The Florida Gators were able to play 42 scholarship players in the Las Vegas Bowl, some of whom received their first significant snaps all season.
Gator Country provides the official snap counts from the Gators’ loss to Oregon State.
QUARTERBACK
57- Jack Miller
With Anthony Richardson and Jalen Kitna not with the team, Jack Miller got the start and played the entire game.
RUNNING BACK
29- Trevor Etienne
28- Montrell Johnson
The only two scholarship running backs on roster got all the work on Saturday afternoon. Etienne out snapped Johnson, which hasn’t been the norm this season. I expect these two to be a true 50-50 split in 2023.
WIDE RECEIVER
46- Ricky Pearsall
31- Caleb Douglas
31- Xzaiver Henderson
25- Ja’Quavion Fraziars
21- Kahleil Jackson
07- Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
I think you got a great look at what next year’s WR room consists of. Ricky Pearsall has yet to decide on the NFL, and that could be the most important decision of the offseason for the Gators.
Walk-on Kahleil Jackson logged 21 snaps in the contest. Caleb Douglas received significant playing time once again, which bodes well for the true freshman’s future.
TIGHT END
34- Dante Zanders
26- Jonathan Odom
06- Arlis Boardingham
01- Noah Keeter
We got our first look at true freshman tight end Arlis Boardingham on Saturday. He only played in six snaps, but it was nice to see Boardingham in the game after battling through injuries all season. The future of the TE room is unclear and Boardingham could have an impact next season.
OFFENSIVE LINE
57- Kamryn Waites
57- Ethan White
57- Michael Tarquin
57- Kingsley Eguakun
43- Austin Barber
14- Richard Gouraige
Kam Waites logged more snaps in this game than he had all season (40). Richie Leonard was absent with an injury.
Tarquin and Barber were the go-to tackles against Oregon State. I expect those two to start in 2023.
DEFENSIVE LINE
56- Antwuan Powell-Ryland
46- Gervon Dexter
41- Princely Umanmielen
32- Desmond Watson
27- Chris McClellan
25- Tyreak Sapp
18- Jack Pyburn
18- Justus Boone
15- Jamari Lyons
02- David Reese
01- Byrce Capers
The Gators worked in 11 different players along the defensive line. Jamari Lyons set a season high in snaps and Jack Pyburn tied his season high. I loved that Napier played Pyburn over David Reese, despite Reese being higher on the depth chart. One has a promising future with Florida, and one is in the transfer portal. That was the right decision for the program.
LINEBACKER
48- Shemar James
48- Amari Burney
37- Derek Wingo
27- Scooby Williams
CORNERBACK
67- Jason Marshall
55- Jaydon Hill
35- Jadarrius Perkins
14- Jordan Young
This was probably the smallest rotation we’ve seen all season long for the cornerbacks. Avery Helm was not in attendance, Tre’Vez Johnson was OUT with an injury, and Jalen Kimber didn’t appear in the game.
SAFETY
64- Trey Dean
48- Rashad Torrence
17- Kamari Wilson
07- Miguel Mitchell
It was Rashad Torrence losing snaps to Kamari Wilson on Saturday.