Florida football depth chart: Kinglsey Eguakun among Gators back for Week 3 vs. Tennessee

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Following a bounce-back effort in their home opener, the Florida Gators on Wednesday night released their third official depth chart of the 2023 college football season. It will be a battle Saturday night as Florida welcomes the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium looking to win a 10th straight home game in the series.

The Gators’ injury report has cleaned up significantly (see below), only featuring three names this week. Freshman tight end Tony Livingston and redshirt junior safety Ja’Markis Weston are both out with upper-body injuries, while sophomore WR Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman is questionable with a lower-body injury.

Florida still holds 16 “OR” designations on the depth chart entering its third game of the season, which is certainly not ideal for head coach Billy Napier but rather just a fact of life for such a young team with inexperienced players still jockeying for position.

Let’s take a look at the depth chart ahead of the Gators’ third game of the season.

* On injury report | ^ Not defined

Offense

QB: Graham Mertz, Jack Miller III, Max Brown, Micah Leon
RB: Montrell Johnson Jr., Trevor Etienne, Treyaun Webb
TE: Hayden Hansen, Dante Zanders
TE: Jonathan Odom, Arlis Boardingham
WR: Eugene Wilson III, Aidan Mizell, Taylor Spierto
WR: Caleb Douglas, Marcus Burke, Andy Jean
WR: Ricky Pearsall, Ja’Quavion Fraziars, Kahleil Jackson

LT: Austin Barber, Jordan Herman OR Bryce Lovett
LG: Richie Leonard IV, Knijeah Harris, Christian Williams
C: Kingsley Eguakun, Jake Slaughter, Knijeah Harris
RG: Micah Mazzccua, Knijeah Harris, Jalen Farmer
RT: Damieon George Jr., Lyndell Hudson II, Bryce Lovett^

Redshirt sophomore backup quarterback Jack Miller III and redshirt junior starting center Kinglsey Eguakun and redshirt sophomore wide receivers Marcus Burke and former walk-on Kahleil Jackson are all off the injury report. Burke returned to his second-string role, while Jackson sits third string after serving as a Week 1 starter for the Gators. Alterations to the tight end position made after Week 1 remained true in Week 3.

Defense

F: Tyreak Sapp, Jack Pyburn OR Kamran James OR Kelby Collins
NT: Cam Jackson, Desmond Watson OR Jamari Lyons
DE: Caleb Banks OR Chris McClellan, Will Norman
JACK: Princely Umanmielen, T.J. Searcy OR Jack Pyburn
LB: Scooby Williams OR Teradja Mitchell OR Derek Wingo
LB: Shemar James, Mannie Nunnery OR Jaden Robinson
SAM: Scooby Williams, Mannie Nunnery

CB: Jason Marshall Jr., Ja’Keem Jackson OR Aaron Gates
CB: Jalen Kimber OR Devin Moore, Dijon Johnson
STAR: Jaydon Hill OR Sharif Denson
S: Miguel Mitchell OR Kamari Wilson OR Bryce Thornton
S: Jordan Castell OR R.J. Moten OR Bryce Thornton

Junior Desmond Watson is no longer alone as second-string nose tackle; he is now in an “OR” designation with redshirt freshman Jamari Lyons. Sophomore defensive end Chris McClellan and sophomore cornerback Devin Moore are off the injury report.

Special teams

KO: Trey Smack, Adam Mihalek
PK: Adam Mihalek, Trey Smack
P: Jeremy Crawshaw, Jacob Watkins
H: Jeremy Crawshaw, Jacob Watkins
LS: Rocco Underwood, Gannon Burt
KR: Trevor Etienne, Jason Marshall Jr., Montrell Johnson Jr., Eugene Wilson III
PR: Ricky Pearsall OR Eugene Wilson III