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The Florida Gators have been building some momentum on the recruiting front this spring. They landed one of the biggest recruits so far to date on Thursday following their Orange and Blue spring game when McKinney (TX) five-star safety Xavier Filsaime pulled the trigger and committed to Billy Napier and the Florida staff. He had been trending to the Orange and Blue since making his first visit to campus back in March. He picked the Gators over other finalists Georgia, LSU, Oregon, and USC.

Filsaime is from the Sunshine State originally, and still has some family around the Central Florida area. He was offered by the Gators back in January, by former assistant coach Patrick Toney. Florida has since filled Toney's vacancy with new defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong. Coach Armstrong oversees the defense as a whole, but also works a lot with the safeties during practice. Secondary Coach Corey Raymond was also a big factor here, but Armstrong was the coach that Filsaime got a lot of time around during his visit back in March.

"He is a young dude, he's like 29," he said of Armstrong. "I like the way he gets fired up. He likes to have fun in practice. It was a real good vibe. I felt like he was really getting into it with the players, and making sure they are really understood it. They don't sit in the meetings for more than 30 minutes. They walk through like crazy too. They showed a lot of love and they made it seem like even though it was my first time coming down here after they offered me a few months ago. They showed me a lot of love."



Having a chance to return to his home state was also a big appeal for the talented defender.


"It felt good. There is nothing like home. You are at a school where everyone can easily come to. My mom can come see me play. It felt good. Just coming back down here and seeing everyone."


Filsaime is now the second commitment for the Gators at the safety position, as well as the second addition from the state of Texas.


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Florida's 2024 class now sits at seven verbal commitments after adding Filsaime to the fold. Those other names in the Gators class include Willis (TX) five-star quarterback DJ Lagway, Atlanta (GA) Woodward Academy four-star linebacker Myles Graham, Largo (Fla.) four-star linebacker Adarius Hayes, North Palm Beach (Fla.) Benjamin School four-star running back Chauncey Bowens, West Port (MS) four-star running back Kahnen Daniels, and Nashville (GA) Berrien three-star safety Josiah Davis. Florida's class now currently ranks No. 7 according to 247Sports team recruiting rankings.

247Sports currently ranks Filsaime as the Nation's No. 32 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class and No. 2 ranked safety in the 2024 recruiting class.

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