Florida football recruiting: Stellar 2021 class falls apart with three decommitments

By Adam Silverstein
May 10, 2019
Florida football recruiting: Stellar 2021 class falls apart with three decommitments
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When it rains, it pours, and the Florida Gators are currently in the middle off a monsoon as three verbal pledges from Florida’s prized Class of 2021 have decommitted from the program in the last two days. That’s in addition to the two verbal commitments that left the same class in April.

The biggest hit came Thursday when five-star defensive end Bryce Langston (Ocala, FL), the 10th-ranked player in the nation, decided to rescind his pledge. Following on Friday were four-stars wide receiver Trevonte Rucker (Ocala, FL) and athlete Dink Jackson (Melbourne, FL); they are ranked 40th and 203rd, respectively. UF losing such highly rated commitments from nearby Ocala is especially painful for the program.

Also previously committed were four-stars linebacker Terrence Lewis (Miami, FL) and athlete Kamar Wilcoxson (Stone Mountain, GA). Lewis is ranked 65th and decommitted on April 13, while Wilcoxson checks in at 232rd and departed on April 27.

The Gators had the No. 2-ranked class in the nation for 2021 and now stand with just two remaining commitments, four-star defensive end Tyreak Sapp (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and three-star offensive tackle George Jackson (Bradenton, FL). There should be no expectation that either will remain in the class at this juncture.

Florida’s recruiting had left some to be deserved in head coach Dan Mullen’s initial offseason with the program, but the Class of 2021 was being built as one that could truly change the direction off the Gators and allow it to compete with some of the massively talented classes being signed nationally by programs like Alabama, Clemson and Georgia.

The Gators’ Class of 2020 remains in tact — for now — ranked seventh nationally and third in the SEC.

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