The Florida Gators have completed the flip for one of the nation's best defensive back prospects in the 2026 recruiting class.
Winter Garden (Fla.) Windermere four-star corner CJ Bronaugh, a former Nebraska commit, announced his commitment to the Gators over Florida State on Wednesday, giving Florida its second defensive back of the class.
BREAKING: Four-Star CB CJ Bronaugh has Committed to Florida, he tells me for @on3recruits
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 18, 2025
The 6’1 175 CB from Windermere, FL decommitted from Nebraska yesterday
“I’m happy to finally be home, GO GATORS ”https://t.co/eeiM1FyoY5 pic.twitter.com/T0KwhVe0Vs
Bronaugh is ranked as the No. 6 corner in the class, according to 247 Sports, and had received a prediction from On3's Steve Wiltfong to choose the Gators after his decommitment from Nebraska on June 17.
He first committed to the Cornhuskers in November.
His decommitment from the Huskers came after he returned to Gainesville for a midweek unofficial visit. He previously visited Florida the weekend of May 30 for his official visit and is coming off an official visit with Florida State last weekend.
With Bronaugh's commitment, the Gators are up to 13 commits in its 2026 recruiting class, 12 of whom joined the class since the summer OV season began in mid-May.
Entering the summer with just four-star quarterback Will Griffin committed, Florida added three-star defensive lineman Jamir Perez, four-star safety Kaiden Hall, four-star guard G'Nivre Carr, three-star tackle Chancellor Campbell, four-star receiver Justin Williams, three-star tight end Kekua Aumua, four-star running back Carsyn Baker, four-star receiver Marquez Daniel, five-star edge rusher JaReylan McCoy, three-star tackle Javarii Luckas and four-star tackle Tyler Chukuyem after all of them took an official visit with the Gators at some point during the summer.
Florida Gators on SI is tracking all of the Gators' major recruiting news, from commits to prospects of note to the official visit schedule, on our 2026 Recruiting Tracker.
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