2019 SIGNEES Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown/Previous School Black, Diwun LB 6-4 215 Fr. Forest, Miss. / Forest Bogle, Khris LB 6-4 209 Fr. Fort Lauderdale / Cardinal Gibbons Diabate, Mohamoud* LB 6-3 219 Fr. Auburn, Ala. / Auburn Elam, Kaiir DB 6-1 187 Fr. West Palm Beach / Benjamin Hammond, Deyavie OL 6-4 350 Fr. Lakeland / Lakeland Harrod, Will* OL 6-5 316 Fr. Clinton, Md. / National Christian Academy Henderson, Arjei WR 6-1 183 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas / Fort Bend Travis Hill, Jaydon* DB 6-0 167 Fr. Huntsville, Ala. / Bob Jones Hopper, Ty'Ron LB 6-2 202 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. / Roswell Humphries, Jaelin DL 6-4 314 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Mountain View Jones, Jalon* QB 6-3 204 Fr. Richmond, Va. / Henrico Kimbrough, Chester DB 5-11 172 Fr. New Orleans, La. / Warren Easton Senior Marks, Dionte WR 6-1 180 Fr. Deland / Deland Pierre, Jesiah-Gabriel* LB 6-2 217 Fr. Mount Dora / Mount Dora Christian Academy Eguakun, Kingsley* OL 6-4 288 Fr. Jacksonville / Sandalwood Simonds, Riley OL 6-4 328 Fr. Buford, Ga. / Buford Steele, Chris* DB 6-1 184 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. / St. John Bosco Summerall III, Lloyd LB 6-5 209 Fr. Polk County / Lakeland Tarquin, Michael* OL 6-6 275 Fr. Ocala / North Marion Weston, Ja'Markis WR 6-3 212 Fr. Clewiston / Clewiston White, Ethan* OL 6-5 390 Fr. Clearwater / Clearwater Whittemore, Trent ATH 6-3 187 Fr. Gainesville / Buchholz Wilson, Wardrick OL 6-4 323 Fr. Miami Gardens / Miami Carol City Wright, Nay'Quan RB 5-9 195 Fr. Miami Gardens / Miami Carol City Zipperer, Keon TE 6-2 242 Fr. Lakeland / Lakeland TRANSFERS Greenard, Jonathan* LB 6-4 263 Hiram, Ga. / Louisville * denotes that the individual has enrolled early 2019 SIGNEES INFORMATION Pronunciations: • Diwun Black – Doo-wann • Khris Bogle – Chris Bo-gull • Mohamoud Diabate – MAH-mood Dia-bahh-tay • Kingsley Eguakun – Kings-lee Egg-wah-kahn • Kaiir Elam – Ky-year • Deyavie Hammond – Dee-ahh-vay • Will Harrod – Will Harrr-rod • Arjei Henderson – R.J. • Dionte Marks – Deonte Marks Early Enrollees: • Florida’s 10 early enrollees is tied for the third most its had since 2004. o LB Mohamoud Diabate o LB Jonathan Greenard** o OL Will Harrod o DB Jaydon Hill o QB Jalon Jones o LB Jesiah-Gabriel Pierre o OL Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun o DB Chris Steele o OL Michael Tarquin o OL Ethan White ** -- Graduate transfer from Louisville Off the Field Stories: Lakeland, Fla. • Deyavie Hammond, Lloyd Summerall, III and Keon Zipperer are all from Lakeland, Fla, which is the hometown of Mike & Maurkice Pouncey, Ahmad Black and many other former Gators. These three signees have a strong connection with all former Gators from that area. Black & Bogle • Played in the Polynesian Bowl together and attended the same official visit weekend in Gainesville. • Black’s commitment and relationship he created with Bogle helped draw him to Florida. o Bogle chose Florida over Alabama and Miami. Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun • Eguakun’s great grandmother has a part of UF’s George A. Smathers Libraries named after her. • Eguakun’s grandmother attended UF. o Maiden name of grandmother and great grandmother, Price. Kaiir Elam • His father, Abe Elam was a Super 11 pick and a first-team All-Area selection for Cardinal Newman in 1999 o Abe played college football at Notre Dame and Kent State before his seven-year NFL career. Totaled 408 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions between five teams and 104 games played. • His uncle, former Gators safety and NFL First Round Pick Matt Elam, was the Palm Beach Post 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, and Florida’s Mr. Football o Declared for the 2013 NFL Draft after he appeared in 39 games (26 starts at safety) in his Gators career, recording 176 tackles, 23.5 TFL, 13 pass breakups, six interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. o As a junior in 2012, he finished second on the team with 76 tackles, including 2.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles-for-loss. In addition, he led the team with four interceptions, which ranked third in the SEC. o For his efforts, he joined Reggie Nelson as the only Florida safety to garner First Team AP All- America honors. o Finished his NFL career with 131 tackles, seven pass breakups, one INT and one forced fumble in 41 games played. • Started playing football in middle school, while also trying his hand in baseball, basketball, swimming, and track and field Will Harrod • Harrod joins legendary Gators Teez Tabor and Joe Haden as well-known recruits from the Washington D.C. area. Arjei Henderson • Henderson, who grew up a lifelong Gators fan, calls Florida his dream school. • UF was the only school where he took an official visit. Jalon Jones • Jones was committed to Dan Mullen when he was at Mississippi State. After Mullen took Florida’s head coaching job on Nov. 26, 2017, Jones de-committed from MSU and reopened his recruitment. It wasn’t long before he was committed to Coach Mullen at UF. o In total, Jones has been committed to Coach Mullen for about three years. • His sister, Jocelyn, plays basketball at North Carolina • His mother, Tanya Hughes, was a member of the 1992 US Olympic high jump team in Barcelona, Spain, 1994 NCAA Female Athlete of the Year, and a four-time NCAA Champion in the high jump at Arizona. • His father, Michael Jones, was a team captain and linebacker of the 1990 University of Colorado football team that was named national champions. Off the Field Stories continued: Chester Kimbrough • Kimbrough, who grew up a lifelong Gators fan, chose Florida over his home state Tigers. • Kimbrough and current Gators DB Brad Stewart have struck up a friendship. He admired Stewart’s game from afar and they will now be teammates at UF. o These two individuals will be the only individuals on UF’s 2019 roster from Louisiana. Michael Tarquin • His father attended Michigan State as an undergrad, but received law degree from UF. • His mom is from Newberry, Fla. • When he was a kid and attending a game, he ran up to Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow for a photo after a game. • Has been a Gators fan his entire life. Trent Whittemore • Grew up a Gator fan, living just a few miles down the street from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. • Mother, grandfather and great grandfather all attended UF. o His mother, Missy, played volleyball at Florida. • His Father is the head coach at Gainesville’s Buchholz High School. Nay’Quan Wright • Very close friends and high school teammates with current Gators DB Randy Russell. o They have played football together since they were 10 years old. Bio Information: Diwun Black | 6-4, 215 LB | Forest, Miss. | Forest • Played in the 2019 All-American Bowl • Recorded 159 tackles and 10 tackles for a loss over two seasons, along with 12 interceptions as a sophomore, and 16 receptions for 304 yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Forest High School in Mississippi • Played significant time at safety and wide receiver, as well as some time at linebacker • Transferred to Kissimmee Osceola High for his senior season • Played for coaches Jonathan Worrell (Forest) and Doug Nichols (Osceola) • Chose Florida over Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, USC, among others 247Sports Info • 247Sports.com star rating: 4 • 247Sports.com national ranking: 147 • 247Sports.com position ranking: 10 • 247Sports.com state ranking: 19 Personal Info • Lost his best friend (Landon McGee) to an accidental gunshot wound, at age 14, on Feb. 21, 2016, and now McGee’s death inspires him on the football field • Also played basketball at Forest Khris Bogle | 6-4, 209 LB | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons • Played in the 2019 All-American Bowl, as well as the 2019 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii • Won the 2018 FHSAA 5A State Championship • Advanced to the 2017 FHSAA 5A Regional Final • Played in 32 games in his career, collecting 160 tackles, 41.5 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks • Played for coach Matt Dubuc • Chose Florida over Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, among others 247Sports Info • 247Sports.com star rating: 4 • 247Sports.com national ranking: 60 • 247Sports.com position ranking: 3 • 247Sports.com state ranking: 9 Mohamoud Diabate | 6-3, 219 LB | Auburn, Ala. | Auburn • Playing in the 2019 All-American Bowl • Was a first-team All-State selection and finalist for Class 7A Lineman of the Year in 2017 • As a senior he has 35 tackles, including 10 for a loss, and seven sacks this season • Finished his junior season with 82 total tackles, including 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as he helped Auburn to a 10-2 record • Also forced one fumble and blocked three kicks • At The Opening Finals in Dallas in early July, he worked out as a defensive end and during one-on-one battles against the nation’s top offensive lineman, he won nine reps while losing five for the weekend • At The Opening Finals and Opening Regionals, he recorded impressive times, including a 4.59-second forty, 4.44-second short shuttle, and 38-inch vertical jump • Played for coach Adam Winegarden • Chose Florida over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Penn State, and Texas A&M, among others 247Sports Info • 247Sports.com star rating: 4 • 247Sports.com national ranking: 166 • 247Sports.com position ranking: 8 • 247Sports.com state ranking: 8 Kingsley Raitt-Eguakun | 6-4, 288 OL | Jacksonville, Fla. | Sandalwood • Played center and guard • Helped Sandalwoood finish 7-3 his senior season • Played for coach Adam Geis at Sandalwood • Chose Florida over Auburn, Miami, Tennessee, and UCF, among others 247Sports Info • 247Sports.com star rating: 3 • 247Sports.com national ranking: 665 • 247Sports.com position ranking: 40 • 247Sports.com state ranking: 88 Kaiir Elam | 6-1, 187 DB | West Palm Beach, Fla.