Florida Rises to Top 3 for Blue-Chip CB Target

Consensus four-star cornerback Jalyn Crawford named Florida among his top three schools on Friday.

Florida, LSU and Auburn make up the top three schools for Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview cornerback Jalyn Crawford, the class of 2024 recruit confirmed with All Gators after sharing pictures on Friday from his official visits to each program.

"Where's home?" Crawford asked his following on Twitter. 

WHERES HOME?👀👀 @ParkviewFB pic.twitter.com/J6JcjgaXlL

— jalyn crawford (@jalyn_crawford) July 7, 2023

The Gators have been aggressive in their pursuit of Crawford's commitment since offering the cornerback on April 8, during an unofficial program visit. He named Florida in his top 11 schools on May 1, then began his slate of official visits with a trip to Gainesville from June 2-4. 

At the time, Crawford acknowledged that the Gators were "at the top" of his recruitment, making note of strong relationships with head coach Billy Napier and cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond.

"They've been at the top for me. They're already at the top," Crawford told All Gators. "They got good people, good facilities, everything's good. It's a nice vibe, me and the coaches, we all get along with each other. 

"It was good. I really liked it. My family liked it; everybody liked it. We like it out here." 

Crawford, a consensus four-star, is regarded as the No. 16 cornerback and the No. 162 overall prospect in the class of 2024 by the 247Sports composite rankings. Per 247Sports and MaxPreps, he tallied 29 tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss, three interceptions and six pass breakups as a junior in 2022. 

Crawford is one of four 2024 cornerbacks Florida prioritized over the summer, a group also featuring Marrero (La.) John Ehret's Wardell Mack, Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney's Teddy Foster Jr. and Providence (R.I.) La Salle Academy's Justin Denson. Each prospect officially visited UF in June.

Denson went on to commit to Michigan State, while Crawford, Mack and Foster remain uncommitted. Like Crawford, Foster has since included the Gators in his top three programs.

Crawford suggested following his UF official visit that he will make his college commitment before his senior season at Parkview begins. 

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