2019 Sandalwood offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun flipped his commitment from Miami to the Florida Gators yesterday afternoon coming off an official visit to UF.
The 6-3, 295-pounder is currently a 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Sports Composite, Eguakun is the #788 player nationally, #46 OG in the country, and the #104 player in the Sunshine State. His decommitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking down to #26 on 247Sports and #35 on Rivals.
The Background
Committing to Miami back in January of this year, Eguakun had been UM longest-tenured commitment in Surge19. Eguakun had been showing signs of wavering for months now, previously flirting with Auburn. After an official visit to the Tigers in September, Miami seemed to shut down any talk of Eguakun flipping with a great OV of their own on FSU weekend. Eguakun actually publicly shut down his recruitment last week; that was until UF got involved. UF was always going to be a troublesome offer in this recruitment, as Eguakun had always wanted to play for the Gators, and when it came last week, alarm-bells were going off around Hecht. After a great official to Gainesville this weekend, the childhood favorite won out here, and Eguakun will now be playing against Miami for the first game of his college career.
Future of the Class
Egaukun's decommitment brings the total class numbers down to 15, and leaves North Marion 4-star OT Michael Tarquin as the only offensive lineman in the class. This is no doubt a blow to the class, as UM was in love with Eguakun’s potential and completely sold on him as their center of the future.
The possible replacement for Eguakun has already been named, and that’s Miami Central 3-star Maurice Smith, who received his offer yesterday just before the Eguakun news broke. UM has actually been laying the groundwork with Smith for a few months now, bringing him in on multiple game day visits throughout the season. Smith really impressed against high-level competition on the off-season camp circuit and was considered the best offensive lineman on a loaded Rockets’ O-Line during his senior year. I was told Miami has always liked Smith’s game, but did not feel the need to take another center-type in this class with Eguakun already on board. With Eguakun gone now, UM will put everything into Smith to try and flip the Boston College commit, and he is certainly a major priority. As always, Miami will have to clear the hurdle that they ignored Smith in their own backyard for so long, but if they can, UM will be in a great position to make the flip.
The 6-3, 295-pounder is currently a 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Sports Composite, Eguakun is the #788 player nationally, #46 OG in the country, and the #104 player in the Sunshine State. His decommitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking down to #26 on 247Sports and #35 on Rivals.
The Background
Committing to Miami back in January of this year, Eguakun had been UM longest-tenured commitment in Surge19. Eguakun had been showing signs of wavering for months now, previously flirting with Auburn. After an official visit to the Tigers in September, Miami seemed to shut down any talk of Eguakun flipping with a great OV of their own on FSU weekend. Eguakun actually publicly shut down his recruitment last week; that was until UF got involved. UF was always going to be a troublesome offer in this recruitment, as Eguakun had always wanted to play for the Gators, and when it came last week, alarm-bells were going off around Hecht. After a great official to Gainesville this weekend, the childhood favorite won out here, and Eguakun will now be playing against Miami for the first game of his college career.
Future of the Class
Egaukun's decommitment brings the total class numbers down to 15, and leaves North Marion 4-star OT Michael Tarquin as the only offensive lineman in the class. This is no doubt a blow to the class, as UM was in love with Eguakun’s potential and completely sold on him as their center of the future.
The possible replacement for Eguakun has already been named, and that’s Miami Central 3-star Maurice Smith, who received his offer yesterday just before the Eguakun news broke. UM has actually been laying the groundwork with Smith for a few months now, bringing him in on multiple game day visits throughout the season. Smith really impressed against high-level competition on the off-season camp circuit and was considered the best offensive lineman on a loaded Rockets’ O-Line during his senior year. I was told Miami has always liked Smith’s game, but did not feel the need to take another center-type in this class with Eguakun already on board. With Eguakun gone now, UM will put everything into Smith to try and flip the Boston College commit, and he is certainly a major priority. As always, Miami will have to clear the hurdle that they ignored Smith in their own backyard for so long, but if they can, UM will be in a great position to make the flip.
