Running back Byron Louis of American Heritage (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) has signed with the Florida Gators on National Early Signing Day. Most major outlets rate Louis as a four-star recruit and is a consensus top-25 running back in the 2025 recruiting class.

That enduring philosophy is being proven in Gainesville, where the staggering rise of Napier’s 2025 recruiting class up the national rankings has been concurrent with his team’s stunning late-season success. Days before his team’s 49-17 loss at Texas, the Gators' class was 50th in the 247Sports national rankings.

Early signing day is upon us, and the first class of 2025 to commit to Florida, Plant High (Tampa) running back Waltez Clark, is the first to sign with the Gators officially. Clark inked his papers at 7:01 Wednesday morning after being committed to the

Four-star inside linebacker Ty Jackson of Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge on Wednesday confirmed his commitment to Florida after signing with the Gators on National Early Signing Day. Jackson is the second linebacker signee of the class after Myles Johnson signed earlier.