Gators get sixth from Lakeland

[frygator]

Steven Wilks, a talented Safety, committed per Scout. He is being recruited as a LB(6'3 195lbs.).

"We were sitting in the film room watching tape with some coaches and Coach Meyer came in the room and asked me if I wanted to be a Gator. I said yes sir, yes sir I do. I want to be a Florida Gator," said Wilks.

Here is his film from SunshinePreps.
http://64.237.99.126/clips/2007004.wmv

[GatorHunter]

WOW!!! That's 6 from the HS National Champs team...GO GATORS!!!

Here's a little more....

Wilks came to Gainesville Wednesday along with his mother Kim and teammates Michael and Maurkice Pouncey. While Michael and Maurkice, offensive tackles who have committed to the University of Florida hung around with Florida's offensive line coaches, Steven and his mom got the a-plus tour of the Florida campus and facilities, plus they met all the coaches and support staff. At the end of the afternoon, while Steven was sitting in a film room watching tape with some of the Florida coaches, Coach Urban Meyer entered the room.

"We were sitting in the film room watching tape with some coaches and Coach Meyer came in the room and asked me if I want to be a Gator," Wilks said while driving home to Lakeland. "I said yes sir, yes sir I do. I want to be a Florida Gator.

"He said I have a scholarship for you then. Welcome to the family!"

Wilks is the sixth player from the Lakeland team to commit to the Gators, joining running back/receiver Chris Rainey, cornerback Ahmad Black, wide receiver Paul Wilson and offensive tackles Michael and Maurkice Pouncey. Overall, he is the eleventh player to commit to Florida's recruiting class of 2007.

Wilks is a headhunter of a safety, 6-3, 195 pounds, known to his teammates as "Hit Man" because he regularly lays out anyone foolish enough to venture into his territory. As a junior on Lakeland's 15-0 team that won the USAToday national championship, he has 132 tackles, six interceptions, two blocked punts, two sacks and six fumble recoveries. In addition to taking one side of the field away along with Black, who plays the corner position on the same side of the field with Wilks, he is also a standout special teams player.

"I just have a knack of showing up wherever the ball is," said Wilks, who patterns his game after one of his two favorite Gators of all time, Todd Johnson (Wuerffel is the other). "There's just nothing better than getting there at the same time the ball gets there and hitting someone really hard."