florida this weekend for “Gille in the Ville,” with the expectation of declaring their commitments next week.
As for the 2026 class, head coach Billy Napier has received ten hard commitments since the calendar flipped to June. The latest hard commit for Florida, excluding Collins, is cornerback CJ Bronaugh, a fringe five-star prospect for the 2026 class. Per 247Sports, they have a top-15 class in 2025 and 2026 with their sights set on an elite 2027 group of recruits.
Related: Florida’s Offensive Line Group Receives High Praise From Former SEC Star
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
Indiana lands versatile Florida recruit LaRon Dues following official visit
LaRon Dues has chosen Indiana over Oregon, West Virginia, Georgia Tech and USF. Dues is a two-way talent with chops as a pass catcher as well as defensive back. The decision inches Indiana towards a top-25 recruiting class. The Hoosiers strike in the Sunshine State for the second time in a week with Dues, not long after flipping another Sarasota native in Kevontay Hugan. “I’ll bring all of me to IU and my message to the fans is Hoosier nation wake up, I’m home!”
LaRon Dues has been busy on the visit trail but after spending the weekend in Bloomington, a decision has been made.
“Go Hoosiers!” he told Rivals.
The Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney rising-senior recruit picked Indiana over finalists Oregon, West Virginia, Georgia Tech and USF.
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“What put Indiana over the top was the relationship I had with the coaches,” Dues said. “And it’s a rising program as well…
“The weekend was great. I had zero dull moments.”
The Hoosiers strike in the Sunshine State for the second time in a week with Dues, not long after flipping another Sarasota native in Kevontay Hugan.
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A two-way talent with chops as a pass catcher as well as defensive back, IU likens its new commitment as a defender primarily.
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Learning of the full role was the best part of the official visit to campus over the weekend, per the Floridian.
“The meetings because that’s where I was showed where I will be playing most likely,” Dues said. “They want me to play strong safety and their plan is for me to play early and be a playmaker.”
The future position coach in Bloomington helped to spearhead this recruitment through Tuesday’s announcement.
“Coach Ola Adams is my guy up there,” Dues said. “And everyone was very excited that I was coming…
“I’ll bring all of me to IU and my message to the fans is Hoosier nation wake up, I’m home!”
The Dues decision inches Indiana towards a top-25 recruiting class.
BREAKING: FSU lands another big man with commitment of 4-star DL Tico Crittendon
Four-star DL Tico Crittendon has announced his commitment to Florida State. The 6’4 285 DL from Lithonia, FL chose the Seminoles over Tennessee, Georgia, & Texas Tech. “This was real love for me. Everywhere on the D Line, I can play it all,” he said. Florida State clearly needed defensive line help from the high school side in the 2026 cycle. To land a guy that has only taken one visit to FSU is impressive work. He is a prospect that can play both EDGE and the defensive tackle position if it’s needed.
BREAKING: Four-Star DL Tico Crittendon has Committed to Florida State, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’4 285 DL from Lithonia, FL chose the Seminoles over Tennessee, Georgia, & Texas Tech
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“Man I had a great time,” Crittendon said as he wrapped up on campus. “I would say the thing that stood out to me is how they came together. You got some real brotherhood stuff. I remember talking to the guys at my position. This was real love for me.”
Crittendon mentioned conversations with Tennessee transfer DL Jayson Jenkins and several other defensive linemen as weekend highlights.
The big moment in the recruitment seemed to be when the Seminoles’ coaching staff traveled to Lithonia (Ga.) to see Crittendon at school. Crittendon gave FSU a shot and everything else from that point was history.
“He (Mike Norvell) kept it real the whole time,” said Crittendon. “So I said I need to get over there and see what Florida State is talking about. Everywhere on the D Line, I can play it all. Coach (Terrance) Knighton is a great man. He’s got that feeling to him where he knows how to switch it on.”
Michael’s analysis on four-star DL Tico Crittendon
Florida State clearly needed defensive line help from the high school side in the 2026 cycle. So to land a guy that has only taken one visit to FSU is impressive work. He also visited Georgia and a few other schools in the official visit process.
He’s a prospect that can play both EDGE and the defensive tackle position if it’s needed. I would say he’s more of the EDGE type in fitting Tony White’s system but this is a very good start for Florida State this summer to get him in the fold.
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Florida football lands commitment from 4-star edge rusher for 2026 class
JaReylan McCoy is rated as the 16th-best defensive lineman in the 2026 class. He chose the Florida Gators over offers from LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama and Alcorn State. McCoy helped lead Tupelo High to the Class 6A state championship. He joins Carsyn Daniel and Marquez Daniel as the third commitment to UF in the last 24 hours.
The 6-foot-6, 245-pound McCoy, from Tupelo High School in Mississippi, is rated by the 247Sports composite as the 16th-best defensive lineman and 121st best player nationally in the 2026 class. He chose the Florida Gators over offers from LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama and Alcorn State.
As a junior in 2024, McCoy helped lead Tupelo High to the Class 6A state championship, finishing with 30 tackles (7.5 tackles for loss), 4 quarterback hurries and 1.5 sacks. As a sophomore in 2023, McCoy had 23 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and two forced fumbles.
McCoy joins four-star running back Carsyn Daniel and four-star wide reciever Marquez Daniel as the third commitment to UF in the last 24 hours. Overall, Florida is up to 10 commitments in a 2026 class that 247Sports now rates 28th nationally.
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New Mexico State lands an OL commit
Riley Ledbetter, a 6-foot-3, 256-pound center, committed to New Mexico State on Thursday. Ledbetter had offers from Montana, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and North Texas. He is excited to man the center position for the Aggies in the future.
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“He committed last Thursday,” confirmed Riley’s father Finley Ledbetter. “He thinks that’s just a place he can play and he likes New Mexico. The other schools he went and looked at this summer he just didn’t feel the same thing. He likes Las Cruces, it’s in the mountains, he likes to ski. He’s one of those linemen, they’re different birds. He kind of does his own thing.”
Ledbetter had several other schools that were eager to get his signature including offers from Montana, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and North Texas. However, the feel at New Mexico State was the right fit and he is excited to man the center position for the Aggies in the future.
In fact, he’s so excited that he hopes to enroll early.
“He’s going to enroll at Christmas,” said his father. “He’s graduating from high school at Christmas and he’ll be enrolling early. We’re glad this happened for him. It’s a place he wants to be. They’ve communicated well with him.”