2025 4-star QB Austin Simmons sets commitment date

Pahokee (Fla.) four-star quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to announce his college destination. He is committing on April 4 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

Simmons is the No. 96 overall prospect and No. 9 quarterback in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 14 player in Florida.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound signal-caller holds 18 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Florida has a commanding lead for his commitment at 95.2%.

I will be committing tomorrow at 11am est. pic.twitter.com/RwrOFc8IWc

— Austin Simmons (@austnsimmons) April 4, 2023

“The visit was really exciting and really great,” Simmons told Corey Bender of Gators Online about his March 11 visit to the Gators. “I took a tour around the campus, saw the baseball stadium, and actually saw some of my old teammates from high school. I went back to the football facility, watched the practice, took a tour around the football facility, had a photoshoot and then had a meeting with coach (Billy) Napier and coach (Ryan) O’Hara.

“The offer, I got it during the meeting with coach Napier. We discussed a couple of things and then he told me they were going to offer me. I was excited because I really love this school. I just felt welcomed and had a great overall fit, and I feel like this could possibly be home.”

Simmons is not only talented on the football field. The Florida native is also a skilled pitcher and has been offered to play both football and baseball by multiple schools.

Last fall, Simmons told On3’s Chad Simmons on Sept. 23 that his “heart’s more in football.” Although, he aims to pursue two sports on the college level.

“It’s not easy,” Simmons said. “I have to adjust (to) two different throwing motions. So I might play a football game. Next week, I might come back to throw in the bullpen. I might look a little bit off because I have a different type of release point coming from football to baseball. I could be throwing the bullpen session and be throwing completely different. It could be throwing like I’m throwing a football, so I just really have to adjust. It takes a couple days to adjust coming back to both sports. But I really competing and working hard at both.”

“I’m really excited about it,” he added about playing both sports. “I’m trying to figure out how this path’s going to go down into the future, trying to see what different types of opportunities I’m going to get from different schools. Seeing the new things, like going to different schools, seeing what they can really offer.”