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1 week ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Graham Hall
An under-the-radar addition for the UF football program ahead of the 2023 season, redshirt senior Ja'Kobi Jackson once again showcased why he's considered to be a key cog in Florida's backfield ahead of the 2025 campaign. The 5-foot-10.5, 216-pound rusher out of Pensacola made Orange and Blue game history Saturday, with a spring game-best 198 yards on just 10 rushing attempts.
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3 weeks ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Blake Alderman
Though both signing days for the class of 2025 have since passed, the Florida Gators still had one target left on the board this spring in Miami (Fla.) Northwestern four-star cornerback J'Vari Flowers. He reclassified from the 2026 class to the 2025 class back in late January, and announced that he would be taking his official visits in the month of March before settling on where he would commit. The Gators hosted Flowers on campus back on March 10, which was a visit that had some staying power.
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4 weeks ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Zach Goodall
Florida will have more than just quality production to replace at running back with Montrell Johnson Jr. NFL-bound. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Although Florida's ground attack has embraced a running-back-by-committee approach with new contributors often emerging since Billy Napier's arrival as head coach, Montrell Johnson Jr.'s consistent presence is not something Gators running backs coach Jabbar Juluke ever took for granted.
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1 month ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Zach Goodall
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gators will return to the football practice fields Thursday for spring training camp, the program's fourth under head coach Billy Napier, this time radiating a sense of belief following Florida's four-game winning streak and bowl game victory to conclude the 2024 campaign, firsts for the program under Napier in both categories.
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2 months ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Blake Alderman
Addition: 5-star WR Dallas Wilson, 4-star WR Vernell Brown III, 3-star WR Naeshaun Montgomery, 3-star WR Muizz Tounkara, & 4-star transfer WR J.Michael Sturdivant. Graham's Dec Grade: AGraham's Feb Grade: A+Why: By adding Sturdivant and Wilson, the Gators have boosted the wideout room with two additions I expect to see the field in 2025. Wilson was a top target for a reason, and his combination of athleticism and size makes him a legitimate candidate to take snaps from Day 1 at Florida.
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2 months ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Blake Alderman
The recruitment of Tampa (Fla.) Tampa Bay Tech wide receiver Dallas Wilson had already plenty of twists and turns in the last few months. He was formerly committed, and signed with the Oregon Ducks during the December Signing Period, only to request out of that paperwork, and have that granted. Not long after that, Wilson was signed with the in-state Florida Gators, and has been a part of UF's 2025 class ever since.
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2 months ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Zach Goodall
The Top247 prospect rankings for the class of 2025 were finalized by 247Sports Wednesday, with 400 prospects earning four-to-five-star grades as the cycle reaches its close. Among the nation's top-rated incoming freshmen were nine Florida Gators signees, headliners in UF's No. 10 nationally-ranked haul of commitments, a group that stands at No. 7 in the Southeastern Conference. "This is a team effort.
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2 months ago | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Blake Alderman
The Gators final spring enrollee is set to enroll with the program this week for the spring semester Of the names the Florida Gators had expected to enroll with the program for the spring semester, the coaching staff had only been waiting on Tampa (Fla.) Tampa Bay Tech five-star wide receiver Dallas Wilson to arrive to move in on campus. He had been finishing up some classwork to wrap up high school, and was expected to take a few weeks into the start of the spring semester at UF.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
247sports.com | Byron Louis |Zach Goodall
The Florida Gators have awarded running backs coach Jabbar Juluke a multi-year contract extension, Swamp247 confirmed on Thursday. Gators running backs coach Jabbar Juluke agreed to a two-year contract extension with Florida, Swamp247 confirmed Thursday. The terms of a one-year contract extension that Juluke, an inaugural member of Gators head coach Billy Napier's coaching staff, signed on Feb. 16, 2023, were set to expire on Jan. 31.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
canesinsight.com | Byron Louis
Yesterday at 11:21 AM 4 min read Byron Louis, American Heritage (5'11" 200) - Was the lightning to Mark Fletcher's thunder as a freshman and sophomore. Handed the keys to the RB position as a junior and broke out with 1,224 rushing yards and 18 TDs. Totaled almost 1500 rushing yards as a senior, to go along with 14 TDs. Downhill runner with great vision and good long speed. Powers through contact and will put a hurting on a defender if need be. Also improved his game greatly as a receiver out...
