Florida added another piece to its 2027 offensive line haul on Wednesday, landing a verbal commitment from three-star tackle Moreno Fisher, a former Virginia pledge who gives Jon Sumrall’s first full recruiting class another boost.
Fisher, a 6-foot-7, 270-pound prospect from Cornelius, N.C., made his move just five days after visiting Gainesville for the weekend of the Oklahoma game on Nov. 7. He had been committed to Virginia since the summer before flipping to the Gators.
The commitment gives Florida its third offensive tackle in the 2027 class. Fisher joins five-star Maxwell Hiller of Coatesville, Pa., and four-star Elijah Hutcheson of Roanoke, Va.
Florida first offered Fisher in September, and he was in the stands for the Gators’ 52-28 upset of Ole Miss. A couple of weeks after that visit, he backed off his Virginia commitment. Fisher told Rivals’ Chad Simmons that the day in Gainesville left a lasting impression.
“The experience and the whole environment of that game was something crazy,” Fisher previously said of the game via Rivals. “It was a daytime game, and it was still packed out.
No open seats in the crowd. It was a great experience, honestly.”
Per his 247Sports bio, Fisher made the switch from defensive end to offensive tackle in 2025. He plays at Hough High School in North Carolina and becomes the latest North Carolina native in Florida’s 2027 class, joining fellow commit Robert Geathers III.
Fisher is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 95 overall offensive tackle in the 2027 cycle and the No. 40 player in North Carolina.
Phil Trautwein has served as Fisher’s primary recruiter, and the addition pushes Florida’s 2027 class to No. 9 nationally.
“Coach Sumrall has done a great job,” Fisher added via Rivals. “They have a great atmosphere at Florida.
The crowd is great. It is a top SEC school and the coaches have them playing well.”
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