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THE BOARD: Florida Atlantic Football

Florida Atlantic has 14 Class of 2027 commits — ranked No. 102 nationally and No. 9 in the American. Nine are from Florida. Eleven committed in June.

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The number

14 — Fourteen commits, ranked No. 102 nationally and No. 9 in the American. The class averages 2.94 stars with a 52.9 average Profile grade and a 0.538 average PRO score. Zach Kittley was hired in December 2024 from Texas Tech, where he spent three seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was 33 at the time — the youngest head coach in FBS. His quarterback coaching tree includes Patrick Mahomes II, Bailey Zappe and Davis Webb. At Western Kentucky in 2021, his offense averaged 44.2 points and 535.3 total yards per game and Zappe set single-season FBS records with 5,967 passing yards and 62 touchdowns. In Kittley's first season at FAU (2025), the Owls led the nation in passing yards per game at 340.2 and set program records in completions, attempts and completion percentage.

The fit

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Florida is the pipeline. Nine of 14 commits are from the state — from Tampa to Jacksonville to Belle Glade. Three are from Texas. One each from Illinois and South Carolina.

Zion Garrett (LB, 6-1, 215, Tampa, Fla.) is the highest-graded commit at 67.94 with 22 offers and the best PRO score in the class at 0.802. Reggie Harris (SAF, 5-11, 180, Orlando, Fla.) has the most offers at 24 with a 0.797 PRO score. Harris is one of three safeties — the largest position group — alongside Daryl Goring (Belle Glade, Fla.) and Tony Guillory (Houston, Texas).

The offensive line has size. Sean Hassan (OT, 6-7, 315, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) is the second-highest-graded commit at 65.88 with 12 offers. Cornelius Moore (OT, 6-6, 330, Chicago, Ill.) is the heaviest commit in the class and the only one from outside the South.

Suhaib Ramseur (WR, 6-1, 170, Missouri City, Texas) and Brody Bartee (QB, 6-2, 185, Missouri City, Texas) attend the same high school — Ridge Point. Bartee is the lone quarterback. He committed April 21 with one offer.

MiCah McClintock (TE, 6-4, 215, Woodruff, S.C.) was the most recent commit, joining June 24. Mark Shiloh (DE, 6-3, 250, Jacksonville, Fla.) has 15 offers and gives the defensive front a pass rusher alongside Jerzey Lighten (DT, 6-4, 300, Lake Wales, Fla.).

Eleven of 14 commits came in June. The board is still building.

The commits

Zion Garrett — LB, 6-1, 215, Carrollwood Day, Tampa, Fla. Profile grade: 67.94. Offers: 22. Highest-graded commit in the class.

Sean Hassan — OT, 6-7, 315, Ponte Vedra HS, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Profile grade: 65.88. Offers: 12.

Suhaib Ramseur — WR, 6-1, 170, Ridge Point HS, Missouri City, Texas. Profile grade: 63.23. Offers: 9.

Reggie Harris — SAF, 5-11, 180, Jones HS, Orlando, Fla. Profile grade: 61.88. Offers: 24. Most offers in the class.

Mark Shiloh — DE, 6-3, 250, Ed White HS, Jacksonville, Fla. Profile grade: 61.46. Offers: 15.

MiCah McClintock — TE, 6-4, 215, Woodruff, S.C. Profile grade: 61.14. Offers: 12.

Dominick Harvey — WR, 6-0, 190, Hawthorne HS, Hawthorne, Fla. Profile grade: 57.78. Offers: 7.

Jerzey Lighten — DT, 6-4, 300, Lake Wales, Fla. Profile grade: 48.62. Offers: 6.

Cornelius Moore — OT, 6-6, 330, King College Prep, Chicago, Ill. Profile grade: 44.83. Offers: 5.

Daryl Goring — SAF, 5-9, 160, Glades Central HS, Belle Glade, Fla. Profile grade: 43.65. Offers: 7.

Robert Gibbons — CB, 5-10, 165, Lennard HS, Fla. Profile grade: 43.31. Offers: 10.

Tommy Scott Jr. — RB, 5-9, 175, Sumner HS, Fla. Profile grade: 42.71. Offers: 4.

Tony Guillory — SAF, 5-10, 170, North Shore HS, Houston, Texas. Profile grade: 41.40. Offers: 14.

Brody Bartee — QB, 6-2, 185, Ridge Point HS, Missouri City, Texas. Profile grade: 37.12. Offers: 1.

The targets

Fourteen commits in the fold. This board is updated as commitments become public. Check back for the latest.

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