Texas Flips Florida Gators 5-Star Safety Xavier Filsaime

Originally posted on FanNation Longhorns Country
By Matt Galatzan | Last updated 12/17/23

Not only are they on their way to the College Football Playoff after winning the Big 12 Championship, but they are putting together one of the best signing classes in college football.

And after a big visit weekend, that continued on Sunday night, with the Horns flipping five-star McKinney (TX) safety Xavier Filsaime from the Florida Gators.

Filsaime, who ranks as the No. 2 safety in the country, the No. 33 player nationally, and the No. 7 player in Texas per the On3 industry ranking.

He now becomes the fourth five-star recruit to commit to Texas, joining edge Colin Simmons, offensive tackle Brandon Baker and wide receiver, Ryan Wingo.

He is also the second safety commit to the Horns in the class alongside Jordon Johnson-Rubell.

With the addition of Filsaime to the class, the Longhorns are now likely to surge past Florida and Florida State into the top three of the national team recruiting rankings.

If and when that happens, it would also give them a chance to finish with their third-straight top-five class, and their second-straight class in the top-three.

The commitment could not have come at a better time for the Longhorns either, with Texas already losing B.J. Allen, Larry Turner Gooden, and Jalen Catalon to the transfer portal, as well as Kitan Crawford, and Jerrin Thompson to graduation/the NFL Draft.

That said, the addition of Filsaime fills a major positional need for their 2024 entry into the SEC, and he should be able to come in and contribute immediately.

This article first appeared on FanNation Longhorns Country and was syndicated with permission.

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