On Monday, five experts from On3 submitted a recruiting prediction machine pick in favor of the Florida Gators for four-star defensive lineman Kendall Guervil (Ft. Myers, Florida) ahead of his July 2 commitment date.
Guervil is an elite defensive line recruit ranked anywhere from No. 77 to No. 269 nationally, depending on the recruiting service. Florida offered him in the summer between his freshman and sophomore year of high school and has had him high on its recruiting board for years.
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While Texas has trended for Guervil in recent months, Georgia has also led his recruitment at times and Florida has a home-state advantage. While the feeling is that Florida has pulled out in front recently, there’s still plenty of time left before the announcement is made.
“NIL is certainly a factor at play late,” Blake Alderman of Gators Online said. “We hear that Florida and Texas have both been aggressive in using that in their approach to sway Guervil through the process. With a few days left until his July 2 commitment date, it’s possible to see some back-and-forth between these two programs.”
On3 vice president of recruiting and transfer portal Steve Wiltfong submitted a pick in favor of Texas a week ago, one day after Texas Insider did the same. Alderman’s pick was the second of five to come on Friday, starting with On3 director of recruiting Chad Simmons. Gators Online contributors Corey Bender and Keith Niebuhr followed suit within minutes, and Florida State insider Michael Langston snuck in one more pick by the end of Monday.
Scouting Report
Guevil is a consensus four-star recruit ranked the highest by 247Sports at No. 77 nationally and No. 12 among defensive linemen in the class of 2026.
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“Athletic defensive tackle with the mass and quickness to make an impact in the middle,” wrote 247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins in a May report. “Tips the scales at just over 6-foot-4, 310 pounds and wears it well with a thicker trunk. Slams into opponents and frequently is the one initiating contact. Will get low in his stance with exceptional lower-body flexibility, but pad level tends to rise as play progresses, which in turn can put him in some comparable positions.
“Displays adequate get-off for his size and has the downhill charge to close gaps in backside pursuit. Has manufactured plenty of power in the weightroom over the years and that shows up with his bull rush as he can forklift obstacles, but needs to figure out how to get more from his 35-inch arms and big 10.25-inch hands. … has the tools to eventually emerge as an effective one-gap player if he can take to coaching and keep honing his craft.
“Could fit into a variety of different fronts and shade up in short-yardage situations. Projects as a potential multi-year contributor at the Power Four level with an NFL ceiling given how he moves with his features.”
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