For months, four-star cornerback Kaiir Elam was torn between Georgia and Florida. Former defensive coördinator Mel Tucker’s move to Colorado seemed to give the edge to the Gators heading into National Signing Day. But then Kirby Smart showed off his newest trick; stealing assistant coaches. Georgia announced the hiring of Florida’s defensive backs coach Charlton Warren this past weekend and that surely made the race for Elam interesting again as he was the lead recruiter of Elam for them.
Florida already has a pair of four-star corners committed in this class, but Elam is ranked higher than both of them (no.