By: Mark Stainton

Urban Meyer is a very good football coach. He surrounds himself with good
assistants. If he was a prospector, and recruits were gold, then Meyer would be
rolling around in buckets of money. Meyer and his staff have put together some
incredible recruiting classes ever since he stepped foot on campus, and that is the
main reason for his success. He has said it himself a few times, great players make
coaches look good. How is this for a recruiting class? 2-time National Champion and
Heisman winner Tim Tebow, 2-time National Champion and soon to be first round pick
Percy Harvin, and 2-time National Champion and one of the best linebackers in the
country in Brandon Spikes, and that was just Meyer’s 2006 recruiting class.

Meyer and his staff have put together 3 consecutive top 5 recruiting classes
according to ESPN.com and Rivals.com. Rivals.com had UF at #2 in 2006, #1 in 2007
and #3 in 2008 while ESPN.com had UF at #1 in 2006, #2 in 2007 and #4 in 2008. Here
in 2009, Meyer and company are putting together another amazing class. They are
sitting at #5 according to ESPN and #10 according to Rivals.com with National
Signing Day just 5 days away.

The only thing keeping UF from assuredly locking down another top 5 class is the depth they already
have on campus from their 3 previous amazing recruiting classes. UF returns their
entire 2-deep on defense, as well as 7 offensive starters including a guy named
Tebow. But their current class does have some firepower in it. 5-star wide receiver
Andre Debose is said to be the next Percy Harvin, like there is ever going to be
another Percy Harvin. They also have 4-star running back Mike Gillislee and 4-star
wide receiver Nu’Keese Richardson. The Gators also have a few big names they are
still trying to lock down before NSD. 5-star linebacker Jelani Jenkins is likely
going to choose between UF and Penn State on NSD as well as 5-star running back
Trent Richardson choosing between Alabama and UF on the same day.

Another top 10 class to add to Meyer’s already loading team will be impressive,
and if the class ends up being top 5, the dynasty Meyer is creating could be
official. Two National Championships in his first four years, and a likely preseason
number 1 ranking in many polls. The Florida Gators are headed in the right
direction, and their head coach is one of the best in the land.