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LJ McCray sets commitment date: Will nation's No. 6 prospect pick Florida?

Mainland (Florida) 5-star to commit October 21; sets final 5 of Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Miami, Auburn

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

The nation's No. 6 overall prospect in 2024 has set his decision date. 

LJ McCray, a 5-star from Mainland (Florida), will announce his college commitment on October 21 and choose from a list of five schools.

Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia and Miami were the five schools listed, according to On3's Hayes Fawcett.

McCray is a 5-star prospect, the nation's No. 2 defensive linemen and No. 3 prospect in Florida. 

There's no overwhelming favorite among recruiting insiders for the 6-foot-6, 260-pounder. 

On3's recruiting prediction machine gives Florida the best chance with 37.4 percent. Rivals also predicted McCray-to-Florida.

For Mainland (6-0) this season, he's recorded 22 solo tackles — 13 for loss — and three sacks in his first five games.

As a junior, McCray recorded 47 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. He also caught 14 passes, two of them for touchdown.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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