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Key Players Returning:
RB/KR Trevor Etienne, RB Montrell Johnson Jr., WR/PR Ricky Pearsall, OT Austin Barber, LB Shemar James, LB Princely Umanmielen, FS Kamari Wilson, CB Jason Marshall Jr., PK Adam Mihalek and PT Jeremy Crawshaw.
Key Players Departing:
QB Anthony Richardson, WR/PR Xzavier Henderson, WR Justin Shorter, OC Kingsley Eguakun, OG O’Cyrus Torrance, OG Ethan White, OT Richard Gouraige, DE Zachary Carter, DE Gervon Dexter Sr., LB Amari Burney, LB Brenton Cox, LB Ventrell Miller, LB Antwaun Powell, NB Jaydon Hill, FS Rashad Torrence II and SS Trey Dean III.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: CB Ja’Keem Jackson (Kissimmee, Florida), DL Kelby Collins (Gardendale, Alabama), DL Kamran James (Orlando, Florida), ATH Eugene Wilson III (Tampa, Florida), OT Roderick Kearney (Orange Park, Florida), CB Dijon Johnson (Tampa, Florida), DS RJ Moten (Michigan transfer), WR Aidan Mizell (Orlando, Florida), DL TJ Searcy (Thomaston, Georgia) and OT Kiyaunta Goodwin (Kentucky transfer).
2022 Results:
G01 #7 UTAH W 29-26
G02 #20 KENTUCKY L 16-26
G03 SOUTH FLORIDA W 31-28
G04 @ #11 Tennessee L 33-38
G05 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 52-17
G06 MISSOURI W 24-17
G07 LSU L 35-45
G08 vs. #1 Georgia L 20-42
G09 @ Texas A&M W 41-24
G10 SOUTH CAROLINA W 38-6
G11 @ Vanderbilt L 24-31
G12 @ #16 Florida State L 38-45
BOWL vs. #14 Oregon State L 3-30
Team Info:
2022 Overall: 6-7 (5th in SEC East)
Home: 5-2
Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-2
SEC: 3-5
Non-SEC: 3-2
Head Coach: Dan Mullen
Florida: 6-7
Career: 46-19
Bowls: 2-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Jack Miller III (13-22, 180 yards, 59.1%, 8.2 avg., 0 INT, 0 INT)
Rushing: Montrell Johnson Jr. (155 car., 841 yards, 5.4 avg., 10 TD)
Receiving: Ricky Pearsall (33 rec., 661 yards, 20.0 avg., 5 TD)
TD’s Scored: Montrell Johnson Jr. (11)
Sacks: Princely Umanmielen (4.5)
Tackles: Shemar James (47)
Interceptions: Jaydon Hill (2)
Pass Deflections: Jason Marshall Jr. (8)
Tackles For Loss: Princely Umanmielen (9.5)
Forced Fumbles: Princely Umanmielen (2)
Kick Returns: Trevor Etienne (17 ret., 421 yards, 24.8 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Ricky Pearsall (4 ret., 27 yards, 6.8 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Adam Mihalek (14-21 fg/fga., 67%, 42-43 xp/xpa., 84 pts.)
Punting: Jeremy Crawshaw (35 punts, 1678 yards, 47.9 avg., 15 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 15 Graham Mertz (RS SR/TR)
RB: 2 Montrell Johnson Sr. (JR/TR)
WR: 4 Caleb Douglass (SO)
WR: 1 Ricky Pearsall (SR/TR)
WR: 3 Eugene Wilson III (FR)
TE: 87 Jonathan Odom (RS JR)
LT: 58 Austin Barber (RS SO)
LG: 67 Richie Leonard IV (JR)
OC: 66 Jake Slaughter (RS SO)
RG: 54 Micah Mazzccua (RS JR/TR)
RT: 76 Damieon George Jr. (RS JR/TR)
KR: 7 Trevor Etienne (SO)
PK: 49 Adam Mihalek (RS SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 94 Tyeak Sapp (RS SO)
NT: 99 Cam Jackson (SR/TR)
DE: 88 Caleb Banks (RS SO/TR)
LB: 1 Princely Umanmielen (JR)
LB: 17 Scooby Williams (RS SO)
LB: 6 Shemar James (SO)
NB: 23 Jaydon Hill (RS JR)
CB: 8 Jalen Kimber (RS JR/TR)
CB: 3 Jason Marshall Jr. (JR)
FS: 10 Miguel Mitchell (SO)
SS: 14 Jordan Castell (FR)
PR: 1 Ricky Pearsall (SR/TR)
PT: 26 Jeremy Crawshaw (JR/TR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: A
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: A
Schedule:
08/31 @ Utah Utes | Florida leads the series 2-0. Last season’s 29-26 win was the first meeting between schools since 1977.
09/09 MCNEESE COWBOYS | First meeting between schools.
09/16 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS | Florida leads the series 31-21. The Gators are 8-2 since 2013 and their last series win (38-14) was in 2021.
09/23 CHARLOTTE 49ERS | First meeting between schools.
09/30 @ Kentucky Wildcats | Florida leads the series 53-20. The Gators are 7-3 since 2013 and their last series win (34-10) was in 2020.
10/07 VANDERBILT COMMODORES | Florida leads the series 43-11-2. The Gators are 8-2 since 2013 and their series win (42-0) was in 2021.
10/14 @ South Carolina Gamecocks | Florida leads the series 30-10-3. The Gators are 6-4 since 2013 and their last series loss (17-40) was in 2021.
10/28 vs. Georgia Bulldogs | Florida trails the series 44-54-2. The Gators are 5-6 since 2013 and their last series win (44-28) was in 2020.
11/04 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS | Florida leads the series 10-2. The gators won (63-35) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/11 @ LSU Tigers | The series is tied 33-33-3. The Gators are 2-8 since 2013 and their last series win (27-19) was in 2018.
11/18 @ Missouri Tigers | The series is tied 6-6. The Gators are 5-5 since 2013 and their last series loss (23-24 OT) was in 2021.
11/25 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES | Florida leads the series 37-27-2. The Gators are 3-6 since 2013 and their last series win (24-21) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 5-1
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 0-1
SEC: 3-5
Non-SEC: 2-2
Overall: 5-7 (6th in SEC East)
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