Three Future Gators to start in All-American Game

The Under Armour All-American game will take place Friday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Florida at Tropicana field.

Florida will be represented with seven commitments in the game and three of those will be starters and the other one will serve as a team captain.

Gators commitment Seffner (Fla.) Armwood receiver Alvin Bailey will start at receiver for the Black Team on Friday.

In the Black Team secondary you will see two of Florida’s future secondary stars starting on Friday in Bushnell (Fla.) South Sumter safety Keanu Neal and Tampa (Fla.) Wharton cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III.

While Belle Glade (Fla.) Glades Day running back Kelvin Taylor will not be starting in the game, he will serve as one of three captains for the Black Team. Delray (Fla.) American Heritage offensive lineman Roderick Johnson will also come off the bench.

Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips safety Marcell Harris and Ashburn (Va.) Briar Woods linebacker Matt Rolin will not play due to injuries.

Some other notable Florida targets that will be starting at defensive end are:

Avon (Ind.) High’s Elijah Daniel and Grayson (Ga.) product Robert Nkemdiche.

Here are a few players that will come off of the bench that are targets of Florida:

Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood defensive end Demarcus Walker. Dooly County (Ga.) Vienna defensive tackle Montravius Adams, who is doubtful for the game with an ankle injury.

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.