Gators climb to No. 4 in ESPN's 2027 class rankings after Royal flip

Florida's 2027 recruiting class is now No. 4 in ESPN's updated class rankings from Craig Haubert. That's up from No. 5 in Rivals' ranking earlier.

The Gators have 26 commits: two five-stars, 14 four-stars and nine three-stars. Thirteen of them are in ESPN's SC Next 300.

The jump follows five-star wide receiver Easton Royal's flip from Texas to Florida on Oct. 11.

The update was shared by ESPN recruiting analyst Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport).