In order to visit and offer a scholarship to Guyer (Denton, Texas) High defensive line prospect Xavier Ukponu, Gators defensive line coach Gerald Chatman traveled out west on Monday.
Ukponu, who was impressed by Chatman’s pitch, told All Gators on Monday night that he will return the favor on Saturday when he travels to Gainesville to visit the University of Florida for the first time. Regarding his conversation with the Florida assistant, he told AG, “It was great.” “He just told me I’m a priority for me, and he’s trying to get me out of the state of Texas and be a Gator.”
After hearing Chatman’s proposal, Ukponu told All Gators on Monday night that he would return the favor the following Saturday when he makes his first trip to Gainesville to see the University of Florida. “It was great,” he said to AG of his conversation with the Florida assistant. “He just told me I’m a priority for me, and he’s trying to get me out of the state of Texas and be a Gator.”
The Gators’ first priority in the 2025 recruiting class will be to fill the interior defensive line with depth, since projected starting tackles Cam Jackson and Joey Slackman are slated to leave after the season due to other possible transfers via the transfer portal.
