4-star DL Jarquez Carter names top six schools

Newberry (Fla.) four-star defensive lineman Jarquez Carter is down to six schools in his recruitment, he announced on Wednesday.

Among the remaining contenders are Florida, Florida State, Penn State, Miami, UCF and Ohio State.

Carter already has official visits locked in with the Hurricanes, Gators, Nittany Lions and Knights next month, and he is coming off visits to Miami, FSU, Alabama, USC and Ohio State this winter and spring.

BREAKING: CO/25 4 ⭐️ DT Jarquez Carter ( @JarquezCarter ) has cut his list down to 6️⃣ schools‼️
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Jarquez is a 6’2 ( 285 LBS ) DT out of Newberry, FL. He ranks as a top 20 DT in 2025 and a top 50 recruit in Florida according to rivals.
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Let him know what’s the move?! ⬇️🤔 pic.twitter.com/7i1XWqTZiI

— Steezo (@SteezoDsgn) May 22, 2024

The Gators are currently positioned as the favorite to land him, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM). Led by first-year defensive line coach Gerald Chatman, UF has made a strong impression on him since offering earlier this year.

Chatman was recently at Newberry High to watch Carter practice.

“That meant a lot,” he told Gators Online. “He was showing me that I’m a top guy. And I’m one of the top guys he’s looking for. After practice, he was telling me some things I could do and a lot of things he loved that I do. He said he loved my get-off. He loved that I’m one of the players he’d barely have to teach a lot of things to.”

According to Carter, “Miami, Ohio State and than between UCF and Florida” are recruiting him the hardest. 

The 6-foot-2, 270-pounder is the No. 398 overall prospect in the 2025 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranks as the nation’s No. 33 defensive lineman and No. 53 prospect in the Sunshine State.