Overview
- Maxwell Hiller, a five-star offensive lineman, gave Florida his verbal commitment Wednesday following a late-March visit to Gainesville.
- Rivals rates Hiller the No. 1 interior offensive lineman and a top-4 overall 2027 recruit, and his pledge moved Florida from No. 18 to No. 10 in the site’s team rankings.
- A long relationship with offensive line coach Phil Trautwein shaped the choice, as he began recruiting Hiller in middle school and offered his first FBS scholarship in May 2023.
- Hiller visited Florida in late January and again in late March, then canceled planned trips to Alabama, Ohio State, South Carolina and Tennessee.
- The commitment is Florida’s first five-star offensive line pickup since Martez Ivey in 2015 and the highest-ranked recruit to date under coach Jon Sumrall.