New RPM pick for the Florida Gators
Could the Florida Gators be on the verge of landing one of the state’s top recruits? The latest intel suggests that is quite possible, and thus I logged an On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine pick for Billy Napier’s program on Friday evening.
That player is 4-star receiver Joshua Moore of Pembroke Pines (Fla.) West Broward.
Now, just four weeks ago I wasn’t too bullish about Florida’s chances with Moore, who is 6-foot-3.5, 205 pounds and is the No. 9 receiver in the country for On3. At the time, all the chatter was about Florida State and Georgia. But then during Moore’s May 31-June 2 official visit to Gainesville, sources began to tell us the Gators had a much better shot than originally thought.
The Florida Gators have trended up in June
After subsequent officials to FSU (June 7) and Miami (June 14), the Florida buzz only grew. Then, a planned official to Georgia was canceled. Meanwhile, Moore returned to Gainesville on Friday with his mother, and the optimism seems to be high at Gators HQ. Moore said Friday night he had a top two of Florida and FSU and that a commitment date was set for Tuesday. Given the proximity to that decision, it’s reasonable to think those aren’t just his top two, but his final two.
Both Moore and his mother told Gators Online they planned to visit FSU on Saturday. But that might not be set in stone. Either way, Florida seems to be in a solid spot. The biggest reasons for that, by our estimation, are as follows:
-Player development: We’re told Moore is impressed with what the Gators did with Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick earlier this year. -Comfort and relationships: Moore seems to feel at home in Gainesville and thinks highly of receivers coach Billy Gonzales. He spent lots of time with the coach Friday.-Need: The Florida Gators like and want and need big receivers and he’s that. That probably gets him on the field early, too.
Moore said his one big concern entering Friday’s Florida visit was Napier’s stability. But he said he felt better about that situation after talking at length to the coach.
Right now, we like where the Florida Gators. That said, it’s a long way to Tuesday and south Florida recruitments can sometimes produce drama.
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