Orlando (Fla.) Jones defensive tackle De'antre Robinson, one of the nation's top prospects in the 2024 class, recently made it across town for a visit to UCF.
"It wasn't my first time (visiting UCF)," Robinson said. "I've been here for a football game. (The visit) was very fun. Everything is like family here. Everybody is close together. I really liked it."
His recruiter is defensive tackles coach Kenny Martin, also an Orlando native.
"Coach Martin has taught me a lot of things," Robinson said. "He said if you come here it's gonna be a lot of hard work."
As a sophomore playing in eight games, Robinson had 35 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack.
"I think I'm good at coming off the ball pretty fast with good footwork," Robinson said. "Coach Martin said your hands need to be faster than your feet."
Robinson's early offer list is long, including UCF, Arizona State, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa State, Miami, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Purdue and Tennessee.
What stands out about UCF?
"Everything is getting better at UCF," Robinson said. "They're becoming a bigger and better team. (Going to the Big 12) is big. More top players are going to come because they want to play the best competition.
"UCF is very close to home. Your parents can watch your games real easy and won't have to travel far. It's very family oriented. It's like a real family here."
