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Position | Cornerback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | February 26, 2004
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games | |
High school | Lakeland (FL) |
Cormani McClain (born February 26, 2004) is an American football cornerback for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes.
McClain attended Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida. [1] He was one of the top players in the 2023 college football recruiting class, ranked No. 3 nationally by Rivals.com and No. 4 by ESPN and 247Sports. [2] [3] [4] He was touted as "a generational talent with an NFL-ready drive." [5]
McClain originally committed to the University of Miami, but flipped to the University of Colorado Boulder after Deion Sanders was hired as Colorado's head football coach. [5] [6] He was rated by 247Sports as one of the freshmen most likely to make an impact in 2023. [7] [8]
He transferred to the University of Florida on May 15, 2024. [9]
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