Florida lands commitment from 2021 in-state specialist
Dan Mullen’s Florida coaching staff has had a busy Friday on the recruiting trail.
Hours after flipping Florida State offensive lineman commitment Jake Slaughter, the Gators picked up their second class of 2021 pledge of the day. The latest commitment comes from Lake Mary, Florida product Rocco Underwood, who shared the news on Twitter.
Underwood is listed as both a long snapper and tight end. On the 247Sports Composite, Underwood is rated as a 3-star tight end. Rubio Long Snapping ranks Underwood as the No. 1 long snapper in the class of 2021. According to his 247Sports profile, he was recruited by both special teams coordinator Greg Knox and tight ends coach Tim Brewster. Florida beat and recruiting reporters indicate UF offered Underwood as a long snapper. Underwood is the cousin of former Florida standout punters Johnny and Tommy Townsend.
Underwood has 6 total scholarship offers, including Alabama. He attended Junior Day at UA on March 7. Underwood is commitment No. 22 in Florida’s 2021 recruiting class.
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No. 1 long snapper in the country. Cousin of Johnny and Tommy Townsend. #LongSnappersArePeopleToo https://t.co/xYc2GpFaZT
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) July 24, 2020
I was really hoping he was gonna be rated anything but a 3*…
Kracken, release the tdow…
Bro the #1 long snapper. Don’t you know every team needs a long snapper?
DumbsOfWar spent all his energy on the other Gator story, he’s taking a nap now
Tdow got skull dragged a bit today. He’s in the corner pouting
Rubio Long Snapping rankings, never heard of that one. But serious question here, it seems rarely do coaches offer full scholarships to players that are just long snappers since they’ll only see the field 6 or so times a game and they’re usually undersized vs regular OLinemen and this kid appears to fit that bill. I can’t imagine Mullet would be any different and waste a full scholly so the question is how tall is this kid and is his offer a full ride? I’m thinking he surely must have at least a chance to make a dent in your TE 3 deep yes?
Humper, he probably has a partial. BHM’s usually have access to grants and endowment’s. Not every school follows this but UF does.
There are no partial football scholarships at this level. Every football player is either on full scholarship or is a walk on.
LSU, starting Aug 1, 2020 partial scholarships are not counted against aggregate total. Partials can be aided by grants and endowment pertaining to each individual school.
There are still no partial scholarships in football. That’s an ncaa rule. There are tons in baseball.
Humper he’s 6’4”, 220 and a 3 star TE. I’m pretty sure he’ll strictly be a long snapper and just be insurance if the TE position gets decimated by injuries. Not unusual for a 3* to get a full ride. Long snapper is a pretty important position. Bad snaps on punts or long field goals can completely alter a game.
6’4” is tall enough for a SEC TE …ok thx mens’s, stay safe
For your Saturday morning entertainment:
Florida tight ends under 6-5
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6-4 — Kenmore Gamble – 4-Star
6-2 — Keon Zipperer – 4-Star
Alabama tight ends under 6-5
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6-4 — Jahleel Billingsley – 4-Star
6-3 — Melvin Billingsley – No Rating
6-4 — Kendall Randolph – 4-Star
6-2 — Carl Tucker – 3-Star
Georgia tight ends under 6-5
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6-4 — Tre’ McKitty – 3-Star
6-4 — Eli Wolf – 2-Star *
6-4 — Michael Hagerty – No Rating
6-4 — Mitchell Wentz – No Rating
6-4 — Kolby Wyatt – No Rating
6-2 — Chase Harof – No Rating
* Think he’s exhausted his eligibility, but he made at least one big catch.
LeghumperU he obviously has some merit since Bama likewise offered him also as a long snapper. BTW I happened to play that role for two years during which time we never had a punt or FG blocked or mishandled. It’s the little things that make the difference.
LONG snapper? He has a tight end too?
Whew! I can’t wait to see him in a pair of tight jorts! I was hoping for more than 3*, but beggars can’t be choosers right?
Keep doing what ya do best truvol…lol
I’ll take all Townsends and those related to Townsends. Hopefully he has those Townsend wheels.