Frisco (Texas) Lone Star four-star wide receiver Davian Groce has committed to Florida, he announced on Monday evening. In a tight battle with Oklahoma, head coach Billy Napier and the Gators have edged out the Sooners for another big-time recruiting win in The Swamp. Baylor and Houston were also finalists for the 6-foot-1, 190-pounder. Groce […]
Frisco (Texas) Lone Star four-star wide receiver Davian Groce has committed to Florida, he announced on Monday evening.
In a tight battle with Oklahoma, head coach Billy Napier and the Gators have edged out the Sooners for another big-time recruiting win in The Swamp. Baylor and Houston were also finalists for the 6-foot-1, 190-pounder.
Groce is the No. 60 overall prospect and No. 6 WR in the 2026 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 7 player in Texas.
Earlier on Monday, Groce announced that his decision was on the way. Oklahoma had been the team trending for weeks after official visits in June, but Florida had continued to stay in the picture. Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong reported later on Monday that Groce was having literal last-minute conversations with both staffs.
“He had a few things he wanted to run by all the schools,” Groce’s father Rashad said. “A little final negotiating point from his side and see what they thought and where they meet him on it and get the business part out of the way and make his decision off that.”
In the end, Florida won out. Groce now becomes the top-ranked commit in the Gators’ 2026 class — which ranks inside the top 15 of the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.
“Florida came on real strong,” the elder Groce told Wiltfong. “When he narrowed it down to Florida, it was like where did they come from. Class-act coaching staff over there. They showed a lot of interest and consistent interest. I got to know the coaches on every team he finalized it too and they have a good coaching staff over there.”
Gators’ big summer continues
All but one of Florida’s 19 commitments this cycle have joined the fold since the beginning of June. Groce is the first addition in August, following five commits that came last month.
Duncanville (Texas) four-star EDGE Kevin Ford is the other big win out of the Lone Star State for UF. He pledged on July 11 and is the nation’s No. 125 recruit. Ford and Fort Myers (Fla.) four-star defensive lineman Kendall Geurvil were the biggest additions to the class in July.
June was jam-packed with recruiting wins for the SEC program. Tupelo (Miss.) four-star DL JaReylan McCoy, the No. 108 recruit and No. 11 DL, headlined the group. Winter Garden (Fla.) Windermere four-star cornerback CJ Bronaugh flipped from Nebraska and is the No. 15 CB in the cycle.
Six other top-250 prospects are in the class to date: Tuskegee (Ala.) Booker T Washington four-star WR Marquez Daniel, Brunswick (Ga.) four-star offensive tackle Heze Kent, Gainesville (Fla.) F.W. Buchholz four-star WR Justin Williams, Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes four-star running back Carsyn Baker, Tampa Jesuit four-star quarterback Will Griffin and Lakeland (Fla.) four-star linebacker Malik Morris.
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