After being somewhat of an unknown a little over a month ago, Stephen Alli is now a University of Florida commit. The wide receiver from Andover, New Hampshire, is the second commit in as many days for the 2010 recruiting cycle, which now holds 14 commits.

Standing at 6’5 and weighing in at 208 pounds, the Andover prospect has all the tools to be a red zone threat for the Gators in years to come. Although his skills are nowhere near polished, Alli has had been putting up monster combine numbers. Recently at the Five-Star showdown, Alli blew away any competition by posting a 4.38 second 40, a 4.41 pro agility, and a 36 inch vertical leap.

Although his stats wont blow you away with only 14 catches, 8 of them being touchdowns, Stephen had offers from Boston College, Connecticut, and Harvard, while also being courted by Maryland, Tennessee, and working out recently for Stanford. Another motive into the commitment is the academics at the University of Florida offers students a top notch educational destination.

“It was the whole deal really,” Alli said. “First of all the campus is just great. It was a really beautiful campus, the football facilities were outstanding, it’s as good as it gets from what I’ve seen. The academic program is pretty strong and their medical school is really good and that’s what I’m interested in right now so that’s what attracted me.”

Florida fans should be thrilled to have picked up what seems to be a solid commitment by such a smart player, who has the potential and athleticism to be a real menace on opposing teams and defensive backs in the coming years for Gator Nation.

By: Spencer Geldreich