While Will Muschamp’s first crack at hosting a Friday Night Lights
camp didn’t produce any new commitments on Friday, it clearly left
an impression on many of the undecided recruits in attendance.
Over 200 high school players from across the nation converged on
Gainesville to take part in drills and testing in Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium, including notable recruits Stefon Diggs, a five-star
receiver from Olney, Md, and Jordan Jenkins, a four-star defensive
end from Harris, Ga.
Jenkins, who didn’t participate in the workout, said UF commit
Quinteze Williams and current linebacker Ronald Powell were both
pushing for him to pledge to the Gators.
“He’s trying to get me to come and Ronald, he always does his
little bit cause he likes to talk a lot of junk,” Jenkins said. “He
always had a friendly jive or two.”
Florida and Alabama are both at the top of his list in no
particular order, he said.
While Jenkins was talking to the current Gators on the sidelines,
Diggs dominated the one-on-one receiving drills and even flashed
several Gator chomps after catching a pass in the endzone on his
first route.
Also in attendance was FSU commit and five-star defensive end Dante
Fowler Jr. from Lakewood High in St. Petersburg, Fla.
“They [the UF coaches] keep saying that they want me,” Fowler said.
“They didn’t really want me to do one-on-ones, but I kept sneaking
in and trying to do what I was supposed to do. I just had fun.”
Fowler also looked to be enjoying himself as he said his time at
the camp was less about switching commitments and more about
competing along with his brother in one of his last recruiting
stops of the summer.
He
said he’ll take an official visit to Florida later in the
year.
