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Florida Gators recruiting mailbag for January 14th

January 14, 2016

Florida Gators recruiting is doing well and this week’s recruiting mailbag had a lot of great questions about the Gators recruiting class heading into the stretch run of the class of 2016.

As you have noticed Gator Country and Andrew Spivey have mixed things up and we have taken our Florida Gators recruiting mailbag to podcast form, as well as continuing the written version of the mailbag.

Make sure to listen as Andrew answer’s everyone’s questions from this mailbag and don’t forget to get your questions in every week so he can answer your question next time on all things Florida Gators recruiting.

Here’s the written version of this week’s Florida Gators recruiting mailbag:

Lemonhope: with so many marquis receiver’s left on the board (Nate Craig-Myers Binjinem Victor, Eli Stove, Sam Bruce, Tre Nixon and Tyrie Cleveland) who is Florida highest on/most confident to real in. Does Marcus Tatum going to Tennessee Volunteers help our chances with Landon Dickerson? As always great work AS

AS: Florida likes all of those receivers but the guys I feel the most confident on are Stove and Cleveland heading into visits. Of course both of those guys are committed elsewhere but I feel Florida has the bets chance with those two. Tatum going to Tennessee doesn’t hurt Florida’s chances with Tatum but I don’t see it helping that much either because Florida wanted him no matter what. I don’t see Tennessee as a threat for Dickerson.

MrB-Gator: How many more offensive linemen do we take and who are the possibilities?

AS: Florida would like to get two more from this group. Landon Dickerson, Marcus Tatum, Jauan Williams, John Simpson and Malcolm Pridgeon. Florida may also visit a few other guys this month that aren’t on this list.

FrankGator627: When's the next Spivey senses report?

AS: After this weekend’s official visits are over with, I should have a new report up.

Gatorstuckey: How do we finish at linebacker? How many total linebackers will we get?

AS: Florida would like to get another linebacker in the class to go with David Reese, Jeremiah Moon and Vosean Joseph. Dontavious Jackson, Mack Wilson, Josh Uche, Elyse Mbem-Bosse, Dee Walker and Jaleel Laguins all plan to visit this month. Right now I think the Gators have the best chance with Uche and Wilson.

Byrus: Do you feel we are fading as signing day nears? Thanks.

AS: I don’t think Florida is fading at all but some of the momentum did slip due to the last season losses but that can be made up on the recruiting trail when the coaches hit the road on Thursday. Also official visits are key.

Lam4ufg8ors: Are there and 5 Star offensive line flips or uncommitted from Army All-American game or Under Armour All-American game that we are targeting?

AS: Landon Dickerson and John Simpson are two guys that Florida is going hard after and both of them were in all-star games.

Dhainer24: Does Jachai Polite stick in this class? Does he stick even if we get Brian Burns?
Does Aaron Robinson have the grades to get in?
Does Rick Wells stick even if we get 2 more "bigger name" receivers?
Is C.J. McWilliams going to be asked to leave to make room for bigger fish? Are we OK at defensive back even if he leaves and we don't get Kristian Fulton? Or does he only get asked to leave if we do get Fulton?

AS: Right now I lean towards Polite sticking in the class but USC is a big threat. Polite is a take no matter what Burns does on signing day.

Robinson has the grades but must get a test score in order to qualify.

Yes, Rick Wells sticks to Florida in fact I doubt he takes any visits besides Florida.

McWilliams is a guy that will take visits to other schools.

Lurkingator1: What's looks like out biggest Recruiting Weekend? How many guys will we be waiting on to sign on NSD?

AS: I think the big weekend right now is January 29th when Mack Wilson, Kristian Fulton, Jamal Pettigrew, Josh Uche, Tyrie Cleveland and any other late surprises come into town.