Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Stranahan wide out Leonard Manuel arrived at the Poly Bowl Tuesday night and was in action earlier today.

Manuel is one of the nation’s top receivers and had a good workout this morning. At 6-4, 200 pounds, he’s a big bodied pass catcher who can create separation and showed strong hands as well.

On the recruiting front, Manuel committed to Florida a year ago but didn’t sign in December and won’t sign in the upcoming February Signing Period either. He said his commitment to the Gators is still solid but he does have a few other schools on his list and two official trips locked in.

“My commitment to Florida is strong, 100%,” Manuel said. “That’s home for me and with Florida, there’s a different standard there, a Gator standard. They hold you to a higher standard and I like the direction the program is going.

“I just wanted to take a look at some other schools and make sure I’m doing the right thing. That’s why I put out a top four recently. I don’t want to be blindsided by anything, this is a big decision and I just want to make sure I’m doing the right thing.”

Along with Florida, Manuel said Baylor, Mississippi and Oregon are on his list as well. He said he’ll officially visit Oregon (Jan. 24) and Ole Miss (Jan. 31). He broke down what he likes about each school.

Baylor- “I was actually looking at visiting Baylor this weekend, right after the game. They don’t have a head coach in place right now though so I’m not really sure about that. I still talk a lot with Omar Hale and we have a really good relationship.”

Ole Miss- “I like the offense and I’ve known Lane Kiffin of a long time. He’s a new coach there but not new to me. He was recruiting me at Alabama when I was just a freshman so I’ve known him for four years and he’s starting a new tradition at Ole Miss and I like where their program is going.”

Oregon- “That’s a Pac-12 school and they throw the ball a lot out there. They have a really strong recruiting class and a lot of their commits have already been talking to me. Justin Flowe is trying to get me over there and I’m rooming with Luke Hill who’s committed to Oregon too. Donte Williams is my lead recruiter and we’re real cool and I talk a lot with coach Cristobal as well and I like that staff a lot.”

Manuel said the plan is to sign April 1. If he waits that long, he would be signing a scholarship agreement with the school he chooses rather then a letter of intent.

“There’s nothing special about that date, I just want to go through the process and take my time with it,” Manuel said. “I’ll make a final decision before then but April 1 is when I’ll sign. Like I said earlier, I want to be sure I’m doing the right thing here. It’s a big decision for so I don’t want to rush anything.”