Florida’s most recent recruiting class has taken yet another steep hit.
Amidst troubling off-field accusations, it was confirmed that quarterback Jalon Jones, a four-star signee, had placed his name into the NCAA transfer database. Days later, and amidst multiple reports, it has also been confirmed by a Florida official that an even bigger fish in the Gators’ signee pool, Chris Steele, has joined Jones in the portal.
Steele was an early enrollee who participated in spring practice. He worked with the first-team defense in the spring, and was expected to be an immediate and significant contributor this fall.
Florida freshman defensive back Chris Steele has entered the NCAA transfer portal, per source.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) May 9, 2019
Was a top-50 recruit and the top-ranked member of Florida's 2019 recruiting class.
A four-star 2019 signee, Steele was rated as the No. 5 cornerback in the country; the No. 6 player at any position in the state of California; and the No. 42 player overall on 247Sports.com‘s composite board. He easily was the highest-rated signee in the Gators’ class this year.