Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Gators get another JUCO commit

The Florida football team has landed two top-10 JUCO players in four days.

UF picked up its 18th verbal commitment of the 2012 class from defensive tackle Damien Jacobs on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder is rated a four-star prospect by Rivals and No. 10 overall.

Jacobs originally signed with Florida State in 2009 out of Bourgeois High School in Gray, La., but could not qualify academically. He's spent the last two years at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss., and helped the school win a national championship this season.

Four-star defensive tackle Visesio Salt (Walnut, Calif.) committed to UF before leaving from his official visit Sunday. The 6-foot-3, 340-pounder is ranked by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 9 overall JUCO prospect and the second-best at his position.
 
Jacobs is Florida's fifth defensive line commit and the eighth early enrollee who will be on campus in January.