Aaron Gates commits to the Florida Gators

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Ethan Hughes
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The Gators’ 2023 recruiting class is now up to three players. 2023 defensive back Aaron Gates, out of Trinity Christian School in Sharpsburg, Georgia, pledged to Florida on Thursday afternoon.

Gates’ recruitment has blown up recently, with Florida, Michigan and Miami offering him since June.

Gates, 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, isn’t ranked on any of the three major recruiting services, but the Gators thought highly enough of him to let him join Mac Markway and Raymond Cottrell in the 2023 class.

He caught 27 passes for 434 yards and three touchdowns last season and added 31 tackles and five interceptions on defense. He is expected to play defensive back in college.

Ethan Hughes
Ethan Hughes
Ethan was born in Gainesville and has lived in the Starke, Florida, area his entire life. He played basketball for five years and knew he wanted to be a sportswriter when he was in middle school. He’s attended countless Gators athletic events since his early childhood, with baseball being his favorite sport to attend. He’s a proud 2019 graduate of the University of Florida and a 2017 graduate of Santa Fe College. He interned with the University Athletic Association’s communications department for 1 ½ years as a student and also wrote for InsideTheGators.com for two years before joining Gator Country in 2021. He is a long-suffering fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. You can follow him on Twitter @ethanhughes97.