Auburn commit Jakaleb Faulk will be a tough flip, but he’s giving UF a good look

Flipping 4-star edge Jakaleb Faulk from Auburn “is going to be very hard,” he said Monday. Not only is his brother, defensive lineman Keldric Faulk, a rising Tigers sophomore and one of the best players on that roster, but Jakaleb lives just 90 minutes from the school.

But Florida — and others — are giving it a shot. Faulk, a standout at Highland Home (Ala.) and the No. 110 overall recruit nationally for the On3 Industry Rankings, will officially visit the Gators on June 7.

“Of course — it’s on,” Faulk told Gators Online. “Florida is going to have to show me a good time. At the same time, we’ve got to talk about business. Not about money, but about me being on the field, doing what I want to do in life. That’s what I want to look at.”

Faulk has visited the Gators multiple times in the past, but was last on the Gainesville campus in March of 2023. Yet, according to Faulk he communicates regularly with the Gators staff.

“I talk to them almost every day,” Faulk said. “I talk to Coach (Ron) Roberts, Coach ( Cannon) Gibbs and Coach (Austin) Armstrong. We mainly text, but sometimes we’ll call. They know I’ve been coming (to Florida) since my seventh-grade year. My brother was in the ninth-grade. Since I got to the ninth-grade, it’s just been me. I like the environment at Florida, the people — I just like Florida and love the school and love the people there.”

Roberts was Auburn’s defensive coordinator in 2023 — his brother’s freshman season.

“I got to know him really well,” Faulk said. “He’s a great dude, and he just talks well about everybody.”

For Faulk, officials also will go to Auburn, Alabama and Florida State.

“I’m committed, but I’m going to weigh my options until the end because you never know if you can find a new home,” Faulk said. “(His family) tells me to go where I want to go. Follow my heart. Me and my brother might not always have the same home.”

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