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On National Signing Day, commits become signees, bound to the schools of their choice by completed scholarship paperwork and/or signed National Letters of Intent, which are often faxed to various institutions.
Florida should receive upwards of a dozen such faxes on Wednesday, and will be sure to publicize them when they are authenticated, confirmed, and cleared. We'll document such publicity here.
7:19 a.m.: Mount Dora center Brett Heggie is the first Florida commit to become a signee on 2016's National Signing Day.
I'm officially a Florida Gator!#SigningDay
— Brett Heggie (@HeggieBrett74) February 3, 2016
Excited to officially welcome Brett Heggie (@HeggieBrett74) to the @GatorsFB family! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/6qafjDzTjH
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
.@HeggieBrett74 faxing his LOI to #UF this morning. Check out his profile: https://t.co/v6uQ6Ri35F #Gators pic.twitter.com/LvOzH0vgHl
— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) February 3, 2016
Heggie is expected to provide depth at the center position, and is likely to redshirt behind Tyler Jordan and Cameron Dillard in 2016.
There's apparently a short lag between faxes being sent and confirmed. Heggie tweeted that he was "officially" a Gator at 7:06 a.m., but Florida didn't send its tweet welcoming him until 7:19 a.m., likely after doing routine verification.
Of note in the Gators' graphic: Florida is showing recruits in its non-standard white helmet, worn in 2015 for the first time in school history, in graphics; Florida is also depicting position, hometown, hand size, and arm size on the right side.
I wonder how many the Gators have prepared for various prospects on Wednesday.
8:01 a.m.: Defensive end Jachai Polite of Daytona Beach Mainland is Florida's second confirmed NSD signee.
Excited to officially welcome Jachai Polite (@RetireMoms) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/XY8Mr9nn0w
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
His Twitter handle is the best.
8:19 a.m.: Cocoa offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor has sent in his Letter of Intent, according to his high school coach.
Fax is in....@jawaan_taylor74 is a Gator. #TigerPride #GoGators pic.twitter.com/Jhc7Katwfd
— John Wilkinson (@johnnywilk_john) February 3, 2016
In addition, Gator Country is reporting that Theodore, Alabama running back Lamical Perine has sent in his LOI to Florida.
8:27 a.m.: Jawaan Taylor's signing has been announced.
Excited to officially welcome Jawaan Taylor (@jawaan_taylor74) to the @GatorsFB family! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/JEvO64QBit
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
9:11 a.m.: Lamical Perine's signing has been announced.
Excited to officially welcome Lamical Perine (@Perine_era_26) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/gSySrimvdf
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
9:47 a.m.: Rick Wells has been confirmed as a signee.
Excited to officially welcome Rick Wells (@Rick_Wells3) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/L4WTXZEIFl
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
We're waiting on Florida announcing the signings of C.J. McWilliams, Jeremiah Moon, and
CJ McWilliams going from Southwest to UF. @HeraldSports @AndreMHsports @JesseReSimonton pic.twitter.com/3YJz9PvvfJ
— David Furones (@DavidFurones90) February 3, 2016
Vosean Joseph will attend the University of Florida. #NationalSigningDay #govikings pic.twitter.com/jySkK6UwzB
— Miami Norland Senior (@MiamiNorlandSHS) February 3, 2016
10:16 a.m.: Add C.J. McWilliams to the list of announced signees.
Excited to officially welcome CJ McWilliams (@Calle8_) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/jQwEzEyr7q
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
10:20 a.m.: Antonneous Clayton, the highest-rated prospect in Florida's class, has faxed in his Letter of Intent.
Clayton also tweeted a picture of himself signing said letter.
Officially a gator just signed letter of intent. Go gators!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/WHITTXFwlO
— Godspeed (@antonneousc) February 3, 2016
After Florida had to play a bit of defense for Clayton in the month of January, it's a minor relief to have him on the precipice of officially being a Gator.
10:30 a.m.: Talk about speed: Florida's already announced Clayton's signing.
Excited to officially welcome Antonneous Clayton (@antonneousc) to the @GatorsFB family! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/GVQLYsSsvs
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
That alacrity is appropriate for a player with alarming burst off the edge.
10:42 a.m.: Jeawon Taylor, another longtime Florida commit who had listened to overtures from other schools, is sticking with the Gators.
Park Crossing's Jeawon Taylor signs with #Florida #mgmsd16 pic.twitter.com/84NxB31bMQ
— Ethan Bernal (@EthanGBernal) February 3, 2016
2:55 p.m.: Been a long time and I shouldn't have left you, etc., but Florida's officially announced all of its publicly known signees.
Excited to officially welcome Vosean Joseph (@gloryboy_Sean) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/0MhLHqfkK4
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
Excited to officially welcome Tyrie Cleveland (@Tyrie_1) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/ipn1NCkFxt
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
Excited to officially welcome Jeawon Taylor (@__kok___) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/1vUn4vwqBR
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
Excited to officially welcome Quincy Lenton (@QuincyLenton01) to the @GatorsFB family!! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/ojV9ZMec4c
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016
Excited to officially welcome Jeremiah Moon (@jmoon50) to the @GatorsFB family! #16ATORS pic.twitter.com/IJ0w89cP6i
— Jim McElwain (@CoachMcElwain) February 3, 2016