Florida Adds Four to Roster with Summer A Enrollees

during the Gators' game against the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Matt Stamey

Florida Adds Four to Roster with Summer A Enrollees

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Football

Fourteen members of Florida’s signing class are now on Florida’s roster.

By: Will Pantages

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's 2018 signing day class is starting to make its way to Gainesville, as the Gators have welcomed four student-athletes to campus for Summer A classes.

The Gators list of Summer A enrollees includes linebacker Andrew Chatfield, Jr. (Plantation/American Heritage), offensive linemen Richard Gouraige (Tampa/Cambridge Christian) and Griffin McDowell (Leesburg, Ga./Lee County), and David Reese (Fort Pierce/Vero Beach).

This quartet joins offensive linemen Noah Banks (Pensacola/Iowa Western College) and Chris Bleich (Hanover Township, Pa./Wyoming Valley West), running backs Iverson Clement (Mount Holly, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional) and Dameon Pierce (Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge), wide receivers Van Jefferson (Brentwood, Tenn./Ole Miss) and Trevon Grimes (Fort Lauderdale/Ohio State), defensive back Trey Dean (Hampton, Ga../Dutchtown), athlete Amari Burney (Clearwater/Calvary Christian) and quarterback Emory Jones (LaGrange, Ga./Heard County) who all enrolled in January.

Both Jefferson and Grimes join the Gators by way of transferring from Ole Miss and Ohio State, respectively. Meanwhile, Banks is the lone junior college transfer of this class.

Jefferson and Banks have enrolled at the University of Florida as redshirt juniors with two years of eligibility remaining, while Grimes will enroll as a freshman with three years of eligibility left.

Meet Florida's Summer A Enrollees

Andrew Chatfield, Jr. / 6-2, 243
LB / Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage

Played three years of varsity football where the team went a combined 37-2 including undefeated State Championship runs his junior and senior seasons
Finished his varsity career with 220 tackles, 41 sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
2017 Florida All-USA First Team (USA Today)
- Totaled 92 tackles, 25 tackles-for-loss, 14 sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two defensive touchdowns as a senior
2016 Class 5A All-State First Team
- Tallied 84 tackles, 27 tackles-for-loss and 21 sacks as a junior
Participated at The Opening Finals All-Star camp
Played for coach Pat Surtain
Chose Florida over FSU, Miami, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Louisville

247Sports Info

247Sports.com star rating: 4
247Sports.com national ranking: 213
247Sports.com position ranking: 12
247Sports.com state ranking: 38

Richard Gouraige / 6-4, 298
OL / Tampa, Fla. / Cambridge Christian

Competed at the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game for Team Spotlight
Participated in the Opening Finals All-Star Camp
Played on the offensive and defensive line throughout his career at Cambridge Christian
- Defensively, he recorded 210 total tackles 23.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, seven forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two blocked field goals
Helped CCHS to a 9-3 overall record and a 3-0 conference record in 2017
- Recorded 51 total tackles, six sacks, six quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups as a senior
Played for coach Bob Dare
Played basketball at CCHS and averaged 6.4 points per game
Chose Florida over Ole Miss, Clemson, North Carolina, FSU and Alabama

247Sports Info

247Sports.com star rating: 4
247Sports.com national ranking: 81
247Sports.com position ranking: 7
247Sports.com state ranking: 18

Griffin McDowell / 6-4, 294
OL / Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County

Led Lee County High School to a 14-1 record and a state championship in 2017
Coached by Dean Fabrizio
Chose Florida over Mississippi State

247Sports Info

247Sports.com star rating: 3
247Sports.com national ranking: 1464
247Sports.com position ranking: 22
247Sports.com state ranking: 142

David Reese / 6-2, 220
DB | Fort Pierce, Fla. | Vero Beach

Played four-years of varsity football, three at Fort Pierce Central before transferring to Vero Beach for his senior season
Helped Vero Beach to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the State Playoffs
During his senior season, he recorded 47 total tackles with 16.5 tackles-for-loss, 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four pass deflections and a blocked punt. In addition, he had two offensive scores as he tallied two carries for 50 yards and two receptions for 13 yards.
Played for coach Brad Paulson at Fort Pierce Central and for Lenny Jankowski at Vero Beach
Also, played three years of varsity basketball playing both power forward and small forward. Averaged 9.5 points per game. 5.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks
Chose Florida over Alabama, Florida State, Miami, Georgia and Tennessee.

247Sports Info

247Sports.com star rating: 4
247Sports.com national ranking: 289
247Sports.com position ranking: 20
247Sports.com state ranking: 54

Personal Info

David's mother, Patricia, is the Dean at Fort Pierce Westwood High School
His mother is friends with former Florida volleyball player Benavia Jenkins
David's brother, Stewart, just finished his freshman season at Mississippi State
Talented artist as he draws in his free time