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A Look Back, and a Peak Ahead

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Florida Defense Celebrating Turnover.

 

          The regular season has finally come to a close. The best teams in the various conferences are preparing to fight it out to see who will hold their conferences trophies. Others are preparing for a post season Bowl game. The rest will be emptying out their lockers and calling it a season and enjoying some time off before spring practices roll back around. For the Florida Gators, they are awaiting to see who and where they will be playing their first Bowl game under coach Weeze. At the start of the season, the hope that the Gators would reach the post season was slim. The Gators lost a lot of major contributors last season and the starters for this season were seen as nothing more than place holders while the new wave of recruits learned the playbook and adapted to the speed and strength of the college game.

 

          That being said, the scrappy Florida team came out and continued to fight all season surprising many with their ability to score and wear down opponents. Unfortunately a tough stretch of games in the middle of the season where they played South Carolina, Kentucky and Georgia consecutively all on the road, nearly derailed the season. Florida however did have a massive increase in production this season compared to the previous season. The scrappy Gators jumped from 197 to 302 in total points scored, and had 5,072 offensive yards, up from 3,938 yards a season before.

 

          Defensively it was a bit of a mix bag. They improved in many areas, but failed in others. For example, the Defense allowed 287 points in 2022, and 306 this season. Total Yards allowed, the unit allowed 5,242 yards, up from 4,802 a season before. But when you start digging into the numbers, the defense made big improvements on run defense. 2,527 down to 1,903. Even when you look at the pass yards allowed, the defense allowed 3,339, up from 2,275 a year before. Most of that can be attributed to Tennessee, who had a massive 703 yard game. The Defense did have more sacks this season as well as more interceptions. Look to the coaching staff however to focus on Fumbles and recovering. There was a big drop in the defense forcing fumbles this season. They also did better this season getting the ball carrier down behind the line. Up Next we will take a look at individual units and how they did. 

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Sr QB Shareece Kelly, 129 of 272 attempts, for 1248 yards, 12 TD, 2 Ints, 100.53 QBR, 135 Rushing Attempts for 705 yards, 2 TDs

          Quarterback play through much of the season was very much questionable. Shareece Kelly won the job right before the regular season to the surprise of some media members and analyst. Many thought true freshman Kevin Jones should have been given the reigns and let the kid grow. Now With Max Howard coming in, who knows if Jones will ever see the field as a Gator. Regardless of who should have started, Kelly played the games and lead the Gators to their highest win total and Coach Weeze first Bowl Season. Passing was poor. Simple as that. Through 12 games, the Gators had a total of 1,319 passing yards, 1,248 of that belonged to Kelly. He only posted a 47% completion rating, and a 100.53 QBR. His 12 Touchdowns however is a School record for a single season(and career. UF has had 3 different starting qbs over 3 season.) passing touchdowns. He did do some damage on the ground however making it hard for some defenses to get a real sense of what the gators were gonna do. Kelly booked 135 rushing attempts for 705 yards, with 2 more touchdowns to be added to his total. Looking ahead, current freshman Jones has a small leg up on Howard having been in Coach Weeze system for a year, but he is gonna have to work hard if he doesn't want the 5 star to come in and take his job.

Passing                              
Forename Surname Position Year Games Completions Pass Att Pass % Pass Yards Pass Tds Ints YPC YPG QBR Long Pass Sacks
Shareece Kelly QB Sr 12 129 272 47.43% 1248 12 2 9.67 104.00 100.53 52 5
Luis Culberson QB (Fr) 1 2 2 100.00% 24 0 0 12.00 24.00 200.80 14 0
Matt Goldman QB Jr 1 3 4 75.00% 47 0 0 15.67 47.00 173.70 21 0
                               
           

 

       

 

     

 

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Jr RB Ryan Bowman 180 attempts for 1281 yards for 11 TD, 20 comp on 29 tgts for 145 yards, 2 TD
Sr RB Mason Matthews 132 attempts for 877 yards, 6 TD, 14 comp on 18 tgts for 87 yards
Jr FB Tommy Murton 138 attempts for 754 yards, 5 TD, 8 comp on 13 tgts for 66 yards, 2 TD

          The Florida rushing attack was not only one of the best in the SEC, but one of the best in the entire country. This 4 headed monster(including Kell) was lead by Junior Runingback Ryan Bowman. Bowman was thrown into the fire last season when Sam Haynes started to struggle. Bowman held the starting role since and continued with a strong presence into this season. In fact he was only a 100 yards short of doubling his total last season on the same number of carries with 1281 yards on 180 attempts. He also lead the team with 11 rushing touchdowns. He was also an efficient target in the passing game with 20 completions on 29 targets for 145 yards. He was able to score 2 more touchdowns. Mason Matthews saw some action last season..and to be frank is lucky he saw any action this season. He worked hard and coaches praised his hard work in the off season. Matthews followed up his 54 yard season with 877 yards off 132 attempts and six touchdowns. He pulled in 14 passes on 18 targets to add 87 yards. Its a shame this was his final year of eligibility as he seem to finally find his stride, with a few games even out performing Bowman. The final head that hasn't been mentioned yet, Tommy Murton. Officially listed as a FB, Murton, much like Matthews, saw some work last season and didn't impress...not on the ground anyway. The 4 Star FB put in the work in the off season and slimmed down a little bit and worked on his power. He became the true change of pace back that bullied his way into the defense leaving them all a little sore. Murton ran for 754 yards on 138 attempts, five touchdowns. He was targeted 13 times with 8 catches, 66 yards and two more touchdowns. Both Murton and Bowman are returning next season to build off this strong season.

Forename Surname Position Year Game Rush Att Rush Yards Rush Tds FUM YPC YPG Longest Run Over 20
Ryan Bowman RB Jr 12 180 1281 11 3 7.12 106.75 50  
Mason Matthews RB Sr 12 132 877 6 1 6.64 73.08 58  
Tommy Murton FB Jr 12 138 754 5 4 5.46 62.83 26  
Shareece Kelly QB Sr 12 135 705 2 0 5.22 58.75 29  
Kyle Phelps RB Sr 8 19 114 2 0 6.00 14.25 40  
Luis Culberson QB (Fr) 1 5 20 0 0 4.00 20.00 7  
Matt Goldman QB Jr 1 5 3 0 0 0.60 3.00 6  
                         
  Team Rushing Total 12 604 3731 26 8 6.18 310.92    

 

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Sr WR Kai Benkert 31 receptions on 59 targets for 336 yards, 1 TD

          Next on the list the Wide Receivers and Tightends. Its hard to know if this group is so bleak because of QB play...or if QB play was bleak because of receiving play. If we are gonna be honest, probably both. When looking at the stats, no player who caught a pass had a completion rate over 60% that didn't come out of the RB room. Emilio Williams is the only one but his two passes only showed up in 1 game. Johnathan Kling, a Senior TE will end his career at Florida leading the '23 season with 358 yards, as well as tied with WR Bruce Gedeon for touchdown receptions with only 3. Kai Benkert, a senior WR was second in yards with 336 yards. No one else managed to get over 200 yards. Kevin Howard or Kevin Jones will have to put in some work next season. No experienced TE will be returning next season, and only Gedeon will be returning with any experience in the WR room. Luckily for one of those two QBS, Edward Watkins should be joining the team and he should provide some talent in the WR that hasn't been seen at Florida. Unfortunately that Young man is going to have to grow up and be a number 1 before he has a chance to see a play book. Gedeon just has not shown to be a reliable target over the last two seasons. Hopefully he steps it up for his final season and can finally shine with real QB play coming.

Forename Surname Position Year Games Targets Receptions Catch % Yards YPC Receiving Tds Fum Longest Rec
Kai Benkert WR Sr 9 59 31 52.5% 336 10.84 1 0 52
Johnathan Kling TE Sr 12 56 29 51.8% 358 12.34 3 0 38
Tommy Murton FB Jr 9 13 8 61.5% 66 8.25 2 0 23
Brandon Castro TE Sr 11 31 14 45.2% 115 8.21 1 0 21
Ryan Bowman RB Jr 12 29 20 69.0% 145 7.25 2 0 20
Kyle Phelps RB Sr 3 3 1 33.3% 14 14.00 0 0 14
Bruce Gedeon WR Jr 12 41 15 36.6% 172 11.47 3 0 24
Mason Matthews RB Sr 8 18 14 77.8% 87 6.21 0 0 24
Emilio Williams WR Sr 1 2 2 100.0% 26 13.00 0 0 17
Justice Andrews TE (So) 1 1 0 0.0% 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0
                         
  Team Receiving Totals 9 253 134 53% 1319 9.84 12 0  

 

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Gator Defense Stuffing Missouri

          The defense was already discussed earlier. They made big improvements in some areas, back tracked in others. The run defense improved, but the pass defense dropped off in pass protection, however they were able to force some more take aways. They were also able to get after the QB more. First you have to start with the Heart and Soul of this defense. Keenan Williams finished the Regular Season with 81 tackles, 5 asst, 19.5 tfl and a FR. Williams, a senior ILB has been one of the best tacklers in the conference the last two seasons, finishing 3rd this season. The senior will be hard to replace and sorely missed next season. Another Senior who had a good season, and tied fourth for sacks this season, Chad Iyiegbuniwe. 6.5 sacks on the season, he holds the single season record for the Gators. This comes off of a season where he failed to get a single sack. When turning to the secondary, Darrell Capela, a senior CB, has been working. The senior registered 42 tackles, and a team leading 4 interceptions. The defense will look completely different next season. A lot of fresh faces will be making starts. The entire secondary for the most part will be new starters. The D-Line will be completely different. The LB unit is probably the only unit with a major starter returning. Elvis Thompson, who has played both Right and Left OLB. Thompson and FS Joel Wright will likely be the only two current starters to return to the defense. Wright however Would be Starting at FS, not the CB role he has been playing. Fans should be excited however. A lot of young guys will be playing next season yes, however 8 players will be joining the defense who are 4 stars. This should help infuse a lot of talent to the defense.

Forename Surname Position Year Games Sol TKL Asst TKL TFL SCK FF FR INT
Keenan Williams ILB Sr 12 81 5 19.5 0 0 1 0
Marcus Frazier FS Sr 12 52 0 2 0 0 0 1
Darrell Capela CB Sr 10 42 0 0 0 0 0 4
Chris Nieves SS Jr 12 58 5 0 0 1 0 1
Robert Moxey CB Jr 11 30 0 0 0 0 0 3
David Kingery DT(1) Sr 11 41 6 10 4 0 0 0
Marcus Miller DE(DT2) Sr 12 33 1 4.5 4.5 0 1 0
Elvis Thompson OLB(R) Jr 7 18 1 3 0 1 0 0
Kendrick Locke OLB(L) Sr 11 31 5 1 0 1 0 1
Chad Iyiegbuniwe DE(R) Sr 11 32 2 6.5 6.5 1 0 0
Joel Wright FS(CB3) Jr 12 28 0 0 0 0 0 2
Warner Boxberger CB Sr 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilfredo Smith DE(L) (So) 11 37 7 7.5 6 1 0 0
Jason Webster OLB(R) Jr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Sendejo SS Sr 7 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelvin Williams G Fr 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Byron Caupain DT Sr 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terrell Dedmon ILB Jr 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Martin DE (Fr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kai Benkert WR Sr 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
                       
    Defense Team Totals: 3 513 32 54 21 5 3 12
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10 hours ago, npklemm said:

And now I have to try and defend it 

Can’t really defend it. You just out score it lol. All my losses except for UGA I believe have been pretty rough on the defense side. Offense never really slows down tooo much. But I’m actually nervous ahead of our game

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