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Florida landed a late commitment Thursday night when three-star offensive tackle Austin Barber announced he would play for head coach Dan Mullen and the Gators.

Barber, a 6’7″, 300-pound left tackle from Jacksonville, Florida, said he had received an offer from Florida just after 5 p.m. Thursday and posted again just over three hours later that he would officially be joining the program.

Barber, who will graduate from Trinity Christian Academy this year with fellow Gator signee Marcus Burke, a four-star wide receiver, had been forecasted to the Gators all day according to the experts on 247, even before he announced he had been offered. He also received offers from Auburn, Minnesota, North Carolina, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss.

Barber had previously been committed to play for Minnesota but decommitted on Nov. 9 with a statement on Twitter.

Barber has been rising steadily throughout his senior season according to 247, where he is currently the 48th overall offensive tackle in the Top247 class of 2021 rankings and the fourth-best in the state of Florida.