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Florida Gators assistant Aubrey Hill watched Class of 2014 prospect Johnnie Dixon at Palm Beach (Fla.) Dwyer High on Thursday and offered the receiver a scholarship. / Gator Country file photo by Tim Casey

The receiver position is deep in the state of Florida for the Class of 2013 and the Class of 2014 appears to be just as deep.

On Thursday, a Florida Gators football coach watched Palm Beach (Fla.) Dwyer receiver Johnnie Dixon at practice, and apparently liked what he saw.

“Coach (Aubrey) Hill was out at my practice today,” Dixon said. “After practice he told my coach that I was looking real good and that he was offering me a scholarship to Florida.”

The 6-foot 186-pound Dixon now has four scholarship offers.

Florida joins Alabama, Florida State and Miami as the lone schools to offer Dixon. Even in such company, Dixon said the Gators’ offer is special.

“I grew up a Florida fan,” Dixon said. “So, this is a dream offer from a dream school. It really means a lot to be offered by Florida so soon.”

Like most people, the Dwyer High prospect doesn’t know too much about what to expect from Florida’s offense under new coordinator Brent Pease, other than that it’s a fast-paced offense that is expected to throw the ball a lot.

This summer, Dixon plans on hitting the road to visit the schools that are recruiting him the hardest thus far.
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“I want to camp at Florida for sure this summer,” Dixon said. “I’m also going to try and camp at Alabama, Miami and Florida State.”

With still close to two years before he has to make a college choice, Dixon is planning on letting things play out before making any kind of decision or leaderboard.
As a sophomore last season, Dixon had 365 yards and five touchdowns receiving while adding 95 yards and another two touchdowns rushing.

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Andrew Spivey

Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.

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