The Florida Gators’ list of woes in the 2017 recruiting cycle got longer on Wednesday.
First, South Florida offensive lineman Kai-Leon Herbert, thought to be a Florida lean for much of the fall despite a Michigan commitment, committed to Miami, cancelling a planned official visit to Florida this weekend in the process; then, just hours later, California cornerback Elijah Blades, a long-time Florida commit, decommitted from the Gators’ class, leaving Florida with just two corners committed.
And though Blades kept Florida in a post-decommitment top five list, history suggests very few elite recruits — and Blades is one, as one of the best defensive backs in the country — decommit from schools on or around National Signing Day only to reaffirm their commitments before the end of the cycle.