Florida landed the nation’s top wide receiver recruit Sunday when New Orleans Brother Martin star Easton Royal flipped his commitment from Texas, giving first-year coach Jon Sumrall a second five-star commitment in the 2027 class.
Royal ranks No. 5 overall and No. 1 at receiver in the Rivals Industry Rankings, and he broke the news to Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett with a three-word summary: “Dreams to reality.” Minutes later, he shut down his recruitment and canceled his remaining visits to Texas and LSU.
How Florida flipped Easton Royal
Royal had been committed to Texas since November, but Florida’s push picked up speed after his Sept. 26 game-day visit to Gainesville, where the Gators beat then-No. 4 Ole Miss and put up 52 points. He left the Swamp saying he could picture himself playing there.
“One-hundred-percent, I can,” Royal told Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman. “That offense looks very explosive.”…