One of Florida’s recent visitors has narrowed down his recruitment to four programs. Four-star Clearwater Academy International offensive tackle Lucas Simmons named Florida, Florida State, Tennessee and USC as his finalists with plans to commit in the coming weeks, according to a report from On3 Sports.
Each program hosted him on an official visit in June with UF and FSU getting the last visits in that order. He’s visited Tallahassee a total of six times and Florida’s hosted him four times.
“I am getting closer to a decision,” Simmons told Chad Simmons of On3. “I think it happens in the next two weeks or so. It will be one of those four schools. I like coaches at all of those schools and feel comfortable at each school, and now I just have to think about it.”
The Gators are currently third on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. USC holds the top spot, despite hosting him on just one visit, and the ‘Noles are at No. 2 on the list. No expert predictions have been submitted yet, and Simmons seems determined to give as much thought as possible to the decision.
The On3 consensus puts Simmons at No. 116 overall in the class of 2023 and No. 11 among offensive tackles.
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