Von Brandt is listed at 6\u20196\u201d and 285 pounds and is a consensus top 100 player with all three major services, with ESPN ranking him the highest at 40th overall for the class of 2027.<\/p>\n
Von Brandt is no doubt a talented player, and a major reason why Florida even had a shot at him was due to Trautwein. Von Brandt, who is from Delaware, had taken 13 total visits to Penn State, the bulk of which were when Trautwein was still the offensive line coach in Happy Valley. Von Brandt had since taken an unofficial visit to Florida, but it was clear coming into the month that the Gators were still well behind Notre Dame and Auburn.<\/p>\n
Landing Von Brandt would have just been running up the score, though, and it\u2019s not shocking, given the current state of recruiting, that Florida didn\u2019t come close in the end. As mentioned, Florida already has three top 150 offensive linemen committed and probably wasn\u2019t willing to pony up even more NIL money for what would be a luxury at this point.<\/p>\n
Auburn, meanwhile, is believed to have upped its price, which they have room to do since Von Brandt is just their second OL commit, with the first being a low-rated three-star.<\/p>\n
All told, Florida is sitting on 15 total commits for the class of 2027<\/a>. The 247 Composite rankings currently rank Florida in 5th, while Auburn is 22nd.<\/p>\n Florida fans should keep their eyes on tomorrow <\/a>when top 100 overall wide receiver Elias Pearl is expected to announce his commitment, and the belief is that he is set to choose Florida.<\/p>\n
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