Position: Defensive End
Hometown/School: Tampa, FL - Hillsborough
Height/Weight: 6'4/240
Other Offers: Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, USF, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Miami, Stanford
Report: It seemed clear that Sherit would end up as a Gator. He finally ended the speculation by committing to Florida over the weekend.
Scout, Rivals, ESPN, and 247Sports all agree that Sherit is a 4-star prospect. How good Sherit is nationally varies from service to service. Rivals has him in their Rivals100 (94), he is in 247Sports' Top247 at 217, and 254th in the ESPN 300.
According to Scout, Sherit totaled 110 tackles, 14 sacks, and forced 3 fumbles last year for Hillsborough.
Academics were a large part of Sherit's decision which kept the likes of Notre Dame, Stanford, and Vandy in the race. He was offered a spot in Florida's Honors College, but isn't sure if he will do it or not.
Here is an excerpt from a post by InsideTheGators.com($) that describes Sherit's talents and how they will fit at Florida.
Sherit is perfectly built to play the Buck position that Muschamp utilizes at Florida. In fact, during this stage of his development, he might be better suited out in space rather than mixing it up along the line. During the summer Sherit played a big role in his 7-on-7 teams victory at IMG, displaying the ability to play in coverage.EliteScoutingServices.com puts Sherit 21st in their Pre-Spring Top-150 for the class of 2013 in Florida. Here is what they had to say about him:
Our first look at Sherit was at the Under Armor Combine last year. He dominated the combine and came away as one of the best defensive ends that day. He relies on his brute strength to beat the guy opposite him. He is another player who goes hard on every down. Jordan does a very good job of getting off the ball quickly before you can get your hands on him.Sherit had the chance to compete with some of the best at The Opening in Oregon. Mike Farrell and Chris Nee of Rivals quickly broke down what they saw from Sherit that weekend($). First Farrell's take:
A bit undersized for an end, but he played tough and was physical. At his size, he was sometimes over-matched by the size of the offensive linemen, but other times used his speed and willingness to be physical to beat bigger guys. He will need to get quicker.Nee:
Sherit is a big frame defensive end who can bulk up a great deal. He has a good first step, active hands, and a variety of moves off the edge that make him tough to stop.So it remains a little unclear exactly where Sherit will play at Florida. Defensive End (strong-side or weak-side), the "Buck" linebacker, or maybe even an outside linebacker. Time will tell.
Sherit will play in the Army All-American Game which will allow Gator fans to see Sherit play live instead of YouTube videos.
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