Florida Football: Projected post-spring 2019 depth chart
Receivers/Tight Ends
Starting receivers: Van Jefferson, Trevon Grimes, Tyrie Cleveland
Backups: Joshua Hammond, Kadarius Toney, Freddie Swain, Jacob Copeland
If cornerback boasts the most talent on Florida’s roster, the wide receiver unit isn’t far behind. And with Trevon Grimes loudly announcing his presence during the spring game, the weapons only increased. Not to be outdone, Tyrie Cleveland also reminded fans of his talents during the spring game when he hauled in a couple of touchdown passes.
The receiver’s skill sets vary widely which fits nicely into Dan Mullen’s spread offensive scheme based on mismatches.
The always-reliable Van Jefferson will certainly serve as the top pass-catcher for Feleipe Franks. Kadarius Toney worked hard during spring to improve his route running and knowledge of the passing play book, and if his improvement continues, Gator Nation can expect plenty more of the human joystick this upcoming season.
Jacob Copeland missed spring because of an injury, but should find his way back to the field for summer workouts and fall practices. Copeland owns lots of talent and has used his time while injured to focus on learning the offense and technique. Given more practice time, Copeland could prove himself to be a force this season, as well.
Starting tight end: Kyle Pitts
Backups: Kemore Gamble, Lucas Krull
In an offensive system designed to exploit mismatches, Kyle Pitts is the prototypical mismatch monster Dan Mullen loves to utilize. The uber-athletic 6-foot-6, 235-pound pass-catcher impressed during spring practices and flashed several times during the spring game.
With his size and athletic acumen, Pitts has the potential to burn linebackers down the middle of the field or even line up one the perimeter and out-muscle smaller defensive backs. Deploying Pitts with the already versatile and dangerous receivers will stretch defenses paper thin and provide Franks with another big, reliable target.
Pitts isn’t the only capable tight end on the roster, however. Kenmore Gamble and Lucas Krull fit the traditional tight end-mold, but will be used in various situations including in the red zone.