The lone quarterback commit in the Florida Gators’ 2020 class, it is safe to say Gainesville four-star Anthony Richardson is familiar with the area.

Starring for Eastside High School — about five miles east of the university’s campus — he is one of the top-five dual threat quarterbacks in the cycle, according to the 247Sports Composite.

Joining Live Oak four-star offensive tackle Josh Braun and Cocoa three-star guard Richard Leonard, Richardson is one of three players in the class to be currently enrolled and practicing with the team.

Holding a reported 17 offers, his recruitment was very eventful. Receiving his first Power Five offer as a sophomore from the Louisville Cardinals, Richardson picked up his offer from the Gators on May 17, 2018.

Committing to Florida on July 28, 2018, it seemed just a matter of time until he could sign his National Letter of Intent and everything would become official. Instead, things became hairy for a moment.

Richardson decommitted on February 5, 2019, but maintained the Gators were still the leaders in the clubhouse for his services. This proved to be true as he re-committed on April 6.

Standing 6-foot-4 and weighing nearly 230 pounds, Richardson’s size makes for a formidable presence, but he has more than adequate speed as well.

Built in the mold of Nick Fitzgerald, Alex Smith and Tim Tebow — three quarterbacks who have thrived under Dan Mullen throughout his coaching career — the early returns from Richardson’s new teammates have been positive.

“He has some zip,” redshirt senior linebacker Jonathan Greenard said. “The way he throws the ball, I’ve seen him just tossing it around, he has an arm.

“He has good size. He’s very mature coming in so far, kind of jelling with the older guys and the young guys really well.”

Thriving after stepping into the starting role following the injury to redshirt junior Feleipe Franks, Kyle Trask, another redshirt junior, has been impressed by Richardson too.

“He’s a stud,” Trask began. “He’s going to be great for this university, as well. He has only been here a couple of days so I can’t say too much, but my first impression is that he is really athletic and he has a very strong arm. He is a very talented kid.”

After Franks announced plans to utilize his final year of eligibility elsewhere in 2020, redshirt freshman Emory Jones is the only other scholarship quarterback currently on the roster.

The 2019 Gators (10-2, 6-2) will round out their season against the Virginia Cavaliers (9-4, 6-2) in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.