Dominique Easley

Dominique Easley:ST. PETERSBURG – Dominique Easley, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive end from Curtis High in Staten Island (N.Y.) pulled a shocker Saturday at the Under Armour All-America game by committing to the Florida Gators.

Easley, who decommitted from Penn State on Wednesday, picked a school that wasn’t even on his list of choices.

Interim Florida head coach Steve Addazio, placed in charge after Urban Meyer’s decision to take a leave of absence last week, recruited Easley for the Gators, which probably had a huge impact, and then he has been surrounded by Gators’ commitments all week as part of the Under Armour events, which had to have some reflection.

Easley is ranked No. 11 in the nation among defensive ends by Rivals.com.

The Gators recruiting class had been reeling with the defection of ATH Matt Elam to Florida State on Thursday, but the latest news is huge for Florida’s class of 2010, which is 20 commitments with the Easley pledge. Meyer’s shocking news last week sent tremors through the recruiting class, but most of it has calmed down sine Elam’s announcement.