The Florida Gators at all times had one thing of a leg up for four-star small ahead recruit CJ Ingram, however that does not make his dedication any much less of a giant deal for head coach Todd Golden and employees.
Ingram, from Orlando, Florida (Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty), is the son of Cornelius Ingram, who was a second-team All-SEC tight finish for Florida in 2007 and a part of the Gators’ BCS nationwide championship groups in 2007 and 2009.
So sure, the Gators had a leg up on this recruitment, but it surely was nonetheless spectacular to see them land Ingram over the likes of Kansas, Michigan and Georgia.
“It at all times felt like dwelling,” Ingram advised On3’s Joe Tipton relating to his dedication to Florida. “The ambiance is simply completely different with the followers. My go to simply felt virtually excellent and I’m doing [it] at dwelling in entrance of family and friends. Coach Todd, Coach Taurean Inexperienced, Coach Hartmann and Coach Talley, they inform me each day what I will be sooner or later, how I can develop, and the way I match within the system.”
Ingram considers himself a “two-way slasher” who can play the one two or three on the faculty degree. In line with 247Sports, he is the No. 11 small ahead within the 2025 basketball recruiting class.
He is additionally Florida’s second dedication for the category, becoming a member of four-star combo guard Alex Lloyd in a Gators’ class that is now ranked top-10 nationally.
