UF hopes not Analysts are less than enamored with Gators recruits.
Many big names turn away at the last minute.
Spurned at the last minute by several prized prep players, Florida signed an undersized class of 17 Wednesday, the first day recruits could sign binding letters of intent. Analysts rank the class anywhere from 25th to 35th nationally and in the middle of the pack in the Southeastern Conference, quite a drop from last season's top-rated class. And we're not going to put much stock in where we are ranked right now. Still, coaches cannot be happy that three players who rejected Florida in the final stages chose Florida State and Tennessee. All four schools are on UF's schedule the next two seasons.