Florida Football: 5 post-spring bold predictions for 2019 season

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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 17: Dameon Pierce #27 of the Florida Gators scores a touchdown in the second half of their game against the Idaho Vandals at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

4. Florida has two players reach 1,000 yards rushing

The Florida backfield is absolutely loaded. You have guys like Lamical Perine, Dameon Pierce, Kadarius Toney (a hybrid), Malik Davis and Iverson Clement, just to name a few.

But two stand out above the rest.

While Davis has all the potential to reach 1,000 yards at some point in his career, the 2019 season will be dominated by Perine and Pierce. Davis is coming off an injury-riddled season and will be easing his way back into the rotation while Perine led the team with 826 yards and seven touchdowns on an impressive 6.2 yards per touch and Pierce had a breakout freshman season with 424 yards and two scores on 6.1 yards per carry.

Both Perine and Pierce will top the depth chart in the backfield and each will get enough carries, and average at least 5.5 yards per carry, to top 1,000 yards each on the season.

Rarely do you see two 1,000-yard rushers on the same roster, but the Gators have that amount of talent returning in Gainesville next season.

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