{"id":20549,"date":"2019-02-06T08:34:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=20549"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:03:38","slug":"all-american-lb-diwun-black-signs-with-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/02\/06\/all-american-lb-diwun-black-signs-with-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"All-American LB Diwun Black Signs With Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators coaching staff have signed one of their top defensive commits. Four-star inside linebacker and Florida commit Diwun Black has signed his NLI to the University of Florida. This is a huge signing for Florida as the Gators flipped him from Ole Miss. Florida head coach Dan Mullen likes Hopper\u2019s skill set as he\u2019s a perfect fit and can really make a huge impact on the Florida Gators defense in the future. This is the fifth linebacker Mullen has signed in his first two recruiting classes at the University of Florida. Diwun Black is the fourth linebacker in the class with <strong>Tyron Hopper<\/strong>, <strong>Jesiah Pierre<\/strong> and <strong>Mohamoud Diabate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Who Is Diwun Black?<\/h4>\n<p>Diwun Black is a four-star inside linebacker out of Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida. The Florida inside linebacker commit is one of the top linebackers in the country. He was a tough get for the Gators as Black was previously committed to Mullen at Mississippi State. Black really took off in recruiting once he stepped on to the recruiting scene. Black signed with Florida over Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and USC.<\/p>\n<p>On 247 Sports, Black is the 45<sup>th<\/sup> ranked recruit and the third ranked inside linebacker in the country. On Rivals, Black is the 158<sup>th<\/sup> ranked recruit and the 14<sup>th<\/sup> ranked athlete in the country. The Gators have added an elite outside linebacker who could really make an impact in the future. Black still has some work to do in the classroom but he\u2019s on pace to quality at Florida. The All-American outside linebacker was one of Florida\u2019s top recruiters and didn\u2019t visit any schools out of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators coaching staff have signed one of their top defensive commits. Four-star inside linebacker and Florida commit Diwun Black has signed his NLI to the University of Florida. This is a huge signing for Florida as the Gators flipped him from Ole Miss. 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