{"id":455366,"date":"2026-02-08T00:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/455366\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:04:06","slug":"4-star-wr-amare-patterson-has-ovs-locked-in-with-two-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/455366\/","title":{"rendered":"4-star WR Amare Patterson has OVs locked in with two programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ridgeland (S.C.) Bluffton four-star wide receiver Amare Patterson<\/a> has made it well-known that Florida<\/a> and Georgia<\/a> are at the top of his recruitment.<\/p>\n

Both the Gators and Bulldogs have made their fair share of impressions on the rising pass-catcher. He\u2019s already spent plenty of time in both Gainesville and Athens. That will continue as he works towards making a decision.<\/p>\n

Patterson has already locked in official visits to both SEC programs. He\u2019ll take his OV to Georgia on the weekend of May 16. Florida will get him in for an OV on June 11. <\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida and Georgia are back and forth with me,\u201d Patterson told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a> last month. \u201cBoth coaching staffs are competing to see who can recruit me the hardest. Every day, they hit me up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Patterson was in Athens for Georgia\u2019s latest junior day. UGA receivers coach James Coley<\/a> continues to build a strong bond with the blue-chipper. <\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Coley has been coming hard,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cHe was in to see me on Wednesday, and I like him a lot. He\u2019s telling me that if I want to get developed as a man and an athlete, then Georgia is the place to be. The staff, the atmosphere and their development really stand out. They\u2019re up there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the new staff taking over in Gainesville, Patterson\u2019s interest in Florida hasn\u2019t slumped. He knows that he likes The Swamp and UF continues to prioritize the Palmetto State native.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe old staff was on me hard, and the new staff has jumped in the same way,\u201d Patterson said. \u201cThey are on me heavy. They\u2019re telling me I\u2019m the guy for them and that they want me. I talk to Coach Davis, Coach McKnight and some other coaches \u2014 they\u2019re definitely up there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patterson is the No. 289 overall prospect and No. 37 WR in the 2027 cycle, according to the\u00a0Rivals Industry Ranking<\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He\u2019s also the No. 7 recruit in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Florida currently has the slight edge, according to the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine. The likes of Tennessee, Florida State and Vanderbilt also hope to remain in the mix as Patterson whittles down his list of top programs.<\/p>\n

As a junior in 2025, Patterson found the end zone 10 times. His Bluffton squad won seven games last season and will be poised for a big 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ridgeland (S.C.) Bluffton four-star wide receiver Amare Patterson has made it well-known that Florida and Georgia are at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[212941,399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-455366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-amare-patterson-27-bluffton","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-ncaa","11":"tag-ncaa-football","12":"tag-ncaafootball","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}