SAD NEWS: Another QB will be relocating Florida Gators

The Florida Gators are a few days away from the start of their final official visitor weekend in Gainesville head of the Early Signing Period. We’ve reported a pair of JUCO prospects that are expected in town this weekend, but Florida is also in the middle of vetting the NCAA Transfer Portal as well. Offensive line is one area that has been an obvious need to address. Swamp247 has learned that one name that has been on the Gators radar is expected in town this weekend on an official visit. That is former San Diego State offensive tackle Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pounder appeared in 37 games for the Aztecs. As a sophomore in 2021, Crenshaw-Dickson made 14 starts at right tackle. That season, he played 932 of the team’s 967 offensive snaps, the second most on the team. According to Pro Football Focus, Crenshaw-Dickson allowed just one sack in 403 passing chances in 2021. He made the move to left tackle for the 2022 season, starting 12 of the teams 13 games, but appeared in all 13. In 2023, the big lineman made 10 starts, with four of those appearances at right tackle and eight at left tackle. He’s got a ton of experience playing tackle on both sides of the line of scrimmage. He’s also been mentioned as a borderline NFL prospect, and he was preseason third-team all Mountain West this year.

The Florida Gators coaching staff is gearing up for a busy final week of recruiting stops during the ‘Contact Period’ as the Early Signing Period draws closer. The staff made various stops since the contact period opened earlier this month and we at Swamp247 have been tracking stops each day. Florida’s coaches are set to visit some targets and commits on Wednesday. Here are the known stops we have learned so far. We will update any new information when available as the day goes on.

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– Florida head coach Billy Napier is expected to meet with an important commitment on Wednesday, a recruitment that has turned into a battle down the stretch. That is McKinney (TX) five-star safety Xavier Filsaime. It will be a an important stop also because this is the first day new defensive back coach Will Harris has been activated to be on the recruiting trail for the Gators, and it’s the first chance for Filsaime to meet with the new staffer. Defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong has also been involved in this recruitment as well, and should be in for this stop as well. Texas has emerged as the threat to the Gators as the Early Signing Period closes in, and are slated to host Filsaime on an official visit this coming weekend. Confidence has been growing since an offer was extended in October in Austin. Texas was able to get Filsaime on an unofficial visit last month, and while they had felt they had a shot with the talented safety, that was when confidence seemed to start growing on their end. Florida will hope the first in-person meeting with Harris, along with seeing familiar faces in Armstrong and Napier, can help swing some momentum back in their corner. Filsaime’s mother resides in the state of Florida, around the Orlando area, and we would expect someone from the Gators to pop in on Wednesday to see her as well.

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