Recruiting ‘Flip’: How Many Top Florida Recruits Switched in 2023?
The state of Florida has seen hotly contested recruiting battles for decades, and it’s honestly only intensified over the course of the last few years.
With those recruitments have often been prospects that changed their minds about where they would eventually play their college football. In fact, the state of Florida has one of the most volatile decommitment rates in the country.
Or does it?
By using the On3 Florida consensus rankings, here’s a look at how many of the class of 2023 top 25 state of Florida recruits made a commitment that ended with that same player signing with the school originally committed to.
1) Keon Keeley, edge, Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep
Committed: Notre Dame
Signed: Alabama
2) Francis Mauigoa, offensive tackle, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Miami
Signed: Miami
3) Cormani McClain, cornerback, Lakeland (Fla.) High School
Committed: Miami
Signed: Colorado
4) Desmond Ricks, cornerback, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Alabama
Signed: Alabama
5) Damon Wilson, edge, Venice (Fla.) High School
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
6) Jordan Hall, defensive tackle, Jacksonville (Fla.) Westside
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
7) Raylen Wilson, linebacker, Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln
Committed: Michigan
Signed: Georgia
8) Cedric Baxter, Jr., running back, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater
Committed: Florida State (freshman year)
Signed: Texas
9) Hykeem Williams, wide receiver, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Stranahan
Committed: Florida State
Signed: Florida State
10) Brandon Inniss, wide receiver, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
Committed: Oklahoma (before Lincoln Riley headed to Southern Cal)
Signed: Ohio State
11) Carnell Tate, wide receiver, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Ohio State
Signed: Ohio State
12) Samuel M’Pemba, edge, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
13) Ja’Keem Jackson, cornerback, Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola
Committed: Florida
Signed: Florida
14) Rueben Bain, Jr., edge, Miami (Fla.) Central
Committed: Miami
Signed: Miami
15) Richard Young, running back, Lehigh Acres (Fla.) Lehigh
Committed: Alabama
Signed: Alabama
16) Gabriel Harris, edge, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Florida State
Signed: Georgia
17) Pearce Spurlin, tight end, Santa Rosa Beach (Fla.) South Walton
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
18) Jalen Brown, wide receiver, Miami (Fla.) Gulliver Prep
Committed: LSU
Signed: LSU
19) Makari Vickers, safety, Tallahassee (Fla.) Munroe Day School
Committed: Oklahoma
Signed: Oklahoma
20) Jayden Wayne, edge, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy
Committed: Miami
Signed: Miami
21) Troy Bowles, linebacker, Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
22) Tyler Williams, wide receiver, Lakeland (Fla.) High School
Committed: Georgia
Signed: Georgia
23) King Mack, safety, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Saint Thomas Aquinas
Committed: Penn State
Signed: Penn State
24) John Walker, defensive tackle, Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola
Committed: UCF
Signed: UCF
25) Aidan Mizell, wide receiver, Orlando (Fla.) Boone
Committed: Florida
Signed: Florida
Total flips: Six prospects made public commitments and then signed elsewhere, for 24%.
Top 10 flips: Ironically, five of the six happened with prospects ranked inside the top 10, for 50%.
Teams that lost commitments: Florida State (2), Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma.
Honestly, the overall number was not nearly as high as it could have been. Several prospects were receiving heavy recruiting attention up until the moment they signed their letters of intent. Thus, that percentage could have been much higher.
This was just the first 25 prospects, however, and the next 75 will be listed soon. A closer look at those prospects might find an even higher number of flips.
All Hurricanes will be continuing the look back with the rest of the top 100 early next week.
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