Every early signing period and National Signing Day serve as an opportunity to remind us of how eager the nation’s top college football schools are to recruit talent-driven players. Here are a few Florida teams who did excellent job in recruiting 2023.
The Buckeyes did a tremendous job of attracting two of the highest-rated receivers from the state: Plantation-American Heritage’s Brandon Inniss and IMG’s Carnell Tate. Also, they signed Columbia wide receiver/tight end Noah Frier.
Ohio State
Ohio State has the potential to recruit its 12th highest-ranked class in the past 13 years by 2023. The class this year ranks at the top of the national rankings and features seven of the best 100 players.
Florida is an established popular choice to Ohio State when it comes to recruiting. The Buckeyes are already one of the top teams within this state. Sunshine State, with coaches with Florida heritage and long-standing expertise with the state.
The Buckeyes’ top recruits in this class include Carnell Tate, Brandon Inniss, Troy Bowles and Richard Young. While none of the players is in the top five of their respective positions but they’re all premium players and have been a part of Ohio State’s recruitment from the start.
Bryson Rodgers is another top potential player who is expected to join the program during the recruitment season of 2023. He was a junior wide receiver and as a defensive back Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis, Tennessee. As a junior, Rodgers set career records of 117 tackles (10 passing deflections) and 4 interceptions.
Jayden Bonsu Kayden McDonald along with Cedrick Hawkins are among the top players to watch in this group. If his work ethic continues to improve McDonald’s might be an offensive lineman or a safety for Columbus. He could also be a defensive tackle or edge rusher.
Alabama
The Alabama football team has been an incredible success story, and it is ranked among the best for recruiting. Nick Saban, Coach of the Alabama football program , has utilized talent from the state to help create the Tuscaloosa family. He is well-known at the national stage because he is able to sign elite recruits all over the nation.
The Crimson Tide is able to do so because of the vast amount of funding is provided by the state to the university and the coaches. The state provides a budget to recruit, dedicated administrative alignment, and support from fans which is unparalleled by any other university.
This is what allows these factors allow the Crimson Tide to consistently attract an increasing number of state-based high school students to attend in college in Tuscaloosa each year. This is the primary reason the reason Nick Saban has been able to develop the most effective program ever in Alabama football.
In the 2023 class, Alabama is expected to build on its success in recruiting in-state recruits, but it is essential to Alabama’s Crimson Tide to also look beyond Florida to recruit promising players. This is something that the Alabama coaching staff has emphasized in recent years.
In the 2023 class, it is expected that the Crimson Tide will look to bring in a couple defensive backs and quarterbacks to their roster, in addition to a few offensive linemen. These new additions give the Crimson Tide a lot of potential for this coming class to be the best recruiting group that Alabama has ever seen.
Florida
Florida is famous for its tradition of recruiting top-quality players. The Gators attracted a number of top Central and Northeast Florida players this year.
The class of this year includes Ocoee wide receiver Asaad Waseem, St. Thomas Aquinas receiver Isaiah Hardge and Columbia slot receiver Taylor Frier. They’re all highly versatile and athletic players who are able to play both indoors as well in the outdoors.
Flager’s Ryan Hill is another name worth looking out for. He’s one of the Power 5 recruit and will create a significant impact. The 5-foot-10, 205-pounder weighed in at pounds. He was the leader of the team in tackles with 125. There are offers coming from Iowa State and UCF.
Additionally, he has offers from Florida State and Georgia. He is a strong downhill runner. He ran 130 times for 940 yards and eight touchdowns running.
Coastal Carolina didn’t have the biggest number of state-based players and they signed Miami Norland running back Ja’Vin Simpkins along with Cocoa player Blake Boda. The Chanticleers have also signed Florida International defensive player Nikola Milovac, Miami-Booker T. Washington’s athlete Xavier Irvin and Homestead slot receiver Richard Dandridge. The Chanticleers will be expecting big success from their class. The group should be able to have a good season in conference.
