Florida football has been going through summer workouts under Tyler Miles, who was promoted to Director of Football Strength & Conditioning this offseason. Head Coach Billy Napier raved about the progress the Gators have made off the field at SEC Media Days.
“I think it’s going to prove to be one of the biggest storylines about this team,” Napier on the strength and conditioning team. “I think we made a philosophy change there. Tyler Miles has been phenomenal. If you ask each one of the players that are here today, and really it would be the consensus amongst our team, the change in approach there, the whole strength and conditioning and sports science, nutrition, training room team, the discipline, the accountability.”
“Just from January to April — we do DEXA scans at the beginning of a training block, and then at the end we gained 500 pounds of lean muscle, and we were 500 pounds leaner, as well,” Napier said at SEC Media Days. “We made significant progress. Our team looks different. All the numbers, the metrics, the speeds, the strength improvement, not to mention the culture.”
Gator Country breaks down some of the notable weight changes since spring camp.
DL Desmond Watson: 462 to 447
Florida defensive lineman Desmond Watson is down 15 pounds since the start of spring camp. Although progress is being made, he’s far away from becoming an every down player.
DL Caleb Banks: 325 to 332
Florida defensive lineman Caleb Banks has gained seven pounds since his last listed weight.
DL Michai Boireau: 382 to 358
True freshman defensive lineman Michai Boireau has clearly responded well to offseason workouts, dropping 24 pounds in his first spring and summer semester as a Gator. He holds the largest weight loss on the team during that span.
DL Cam Jackson: 374 to 357
Florida defensive lineman Cam Jackson told the media he wanted to lose weight during spring camp, and he’s dropped 17 pounds.
“I feel like I improved a lot,” Jackson said during spring camp. “I lost a lot of weight. I’m feeling much better. I’m playing much better. It feels good just because with the nutrition, we’ve got a plan with me. With me just following that and following their steps, it’s going good and I’m feeling great.”
Jackson worked hard on his diet in order to cut weight, but there’s still progress to be made if he wants to reach his goal of 330-335 pounds by week one.
DL LJ McCray: 274 to 264
True freshman LJ McCray is down 10 pounds since he stepped on campus at UF. McCray is expected to line up at defensive end for the Gators in 2024.
LB Derek Wingo: 242 to 234
Senior LB Derek Wingo is down eight pounds since spring camp.
OL Christian Williams: 304-291
Redshirt sophomore Christian Williams is down 13 pounds and is now the lightest scholarship offensive lineman on the roster.
OL Caden Jones: 336 to 328
Redshirt sophomore Caden Jones missed all of spring with a foot injury but is down eight pounds this offseason.
OL: Damieon George: 362 to 348
Redshirt junior Damieon George made the switch to guard this spring and has dropped 14 pounds over the offseason.
Napier said during SEC Media Days that George has reportedly lost 16.9 pounds of fat and gained 15 pounds of lean muscle.
OL Kam Waites: 350 to 341
Redshirt junior Kamryn Waites has had quite in the journey at UF, missing a majority of the 2023 season with a torn Achillies in 2023 as well as being sidelined with a calf strain for spring camp.
Waites is back at workouts with the team and is down nine pounds.
WR Andy Jean: 191 to 183
Redshirt freshman Andy Jean is down eight pounds this offseason.
Summer enrollees
Four freshmen enrolled this summer and now have official height and weights.
TE Amir Jackson: 6’5, 224
LB Aaron Chiles: 6’2.5, 235
OL Enoch Wagnoy: 6’7, 326
OL Marcus Mascoll: 6’5, 300