Khalif Jackson commits to Florida: Gators land 3-star receiver

The Florida Gators have one of the smaller classes in the nation as the calendar approaches August and teams get off the recruiting trail and the focus shits to fall camp, but the Gators landed a big receiver on Tuesday, securing the commitment from three-star wide receiver Khalif Jackson (Neptune Beach, Fla. Duncan U. Fletcher).

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Luke Stampini from 247Sports was the first to report the news that the 6-5, 200-pound receiver committed to be the eighth member of Will Muschamp’s 2015 class.

Jackson is the nation’s No. 705 recruit in the nation regardless of position, No. 88 wide receiver and the No. 94 recruit in the state of Florida, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He picked the Gators over offers from Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Missouri, Duke and Georgia Tech.

The offer from Florida came on the same day he committed as the offer from the in-state Gators was too much to waste any time and committed roughly six hours after the offer was extended his way.

Last year as a junior, Jackson recorded 30 receptions for 790 yards and eight touchdowns as a big-play threat on the perimeter en route to being named All-Conference and All-District. His size on the edge should serve last year’s top offensive recruit, quarterback Will Grier, well next year when he likely takes over the offense.

With the commitment of Jackson, Florida now owns the nation’s No. 50 class and the No. 13 class in the 14-team SEC.

If the Gators new-look offense plays well under first-year offensive coordinator, Kurt Roper, the recruits will come to Gainesville, but right now the offensive playmakers are hesitant to commit to a place without fully knowing what type of scheme that will be playing in over the next three-five years.