Late last week, Jim McElwain was looking at a National Signing Day class that was rated by 247 Sports in the 20s nationally, and tenth in the SEC. A late flurry on Signing Day, capped by the surprising acceptance of Lakeland wide receiver James Robinson, vaulted the Gators to tenth nationally and fifth in the SEC.
EARLY ENROLLEES (5)
Kyree Campbell
DT / Woodbridge, Va. / Wyoming Seminary Upper School (Pa.)
• Finished his senior season at Woodbridge High School with 62 tackles (18 for loss), eight sacks, four pass deflections, two
interceptions and three blocked kicks
• Played in the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
• Attended Freedom High School in Woodbridge, VA prior to enrolling at Wyoming Seminary College Prep in 2016
• Named to the Virginia 6A all-state first team as a senior in 2015
• Posted 12.5 sacks as a sophomore and helped the Freedom Eagles reach the playoffs for the first time in school history
• Played for coach Kevin Kelly
Kemore Gamble
TE / Miami / Southridge
• Helped the Spartans to the 2016 FHSAA Class 8A State Championship
o After starting the season 2-2, Southridge won nine-straight games en route to the state championship
• Totaled 15 receptions for 184 yards and five touchdowns in 2015
• Participated in The Opening Miami 2016
• Traveled with WarZone, a 7-on-7 all-star football squad, to the Pylon 7v7 Nationals in Dallas in summer 2016
• Went to high school with fellow signee Shawn Davis
• Played for coach Billy Rolle
James Houston
LB / Fort Lauderdale / American Heritage
• Suffered an ACL injury that prevented him from playing his senior season
• Totaled 37 tackles (20 solo), a sack, an interception and a forced fumble during his junior season in 2015
• Played for coach Patrick Surtain
Kadeem Telfort
OL / Miami / Booker T. Washington
• Helped the Tornadoes to a 9-4 record and a semifinal appearance in the 2016 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship
• Previously played at Miami Norland with current Gator linebacker Vosean Joseph
• Played for coach Tim “Ice” Harris
Kadarius Toney
ATH / Eight Mile, Ala. / Blount
• Finished his senior season with 2,894 yards and 32 touchdowns through the air and also ran for 894 yards and 15 touchdowns
• Named the 2016 Class 6A Back of the Year
• Made the 2016 AL.com Super All-State team
• Played in the 2016 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic
• Named Offensive MVP of the 2016 AL.com All-Coastal Alabama team
• Passed for 3,604 yards and 37 touchdowns and rushed for 896 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2015
• Selected to the AL.com Coastal Alabama first team and Class 6A All-State second team during his junior season
• Helped Blount to a 20-5 record in his last two seasons
• Played for coach Lev Holly
SIGNEES (18)
Jake Allen / 6-3, 200
QB / Fort Lauderdale / St. Thomas Aquinas
• A two-year starter for one of the state’s football powers, St. Thomas Aquinas, Allen completed 60.9 percent of this throws
(157-of-258) as a senior for 2,311 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions
• Led his team to a 13-2 record his senior year and won the 2016 FHSAA Class 7A State Championship, where he threw for
323 yards and five touchdowns
• Senior season: completed 141 of 235 attempted passes for 2,127 yards and 26 touchdowns; recorded career-high long pass
of 59 yards; rushed for 33 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown.
• 2016 Elite 11 finalist
• Junior season: completed 130 of 205 attempted passes for 1,691 yards and 18 touchdowns.
• Sophomore season: completed 63 of 120 attempted passes for 751 yards and six touchdowns; rushed for 19 yards on eight
carries.
• Played for coach Roger Harriott
Lacedrick Brunson / 6-2, 210
LB | Miami | Miami Jackson
• Named to the Class 5A All-Dade First Team defensive squad in 2015 and 2016
• Totaled 84 tackles (62 solo) and seven sacks in six games during his junior season
• Played for coach Lakatriona Brunson, who was hired at Jackson in 2016 and is the first female high school head football
coach in the state of Florida
Zachary Carter / 6-4.5, 250
DE | Tampa | Hillsborough
• Helped the Hillsborough Terriers to an 8-2 record in 2016
• As a sophomore and junior: totaled 149 tackles (86 solo), 7.1 tackles per game, 14 TFL, 8.5 sacks for 56 yards, 13 QB hurries,
and 5 deflected passes.
• Defensive lineman on the 2016 All-Hillsborough County First Team
• Named the Tampa Bay Times’ Blue Chips Player of the Year for the 2016 season
• Played for coach Earl Garcia
• A power forward in basketball, he averaged 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds in 2015-16 as a power forward.
Elijah Conliffe / 6-4, 305
DE | Hampton, Va. | Hampton
• Named to the Daily Press’ 2016 All-Stars Defensive Team
• Competed in the 2016 VHSCA All-Star Game
• 2015 Conference 10 Defensive Player of the Year
• Played for coach Michael Smith
Malik Davis / 5-11, 190
RB | Tampa | Jesuit
• Ran for a county-best 2,469 yards and 33 touchdowns during his senior season
• Led the Tigers to a 12-1 overall record and the 5A state championship game
• PrepStar Magazine All-Southeast Region Class of 2017
• Finished his career at Jesuit as the all-time rushing leader in the county with 7,025 career yards, surpassing the mark of 5,765
set by former Sickles and current Clemson standout Ray-Ray McCloud
• Also totaled 83 touchdowns during his career
• During four seasons, three as a starter, Davis averaged 8.5 yards an attempt, including 11.5 yards per carry as a senior
• Named the 2016 Hillsborough Offensive Player of the Year by the Tampa Bay Times
• Selected to the 2016 Class 5A All-State team
• Won the 2016 Guy Toph Award, which is given every year to Hillsborough County’s most outstanding football player. He is the
third Gator in the last five years to accept the award, one being current NFL cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III
• As a junior, he ran for 2,337 yards and 28 touchdowns
• Played for coach Matt Thompson
Shawn Davis / 5-11, 190
DB / Miami / Southridge
• Helped the Spartans to the 2016 FHSAA Class 8A State Championship
• After starting the season 2-2, Southridge won nine-straight games en route to the state championship
• As a junior in 2015, he finished with 27 tackles and two interceptions
• Went to high school with fellow signee Kemore Gamble
• Played for coach Billy Rolle
Brian Edwards / 6-3, 195
DB | Hollywood, Fla. | Miramar
• Named to the 2016 Class 8A All-State First-Team Defensive Squad
• Selected to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s 2016 All-County 8A-6A Second-Team Defense
• Also competed in the high jump at Miramar and was named to the 2016 All-County 4A-3A Second Team
• Played for coach Pierre Senatus
Daquon Green / 6-1, 185
WR | Tampa | Tampa Bay Tech
• Totaled 131 yards on 21 carries in three seasons, and caught 115 passes for 2,255 yards and 26 touchdowns in four seasons
o Senior season: recorded 639 yards on 41 receptions and nine touchdowns
o Junior season: rushed for 27 yards on six carries; caught 31 passes for 734 yards and ten touchdowns
o Sophomore season: rushed for 105 yards on 14 carries; caught 27 passes for 560 yards and four touchdowns
o Freshman season: caught 16 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns
• Played in the 2017 Under Armour All-America game
• Selected to the 2016 All-Hillsborough County First Team
• Played for coach Jayson Roberts
Christopher Henderson (CJ) / 6-1, 175
CB | Miami | Columbus
• Played in the 2017 Under Armour All-American game
• In his junior and senior seasons, he recorded 636 total rushing yards on 68 carries (39.8 yards per game) and 10 touchdowns
(seven rushing)
• Selected to the USA National Team in its game vs. Canada
• Played for coach Chris Merritt
Adarius Lemons / 6-1, 195
RB | Clearwater, Fla. | Clearwater
• In his high school career, Lemons rushed for 2,307 yards on 320 carries (85.4 yards per game) and recorded 27 total
touchdowns (24 rushing)
• Played for coach Don Mesick
Ventrell Miller / 6-0, 227
LB | Lakeland, Fla. | Kathleen
• Chosen for 2017 Florida All-State Class 7A Second-Team Defense
• 2016 Lakeland Ledger’s Defensive Player of the Year in Polk County and Class 7A second-team All-State pick
• Senior stats: 50 tackles, three sacks
• Junior stats: 104 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups
• Florida High School Football’s 2015 Class 7A All-State First Team Defense
• Played for coach Irving Strickland
T.J. Moore / 6-5.5, 290
OT | Charlotte, N.C. | Mallard Creek HS
• Helped Mallard Creek to a 9-3 record in 2016
• Led the North Carolina team to win the 2016 Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s
• Named to the 2016 AP All-State team
• Attended the same high school as former Gator and current Arizona Cardinal DJ Humphries
• Played for coach Michael Palmieri
James Robinson / 6-4, 205
WR | Lakeland, Fla. | Lakeland
• In three seasons at Lakeland, Robinson caught 26 passes for 517 yards and five touchdowns
• Helped lead Lakeland to the regional semifinals of the FHSAA Class 7A Playoffs
• Selected for 2017 Florida All-State Class 7A third team defense
• Played in the 2017 Under Armour All-America game
• Played for coach Bill Castle
Brad Stewart / 6-0, 190
DB / New Orleans, La. / McDonogh 35
• Helped the Roneagles to a 16-2 overall record in 2016 and an appearance in the LHSAA 4A state semifinals
• Finished the regular season portion of his senior year with 111 total tackles, 13 pass breakups and 11 interceptions
• Led a defense that allowed less than 15 points per game in 2016
• Voted the Outstanding Defensive Player on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A all-state team
• Played both cornerback and safety in high school, earning All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2016 by the New
Orleans Times Picayune
• The Louisiana Sports Writers Association named him the Class 4A state defensive player of the year in 2016 as well
• Member of the 2016 All-Metro Large Schools Football Team as a defensive back
• Received honorable mention All-Metro accolades in 2015
• Is just the second recruit from Louisiana the Gators have signed since 2001
• Played for coach Wayne Reese
Tedarrell Slaton (TJ) / 6-4, 360
DL | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | American Heritage
• Helped the Patriots to FHSAA 5A state titles in 2014 and 2016
• 2017 US Army All-American
• Played for coach Pat Surtain
• Attended the school as UF signees Marco Wilson and James Houston
Nick Smith / 6-3, 210
LB | Orlando, Fla. | Dr. Phillips
• Helped the Panthers to the 2016 FHSAA Class 8A state championship game, where he totaled four tackles and a pass
breakup
• In his senior season, he totaled 96 tackles (15 for loss), forced three fumbles, recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass
• Named to the 2016 Florida All-State Class 8A Third-Team Defensive Squad
• Selected to the 2016 All-Central Florida Football First Team
• Also plays basketball at Dr. Phillips
• His father, Fernando, played eight seasons as defensive end in the NFL for the Panthers, Rams, Ravens, Jaguars and Vikings
(1994-2001) out of Jackson State.
• Played for coach Rodney Wells
Donovan Stiner / 6-2, 185
S | Bellaire, Texas | Bellaire
• In three seasons totaled 156 total tackles (80 solo, 5.2 tackles per game), three sacks, two interceptions and two forced
fumbles
o Senior season: recorded 56 tackles (three for loss), one sack, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries two
defensive touchdowns and two pass breakups.
o Junior season: recorded 60 tackles (four for loss), one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one punt block,
three pass breakups and five QB hurries.
o Sophomore season: recorded 40 tackles (six for loss), one sack and one forced fumble in his breakout season.
• Named to the Texas High School Coaches Association 2015-16 Academic All-State Team
• 2016 District 18-6A All-District First Team Defense
• Played for coach Herb Kunz
Marco Wilson / 6-0, 180
CB | Fort Lauderdale | American Heritage (Plantation)
• Helped the Patriots to FHSAA 5A state titles in 2014 and 2016
• USA Today All-American 2016
• Senior year: totaled 20 tackles and three interceptions, including one 6-yard interception return for a touchdown
• Was named a 2016 first-team defensive back on the 5A All-Broward team
• Participated in the 2016 New Jersey regionals of The Opening, making the cut for the finals in Beaverton, Oregon
• Sat out his junior season to recover from ACL surgery
• Ran track at American Heritage, winning a 2A state championship in his junior season
• Brother of former Gator Quincy Wilson (2014-16), while his father, Chad Wilson, played at Miami (FL) from 1992-94
• Played for coach Pat Surtain