2010 Florida Gator Commitments

2010 VERBAL COMMITMENTS
These 17 high school prospects have given verbal commitments to the University of Florida’s football program that they will sign national letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 to play for the Gators:

Gideon Ajagbe, OLB, 6-2, 205, Coconut Grove, Fla. (Ransom Everglades) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Stephen Alli, WR, 6-5, 210, Andover, N.H. (Proctor Academy)

Neiron Ball, LB/DE, 6-4, 200, Jackson, Ga. (Jackson)

Mack Brown, RB, 5-11, 190, Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King)(ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Troy Burton, QB, 6-3, 210, Nokomis, Fla. (Venice H.S.)(ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Gerald Christian, TE, 6-3, 230, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dwyer H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Demar Dorsey, S, 6-1, 180, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Boyd Anderson H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Jonathan Dowling, S, 6-3, 180, Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Matt Elam, ATH, 5-11, 202, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dwyer H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Jordan Haden, ATH, 6-0, 200, Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly H.S.)

Victor Hampton, CB, 5-10, 170, Charlotte, N.C. (Independence H.S.)

Michael McFarland, TE, 6-6, 230, Tampa, Fla. (Blake H.S.)

Leon Orr, DT, 6-5, 315, New Port Richey, Fla. (Gulf H.S.)

Solomon Patton, WR, 5-10, 170, Mobile, Ala. (Murphy H.S.)(ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Ian Silberman, OL, 6-6, 265, Orange Park, Fla. (Fleming Island H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

Travon Van, ATH, 5-11, 200, San Diego, Calif. (Milford Academy)

Jaylen Watkins,CB, 6-0, 173, Cape Coral, Fla. (Cape Coral H.S.) (ESPNU 150 Watch List)

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Christian Green likes what Florida Offers

Tampa Catholic quarterback Christian Green made a visit to Gainesville last week to attend a camp with Florida’s coaches. While Green was able to showcase his talent in front of coaches and his peers, the camp made an impression on him for how much he was able to learn from the coaches.

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Florida remains the top interest for Christian Green.  However, FSU and Georgia still remain on the young man’s itinerary for visiting in the next 6 months.  The bigger threat of the town probably being FSU due to family attending FSU in the past.

“Right now, Florida’s still on top,” Green said. “I’ve got to go around to a couple more camps and then I’ll make my decision by the end of the summer.”

Though his High School position is taking snaps it looks like Florida is likely to recruit Green as a receiver taking few snaps as QB for the option type running plays that Tebow was utilized when Leak was still here.

Florida Gators Get 15th Verbal Commitment

After gaining two verbals at the beginning of the week, the Gators got their 15th commitment of the year from New Berlin, N.Y., Milford Academy athlete Travon Van on Thursday.

Van was originally a part the 2009 recruiting class and played high school ball at Helix High in La Mesa, Cali., as a running back and defensive back. He finished his senior year with 1,237 yards and 10 touchdowns off 139 carries.

Van told Rivals.com that an injury during the spring semester of his junior year caused him to pull out of school, and put him behind academically. Instead of going the junior college route, Van opted to go to prep school instead.

The opportunity to play (at Florida). The atmosphere, the players the coaching staff, the way Urban Meyer runs his program like a family, I felt like I fit in,” Van told Rivals.com “I know people here are talking about me being far away from home, but it’s like another family there with the comfort they give you.

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