The Florida Gators on Tuesday won a recruiting battle over rival Georgia, beating out the Bulldogs and Oregon for Tulsa (Okla.) Jenks four-star safety Kailib Dillard. Dillard (6-2, 185 pounds) is rated as the No. 24 safety and No. 243 overall recruit in the 2027 class, according to Rivals. He previously received a prediction from On3/Rivals' Corey Bender last week to choose the Gators. Dillard announced his decision on the Rivals YouTube Channel . "What Coach (Jon) Sumrall's doing over there, bringing the winning he had from Tulane with them being in the playoff in the Group of Five. Him bringing it over to Florida, SEC program, got a lot more resources to go out and do what they do," Dillard said. "I know they can win it in the SEC, and then just the scheme fit with me. Being able to put me all over the field from up high to down low.…