Fresh faces in The Swamp
Gators reacted to early class of 2021 enrollees after first spring practices Dan Mullen Photo by Samantha Harrison | The Independent Florida Alligator
Many high school seniors spend their final semester worried about prom or the remaining days before graduation.
For 12 of the newest Gators, however, their spring months will consist of long workouts, grueling drills and their first-ever chance to practice in a Florida football helmet.
The early enrollees from the 2021 class have only been working with the team for a week, but several of them have already made an impression.
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February 18, 2021
The Florida Gators released their 2021 spring roster ahead of practices starting on Thursday. Some Gators lost big while others gained big.
Here we will go over the biggest changes fall to spring.
Offense
OL Richie Leonard lost 12 pounds going from 347 to 335
OL Josh Braun put on 12 from 340 to 352
OL Ethan White jumped from 335 to 346
OL T.J. Moore went from 300 to 309
Most of Florida’s offensive gains and losses were made on the offensive line, a unit that struggled a season ago. White’s weight gain stands out a bit here considering he worked to lose more than 60 pounds after he got on campus, but this could be linked to the knee injury that kept him off the field for much of the 2020 season.
February 11, 2021
With spring football finally in sight, Gator Country is here to get you through these final few weeks until the Gators are back on the gridiron.
Before Florida football returns, we will preview where each position group stands as the team transitions into 2021. Continuing today with defensive end, we will give an in-depth look at who returns and players to watch and pose three questions we need answered before the end of spring.
While the defense nosedived in almost every key statistical category in 2020, the pass rush remained strong. The Gators finished the season ranked second in the SEC at 2.9 sacks per game. However, that number was down almost a full sack per game from the 2019 season, when UF led the league with 3.8 sacks per game.
Florida Gators 2021 Recruiting Class in Review, and Looking Forward
Everything you need to know about the Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class as the cycle has officially wrapped up.
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Feb 4, 2021
The ink has that signed off the 2021 recruiting class has dried, and prospects across the nation are set to transition to the next chapter of their football careers in the coming months.
22 of those high school seniors are set to play for the Florida Gators - 12 have already made it to campus - along with another four transfers from other universities. That count will raise to five come summer when former LSU tight end