Florida Recruiting: Lorenzo Phillips Commits to UF, Fills First Dozen In Gators' Class of 2012
Will Muschamp keeps rolling on the recruiting trail. Lorenzo Phillips, a linebacker from Patterson, Louisiana, has committed to Florida and become the Gators' 12th commitment for the Class of 2012's recruiting cycle, according to Scout.
Scout has Phillips pegged at 6'2" and 205 pounds, and slates him as the 19th-ranked outside linebacker and 213th-ranked player in the country; according to Rivals, Phillips is 6'1" and weighs 200 pounds, and is the 15th-ranked outside linebacker and 146th-ranked prospect in America. Both recruiting services have awarded Phillips four stars.
Muschamp's first dozen recruits in his first full recruiting cycle don't lean to Coach Boom's area of expertise as much as you might think: seven are defensive players, five offensive, and the seven defenders are split nicely, with three defensive linemen, two linebackers, and two defensive backs. There's no defender quite as well-regarded as Ronald Powell (or maybe even Matt Elam) in that group, but Muschamp's got plenty of time to make that happen.
Furthermore, as friend of Alligator Army Lance Davis noted on Twitter, Muschamp poaching a linebacker from Louisiana in a weak year for linebackers is impressive.
For more on Florida's recruiting, check out Alligator Army's Florida football recruiting section.
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Call me crazy, but I think Sharrif Floyd is on paper, our best defensive player from the 2010 class.
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I think we'll see.
But Powell definitely has about as much potential as Floyd.
by Andy Hutchins on Jun 16, 2011 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, true.
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Call me crazy (and many will)...
…but I think Floyd has the potential to be the best player on our team.
Twice the Gators (and twice the...er...me) at a fraction of the price...The Bull Gator and Alligator Army.
by The Bull Gator on Jun 16, 2011 8:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This. Exactly.
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A rotation of Howard, Floyd, and Easley makes me happy.
Hunter isn’t chopped liver, and I’m excited to see Orr with his athleticism.
by PullingGuardGator on Jun 16, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m still waiting on William Green to make an impact.
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Not high on him
I think he’s just ok. I think even less of Okine.
by PullingGuardGator on Jun 16, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Okine. Ugh.
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Hunter
Not chopped liver, just a 5 star that plays like a 3 star.
I would love to see Omar blow up this year, but just don’t see it.
He's just not explosive looking to me.
Maybe he neds to lose weight?
by PullingGuardGator on Jun 16, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
By the time the season is underway Floyd will be your teams best player offense or defense
That’s what I’m kind of banking on.
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