The 2015 recruiting cycle hasn’t been kind to the Florida Gators thus far.

Thanks to a mediocre 2014 season where the Gators finished the regular season with a 6-5 record and the uncertainty of Will Muschamp’s coaching fate, recruits have been wary about seriously considering Florida.

Then, when the hammer finally came down on Muschamp and the Gators made a change, the team’s recruiting class downsized to just seven commits as new head coach Jim McElwain fights to bring some of college football’s top recruits back to Gainesville.

Here are the recruiting grades so far for the Gators as the team heads into the month-long dead period.

Offense: D+ (7 commits)

The Gators’ 2015 recruiting class is small to say the least, but McElwain has made some early progress as the new head coach. He received his first commit since coming to Florida earlier this week in the form of three-star tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe.

As a whole, however, McElwain is going to have a huge uphill battle in front of him. As of this point, Florida has just one four-star commit — athlete Derrick Dillon.

Dillon projects as a wide receiver for the Gators and possesses outstanding explosiveness and change of direction. He could be a playmaker for Florida on the outside, a place where the Gators desperately need more playmakers.

Other than Dillon, Kalif Jackson is another receiver commit for the Gators, but it’s mostly offensive linemen and tight ends to round out the offensive commits.

With McElwain’s offensive success, however, the new head coach is expected to make some headway on the offensive side of the ball before National Signing Day rolls around.

Defense: F (1 commit)

What is there to say about Florida’s defensive recruiting class? There’s one commit.

The distinction of being Florida’s only defensive commit goes to defensive tackle Andrew Ivie, a three-star recruit from Dade City, Fla.

Ivie committed back in May, but he’ll need some time before he can be expected to contribute for the Gators. His current frame of 6-foot-1, 265-pounds likely won’t cut it in SEC football.

Recruiting needs

With only eight total commits, Florida still has a lot of recruiting needs to fill out before the end of the 2015 recruiting cycle. One defensive commit is worrisome, especially at this time of the year. So McElwain and his staff will need to make defense one of their top priorities moving forward.

However, offensive line may be the Gators’ biggest concern at this point. Since the end of the season, Florida has lost three offensive lineman in addition to the players already expected to graduate. According to Thomas Goldkamp of 247sportts, the Gators will return only eight scholarship players from the 2014 roster and two of those will have starting experience.

There’s less than two months until National Signing Day, so there isn’t much time for McElwain to build this recruiting class. Simply put, this 2015 class for the Gators lacks numbers and game-changing talent. There’s a lot of work to be done.