Florida added to its 2012 class Monday with the commitment of three-star defensive end Alex McCalister.
The 6-foot-7, 212-pound end has been told by coaches that he will line up at the Buck linebacker position currently played by Ronald Powell. McCalister is the second Buck candidate to commit in the past week, joining Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. Florida pursued the position heavily after losing four-star end Jordan Jenkins to a Georgia oral commitment on Jan. 9.
Out of Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth, McCalister is also the fourth recruit from the state of North Carolina to commit to UF. Special teams coach D.J. Durkin was instrumental in recruiting McCalister, as well as five-star lineman D.J. Humphries, five-star defensive end Jonathan Bullard and linebacker Rhaheim Ledbetter.
Florida now has seven commitments from defensive linemen.
Muschamp’s first full class is ranked No. 4 nationally by Rivals.com.
With several players already enrolled, Florida can sign more than the maximum 25 in this class by counting early enrollees toward the 2011 class.
Oral commitments are nonbinding until a national letter of intent is signed on or after National Signing Day on Feb. 1.
