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Florida football won a big recruiting battle for its 2026 class in the 11th hour.
On Monday, Aug. 11, the Gators received a commitment from Davian Groce, a top-50 prospect according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He chose Florida over the likes of Oklahoma, Houston and Baylor.
Landing a player like Groce is a big splash and grab for Billy Napier and his staff, considering it looked like the Gators were going to miss out on the wide receiver over the weekend, according to reports. Instead, a late push helped Florida beat out SEC foe Oklahoma for him.
“Let’s do it,” Groce replied to a post from On3’s Hayes Fawcett that broke the news of his Florida commitment.
Groce is the highest-ranked member of the Gators’ 2026 recruiting class, which was previously held by four-star cornerback prospect CJ Bronaugh. According to 247Sports Composite rankings, Groce is ranked as the No. 47 prospect in the 2026 class, 60 spots ahead of Bronaugh, who is ranked No. 107 nationally.
There is some disparity as to what position Groce will play with the Gators, as On3/Rivals and 247Sports list him at different positions. He is listed as an athlete on his 247Sports profile, while he is tabbed as a wide receiver on On3/Rivals.
Per his MaxPreps profile, Groce is coming off a dominant junior season for Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, where he finished with 1,596 all-purpose yards and 15 combined touchdowns (including a punt return touchdown and two kickoff return touchdowns).
Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong mentioned that Groce had “literal last-minute conversations” with both Florida and Oklahoma Monday night ahead of his commitment to…
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