Four days after rescinding his pledge from Florida State, four-star quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. told ESPN on Sunday that he had committed to Florida, entering the Gators’ 2025 class.
Jones has been a four-year starter at Mandarin High School in Florida and is ranked as the ninth dual-threat passer in the Class of 2025 by ESPN. throughout the program’s 27-16 victory over LSU on Saturday, Jones made his official campus comeback after making several trips to Florida throughout his recruiting. In a class of five 2025 Florida promises from the ESPN 300, Jones is the only quarterback pledge one day later.
“I pretty much saw everything I needed to see when I visited last spring — I just love everything around the campus,” Jones told ESPN. “And then hanging out with the guys yesterday, seeing the camaraderie with each other, that really just sealed it for me.”
Prior to his decommitment from the Seminoles on Thursday morning, Jones was the Florida State player with the longest duration in Mike Norvell’s 2025 class.
Days before to Jones’ departure, on November 10, Norvell announced the dismissal of three assistant coaches, including Alex Atkins, the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Jones joined five ESPN 300 recruits who had left Norvell’s recruiting class during the program’s 1-9 start, making him the first Florida State commit to renounce his commitment following the coaching shuffle. However, this was the Seminoles’ sixth decommitment since the regular season began.
Jones’ pledge comes after Billy Napier’s significant late-season triumph on Saturday. It’s the Gators’ first recruiting success since athletic director Scott Strickland declared on November 7 that Florida would continue to use the third-year coach past the 2024 campaign.
As the Gators started November with the No. 39 class in ESPN’s most recent team rankings for the cycle, Florida’s recruiting attempts in the 2025 class had been hindered by uncertainty about Napier’s future. However, Jones’ commitment is encouraging for Florida considering the Gators hosted a few high-profile flip prospects the day before, including as four-star wide receiver Jamie Ffrench (Texas promise) and five-star offensive tackle Solomon Thomas (Florida State pledge).
Jones will be joined on campus by other in-state offensive players Vernell Brown III (ranked No. 44 in the ESPN 300), Naeshaun Montgomery (ranked No. 115), and four-star running back Waltez Clark (ranked No. 223) when he registers with Florida. The 2025 ESPN 300 will also see Florida sign two in-state defenders, four-star defensive end Jalen Wiggins (No. 68) and four-star cornerback Ben Hanks Jr. (No. 121).
Jones’ commitment gives Florida another boost in the recruiting process as the Gators look to wrap up the 2025 cycle strongly next month. More imminently, Florida will host No. 11 Ole Miss on Saturday.
