Florida Football: 5 players who improved their stock in 2019 spring game

The explosively shifty Kadarius Toney may not have needed to play well during the spring game to improve his stock with Gator Nation, but he does have something to prove to the coaching staff – even after a solid spring game showing.

The 2018 campaign saw Toney contribute intermittently and predictably. As fans and analysts publicly questioned why he wasn’t receiving the ball more, the coaching staff made it clear that Toney still needed to earn their trust by fixing several holes in his game – namely, knowledge of the playbook and his receiving skills.

With that in mind, coaches and fans alike were thrilled to see Toney make more plays with his hands during the Orange and Blue game. Toney racked up 94 receiving yards and caught an over-the-shoulder touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone on the first offensive drive of the game. The majority of those yards, importantly, came from receptions downfield as opposed to short screens or slants.

Toney passed his first receiver’s test of the year during the spring game, and if he continues to improve, he will certainly become a much more important and consistent weapon for an offense that could use his ability to create something out of nothing.