佛罗里达从德州手中抢下五星外接手罗亚尔，2027届招募班升至全美第11
佛罗里达大学橄榄球队在招募战线传来重磅消息：五星级外接手伊斯顿·罗亚尔（Easton Royal）于 10 月 11 日宣布从德州大学"反水"（flip），改投佛罗里达。这位来自新奥尔良兄弟马丁高中（Brother Martin High School）的顶级新星自去年 11 月起一直承诺加盟德州，但在两次非官方访问盖恩斯维尔（Gainesville）后改变主意，并已取消前往路易斯安那州立和德州的后续访问，正式关闭招募。
罗亚尔在 USA TODAY 综合排名中位列全美第 6，高三赛季拿下 2095 码全能码数和 29 次达阵，当选路易斯安那州 5A 组年度最佳进攻球员。他是主帅乔恩·萨姆罗尔（Jon Sumrall）本周期招募到的第二位五星球员，此前佛罗里达已拿下排名全美第 3 的进攻内线麦克斯韦·希勒（Maxwell Hiller）。
据 247Sports 统计，佛罗里达 2027 届招募班目前排名全美第 11、东南联盟（SEC）第 4，26 名承诺球员中有 11 人位列全美前 200。尽管球队本赛季战绩起伏，萨姆罗尔在招募市场上的表现堪称亮眼，为球队未来储备了顶级天赋。
Florida Flips 5-Star Receiver Easton Royal From Texas; 2027 Class Climbs to No. 11 Nationally
The Florida Gators landed a major recruiting win: five-star wide receiver Easton Royal announced October 11 that he is flipping his commitment from the University of Texas to Florida. The elite prospect from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans had been committed to Texas since last November but changed his mind after two unofficial visits to Gainesville, and has canceled planned visits to LSU and Texas, shutting down his recruitment.
Royal ranks No. 6 nationally in the USA TODAY composite rankings. As a junior he posted 2,095 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns, earning Louisiana Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year honors. He is the second five-star recruit head coach Jon Sumrall has landed this cycle, following interior offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller, ranked No. 3 nationally.
According to 247Sports, Florida's 2027 recruiting class now ranks No. 11 nationally and No. 4 in the SEC, with 11 of its 26 commits ranked in the national top 200. Despite an up-and-down season on the field, Sumrall's recruiting performance has been impressive, stockpiling elite talent for the program's future.
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