Brad Stewart: Florida Gators Class of 2017 signee

Brad Stewart 

School: McDonogh
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Height: 6-0
Weight: 194
Position: Cornerback
Rivals Ranking: 4-star
Recruited by: Tim Skipper

Notable: Stewart planned to take his decision all the way down to national signing day but abruptly ended his recruiting process on his official visit to Florida. During the trip Stewart stood up in front of a large group and exclaimed to Jim McElwain that he wanted to be a Gator. Stewart is the Gators first signee from the state of Louisiana since Gerald Willis in 2014.

Quotable: “It was meant to be what can I say? I knew I was going commit there but I didn’t know I was going to commit then. I had planned on taking it to signing day but the time was right. So I did it.”

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Nick de la Torre
A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC