Florida Gators
SEC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #63
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 3.5 (#63)
- SP+ Offense
- 24.5
- SP+ Defense
- 22.6
- SRS
- 5.4
- FPI
- 8.2
- Elo
- 1593
- Talent
- 899
- Recruiting
- 251 (#17)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
5.0p10 3.0 — p90 7.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.0% | |
| Make CFP | 0.1% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 5.1–6.9
Schedule
6th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
13th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
11th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFlorida Atlantic | -8.7 | 40-15 | +25.0 | 93% | — |
| 2 | vsCampbell | FCS | 45-3* | +41.5 | 100% | — |
| 3 | @Auburn | +11.6 | 21-30 | -8.6 | 30% | — |
| 4 | vsOle Miss | +24 | 18-33 | -14.2 | 19% | — |
| 5 | @Missouri | +14.4 | 22-28 | -6.5 | 35% | — |
| 6 | vsSouth Carolina | +5.9 | 24-24 | +0.5 | 51% | — |
| 7 | @Texas | +16.2 | 20-31 | -10.5 | 26% | — |
| 9 | NGeorgia | +24.1 | 13-35 | -22.2 | 9% | — |
| 10 | vsOklahoma | +18.3 | 21-31 | -9.7 | 28% | — |
| 11 | @Kentucky | +1.8 | 26-25 | +1.6 | 54% | — |
| 12 | vsVanderbilt | +20.3 | 16-26 | -10.6 | 26% | — |
| 13 | @Florida State | +7.2 | 22-28 | -5.7 | 36% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 2
2026 · 67
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Aaron Philo← Georgia Tech | FR | 6'2" | 220 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Tramell Jones Jr. | FR | 6'0" | 203 | ★★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jadan Baugh | SO | 6'1" | 231 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | London Montgomery← East Carolina | SO | 5'11" | 197 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Evan Pryor← Cincinnati | SR | 5'9" | 195 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Duke Clark | FR | 6'1" | 211 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Anthony Rubio | SO | 5'9" | 191 | — |
| RB | — | Byron Louis | FR | 6'0" | 211 | ★★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Vernell Brown III | FR | 5'11" | 178 | ★★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Eric Singleton Jr.← Auburn | JR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | J. Michael Sturdivant | SR | 6'3" | 213 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Micah Mays Jr.← Wake Forest | SO | 6'2" | 196 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Bailey Stockton← Georgia Tech | SO | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | TJ Abrams | FR | 5'10" | 196 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Dallas Wilson | FR | 6'3" | 213 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Taylor Spierto | SR | 6'0" | 213 | — |
| WR | 9th | Kahleil Jackson | SR | 6'3" | 220 | — |
| WR | 10th | Jaylen Lloyd← Oklahoma State | JR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Ace Ciongoli← Indiana | FR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Lacota Dippre← James Madison | SO | 6'4" | 253 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Luke Harpring← Georgia Tech | FR | 6'3" | 240 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Amir Jackson | FR | 6'5" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Evan Chieca← New Haven | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Knijeah Harris | JR | 6'3" | 313 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Eagan Boyer← Penn State | FR | 6'8" | 291 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Emeka Ugorji← Stanford | FR | 6'5" | 295 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Emmanuel Oyebadejo← Jacksonville State | SO | 6'7" | 320 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Brendan Bett | SO | 6'5" | 308 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Brien Taylor Jr. | SR | 6'5" | 294 | — |
| DL | 4th | Jamari Lyons | JR | 6'4" | 318 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Mason Clinton← Southern Miss | SO | 6'5" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Jeramiah McCloud | FR | 6'3" | 294 | — |
| DL | 7th | Joseph Mbatchou | FR | 6'5" | 300 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 8th | DK Kalu← Baylor | SO | 6'4" | 309 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Kamran James | JR | 6'6" | 270 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Tyreak Sapp | SR | 6'3" | 274 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Jayden Woods | FR | 6'3" | 248 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 4th | Kofi Asare | JR | 6'5" | 251 | — |
| EDGE | 5th | Jalen Wiggins | FR | 6'5" | 268 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 6th | Titus Bullard | FR | 6'2" | 236 | — |
| EDGE | — | LJ McCray | SO | 6'6" | 268 | ★★★★★ |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Myles Graham | SO | 6'1" | 228 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Jaden Robinson | JR | 6'0" | 226 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Aaron Chiles | SO | 6'3" | 244 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Myles Johnson | FR | 6'1" | 224 | — |
| LB | 5th | TJ Bullard← UCF | JR | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Ty Jackson | FR | 6'2" | 221 | ★★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Kanye Clark← UCLA | FR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Jordy Lowery← East Carolina | JR | 5'11" | 189 | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Bryce Thornton | JR | 5'10" | 211 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Alfonzo Allen Jr. | SR | 5'11" | 199 | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Cormani McClain | SO | 6'2" | 189 | ★★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | J'Vari Flowers | FR | 5'10" | 187 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Lagonza Hayward | FR | 6'1" | 206 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Dijon Johnson | JR | 6'1" | 204 | — |
| DB | 7th | Ben Hanks III | FR | 6'1" | 192 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 8th | Micheal Caraway Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 196 | — |
| DB | 9th | Drake Stubbs | FR | 6'1" | 207 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 10th | Javion Toombs | JR | 5'11" | 193 | — |
| DB | 11th | Brayden Slade | SO | 6'1" | 188 | — |
| S | 1st | DJ Coleman← Baylor | JR | 6'1" | 210 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Cam Dooley← Kentucky | SO | 6'2" | 208 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1st | Patrick Durkin← Tulane | FR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| K | — | Liam Padron← Texas A&M | SO | 5'9" | 205 | — |
| LS | 1st | Rocco Underwood | SR | 6'3" | 231 | ★★★ |
| LS | — | Hunter Solwold← Washington | FR | 6'3" | 240 | ★★★ |
| P | 1st | Alec Clark← Tulane | SO | 6'1" | 184 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
5.1
Exp. Losses
6.9
Toss-ups
2
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
24.535
Off PPA
+0.1438
Pass PPA
+0.1828
Rush PPA
+0.1355
Success
43%55
Explosive
1.103
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.14 | +0.17 |
| Passing | +0.18 | +0.29 |
| Rushing | +0.13 | +0.09 |
| 1st Down | +0.04 | +0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.20 | +0.05 |
| 3rd Down | +0.23 | +0.64 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
21.6
PPG Against
24.0
Differential
-2.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 4-8
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 0-5
- Neutral
- 0-1
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-2
- Avg Margin
- -2.4
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 29.0 | 18.7 |
| Away | 0-5 | 13.0 | 30.4 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 20.0 | 24.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 1-5 | 18.0 | 28.3 |
| Conference | 2-6 | 17.6 | 27.9 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 29.5 | 16.3 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #63 | #13 | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #20 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #41 | #22 | — |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #34 | #12 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 2-6 | #29 | #10 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 8-3 | #6 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #7 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #9 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 3-5 | #34 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #20 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 7-2 | #25 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 6-5 | 4-4 | #21 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 3-2 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-8 |
| ATS | 5-742% |
| Over / Under | 5-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-3 |
| As underdog | 4-4 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 1-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #13 · 149 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★212 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #17 | 251 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | #7 | 288 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | #13 | 268 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | #13 | 271 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2022 | #17 | 233 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | #13 | 262 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8 | 273 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2019 | #9 | 277 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | #14 | 260 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | #11 | 251 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 27net -9Out 36
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.2
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Eric Singleton Jr. | WR | 4★ | ← Auburn |
| ▲ | London Montgomery | RB | 3★ | ← East Carolina |
| ▲ | Aaron Philo | QB | 3★ | ← Georgia Tech |
| ▲ | Micah Mays Jr. | WR | 3★ | ← Wake Forest |
| ▼ | Jayden Woods | EDGE | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | DJ Lagway | QB | 4★ | → Baylor |
| ▼ | Eugene Wilson III | WR | 4★ | → LSU |
| ▼ | Michai Boireau | DL | 4★ | → Ole Miss |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
20 items
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- Florida overlooked in USA TODAY Sports Network preseason predictionsFlorida football enters Jon Sumrall's first season with modest expectations, with projections for the Gators to finish in the middle of the SEC.FLA9h
- Where Florida ranks among the all-time top college football programsHere's where USA TODAY Sports ranks the Florida Gators among the nation's all-time best college football programs.FLA10h
- Florida LB nominated for the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works TeamFlorida football's Myles Graham was nominated for the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which highlights community service and academic dedication.
- Tempered expectations may benefit Jon Sumrall ahead of SEC media daysFlorida football's lowered expectations could create an opportunity for head coach Jon Sumrall and the Gators as they head into the SEC media days.FLA13h
- SEC Media Days Schedule: How to Watch, Full Week PreviewSEC Media Days are finally here! Starting on Monday, coaches/players from all Southeastern Conference schools will gather in Tampa, Florida, for the annual kick-off event to the upcoming CFB season. It’s the first time that Tampa, Florida will be hosting the event, and be sure to stay updated with all the latest coverage across the […] The post SEC Media Days Schedule: How to Watch, Full Week Preview appeared first on HEAVY.FLA14h
- Why Florida's transfer class could define Sumrall's first seasonThe Florida Gators' transfer portal haul will determine how quickly Jon Sumrall can return the program to prominence in the SEC, according to On3.FLA2d
- Florida Loses 4-Star Defender to Bitter SEC RivalElite safety Adryan Cole chooses home-state Georgia over Gainesville, testing the Florida Gators' top-10 recruiting class as the fierce SEC battle for secondary dominance intensifies for 2027.FLA2d
- Top Florida Gators recruits rank highly in one key category and are primed for massive successFlorida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall has been one of the best recruiters in the nation this summer, and he's landed two players in elite company.FLA3d
- Army gets commitment from athletic Florida QB Onrique ArchieWinter Park (Fla.) quarterback Onrique Archie recently gave a verbal commitment to Army. The Black Knights get a 6-foot-2, 185-lb prospect who reports a 4.67 forty and had over 1,400 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. He had an offer from Navy along with several other programs, but had a good relationship with […]FLA3d
- Florida's star running back on The Athletic's preseason All-SEC TeamThe Athletic's preseason All-SEC Team includes Florida football's star running back Jadan Baugh among its first-team roster.
- Here's the Football Power Index's preseason ranking for FloridaESPN's Football Power Index data for the 2026 season is out. Here's where the Florida Gators rank, plus the record projection and other predictions.FLA3d
- Projecting Florida's 2026 season results with ESPN's matchup predictorTake a look at what ESPN's matchup predictor projects for all 12 of Florida football's games during the 2026 campaign.FLA3d
- Florida predicted to lose 5-star EDGE Asher Ghioto to in-state rivalRecruiting projections are favoring Miami over the Florida Gators as both programs target five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto.FLA4d
- Florida's Chances of Making the CFP Lie With This Position GroupAs uncertainty swirls around the quarterback battle, an elite, top-ranked receiving corps must ignite the Gators' offense to transform coach Jon Sumrall’s dark horse squad into contenders.FLA4d
- SEC foes should fear Gators in potential trap games says Athlon SportsAthlon Sports believes Florida's home games against Ole Miss and Oklahoma are among the most dangerous trap games on the schedule for CFP hopefuls.FLA4d
- Building the perfect Florida football recruit, the 2027 DL prototypeUSA TODAY Florida Network reporters built a 'Frankenstein' defensive lineman using top 2027 Florida high school football recruits.FLA4d
- Former Florida Gators quarterback decides his future that has fans reminiscing about his finest hourThe 2015 season will go down as one of the biggest "what ifs" in Florida Gators history due to what happened with Will Grier.FLA5d
- Baylor HC takes veiled shot at Florida with comments on DJ LagwayBaylor head coach Dave Aranda lauded new quarterback DJ Lagway during the Big 12 media days, taking a shot at UF in the process.FLA5d
- These 3 Gators will represent Florida football at SEC media days 2026The player representatives for the 2026 SEC media days were announced. Florida football will be sending Jadan Baugh, Miles Graham and Vernell Brown.