Florida Gators in driver's seat for top offensive prospect who could be used at multiple positions

Florida Gators predicted to land four-star TE/OT Heze Kent

Kent is a very interesting player. Hailing from Brunswick, Georgia, Kent stands at 6'6 and over 300 lbs, but has been listed as both a tight end and offensive tackle due to his size. He is the 143rd overall recruit per On3 Sports and would likely start out at tight end for the Gators.

It would be huge to get him into the fold, and the ability to potentially develop into an offensive tackle gives the Gators more flexiblity down the line. They are also pursuing five-star tight end Kaiden Prothro hard, which could end up being a signal that Kent could focus on playing offensive tackle if he ends up committing.

Right now, the Gators have a 93.2% chance to land Kent per the On3 Sports Recruiting Prediction Machine to land Kent, and they won't have to wait long, as his commitment date is currently set to be Saturday, July 12th.

The 2026 class currently has 16 commitments with four big targets for the Gators set to make their decisions over the next few days.

• Four-star CB C.J. Bronaugh
• Four-star DT Kendall Guervil
• Four-star WR Marquez Daniel
• Four-star DL JaReylan McCoy
• Four-star WR Justin Williams
• Four-star LB Malik Morris
• Four-star S Kaiden Hall
• Four-star RB Carsyn Baker
• Four-star QB Will Griffin
• Four-star CB C.J. Hester
• Three-star OT Chancellor Campbell
• Three-star iOL Desmond Green
• Three-star iOL G'Nivre Carr
• Three-star TE Kekua Aumua
• Three-star OT Tyler Chukuyem
• Three-star OT Javarii Luckas