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Billy Napier will be depending on a dozen transfer athletes to make a quick turnaround.
PLAYER
PROJ 24 DEPTH
High School
Colleges
State
HT
WT
GRADE
CLASS
ORIG CLASS
Grayson “Pup” Howard
MIKE 1
Andrew Jackson, Jacksonville, FL
University of South Carolina
FL
6’ 4”
241
94
2024
2020
Joey...
The two-week spring transfer portal will be open through April 30th. The Gators have 86 scholarship players with 3 who will report in after graduating high school. At the very least expect 5 transfers out, 1 transfer in, and a walk-on promotion.
The 2024 Orange and Blue Game will pit the starting offense against the starting defense and possibly give fans a preview of the rising stars on both sides of the ball.
The Gators will have 4 former players in the inaugural UFL season of 2024, which is the first after the merge between USFL and XFL.
Houston Roughnecks
RB Mark Thompson
San Antonio Brahmas
CB Teez Tabor
CB Quincy Wilson
DC Defenders
OL Jean DeLance
LSU will have 10 former players, Georgia...
QB Micah Leon, RB Eddie Battle, TE Griffin McDowell, OL Lyndell Hudson and OC Kingsley Eguakun performed drills in front of scouts from 30 NFL teams and one CFL team. WR Ricky Pearsall elected to skip Pro Day because he performed well enough at the NFL Combine.
Freshman LB Myles Graham will miss the remainder of spring training due to surgery. Florida now has three linebackers in Shemar James, Derek Wingo, and Myles Graham who are in the process of returning from offseason surgeries...
For the first time in a long time, the Gators have depth all along the offensive line.
LT:
57-Devon Manuel R-Jr
65-Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson R-Sr
68-Fletcher Westphal F
73-Mark Pitts* R-Jr.
LG:
77-Knijeah Harris So
56- Christian Williams R-So
74- Noel Portnjagin F
60 Chase Stevens* R-Fr...
The University of Florida demonstrated that they are all-in with Billy Napier and his staff by increasing the salary pool and the recruiting budget. Salaries for 2024 and scheduled raises effective Feb. 1, 2025 through Jan. 31, 2026 are shown below.
Austin Armstrong $1.2M / $1.3M
Rob Sale...
Jonathan Decoster joins the Florida Gators after a decade with the Cleveland Browns and several stops at the college level. He spent first season with the Browns as an offensive quality control coach before being named an offensive assistant in 2022. He helped the Browns lead the NFL in rushing...
Here is the coaching staff with changes from last year.
Name
Position
Joined staff
Change
Billy Napier
Head coach
2022
Rob Sale
Offensive coordinator / offensive line
2022
Austin Armstrong
Defensive coordinator
2023
Sean Spencer
Co-defensive coordinator / defensive line
2022...
The #3 Gators are coming off a 2023 season where they won a school record 54 wins only to fall short in the College Word Series finals. They return five starters: catcher/designated hitter Luke Heyman, first baseman/pitcher Jac Caglianone, second baseman Cade Kurland, left fielder Tyler Shelnut...
The Gators are ranked at #24 after having not been ranked since December 2021. They will play at #13 Alabama before returning home to host Vanderbilt and Missouri to round out February. In March the Gators go on the road to play South Carolina before hosting ranked Alabama at home and ending the...
Here is some excellent analysis that highlights some hope that the Gator defense will be among the most improved under Ron Roberts and Austin Armstrong: [Substack - Match Quarters].
Highlights:
If the pass rush was so great in 2023, why was the defense still bad and how is there hope in...
Here are the PFF grades for the offensive line. Note that the transfers have higher grades than the returning Gators. The transfers out are shown for comparison.
- Micah Mazzcua 78.5
- Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson 72.8 (#5 transfer)
- Devon Manuel 69.4 (#7 transfer)
- Austin Barber 67.6
- Richie...
Congrats to the 5 former Gators on winning the Super Bowl
-Tommy Townsend - 2nd ring. 5 punts, 254 yards, long 62 yards.
-La’Mical Perine - 2nd ring
-Jawaan Taylor - 1st ring
-Kadarius Toney - 2nd ring
-Trey Dean - 1st ring
It is not uncommon for a member of the Florida football roster to shift spots ahead of an upcoming season. Here are four key changes:
Kelby Collins (EDGE to DL)
The Freshman All-SEC EDGE will move to the defensive end spot alongside redshirt junior Caleb Banks and transfer portal addition...
As of January 28, the projected depth chart for 2024 is top-heavy with veterans and transfers, unlike the 2023 roster.
9 starters from the 2023 roster will no longer be on the team in 2024, which opens up quite a few spots for transfers and upward movement from previous classes. Also note...
The Gators class of 2025 currently has 3 commitments as of January 27, 2024:
Jalen Wiggins James Rickards (Tallahassee, FL)
6-4.5 / 245 Commit 1/15/2024 DL
Waltez Clark Plant (Tampa, FL)
6-1 / 194 Commit 9/16/2023 RB
Josiah Abdullah Woodward Academy (Atlanta, GA)
5-10 / 175 Commit 1/14/2024 WR...