Emory Jones has waited his turn. Now, 2021 is his year.

After three years of seeing spot duty, Jones’ time to lead Florida’s offense under center has finally come in 2021. It’s sink or swim time.

Name: Emory Jones

Number: 5

Position: Quarterback

Class: Redshirt junior

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 210 lbs

Hometown: LaGrange, Georgia

High School: Heard County

Twitter: @eXjones6

2020 statistics:

CMP ATT CMP% YDS AVG TD INT LNG RTG
18 32 56.3 221 6.9 2 1 30 128.6

Overview:

Florida quarterback Emory Jones has seen limited time over the last two seasons as the backup quarterback to Kyle Trask. A four-star recruit in 2018, he was one of coach Dan Mullen’s first big recruiting gets after he was hired by the Gators in December 2017. He closed late with Jones and convinced him to go back on his pledge to Ohio State. He signed with the Gators as the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite.

He redshirted his first year on campus, appearing in just four games. He mostly saw designed packages for him, but against Charleston Southern and Idaho, he saw extended action in blowouts. Over his four appearances, he was 12-of-16 passing for 125 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also had 41 yards on 18 carries.

As a redshirt freshman in 2019, he appeared in 11 games, becoming the backup after the injury to Feleipe Franks. He saw a lot more playing time in his second season, attempting 38 passes (of which he completed 25) for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Additionally, he finished third on the team in rushing with 256 yards.

With the emergence of Trask in 2020, Jones saw his role diminish a bit. He still appeared in nine games, going just 18-of-32 for 221 yards, two touchdowns and his first career interceptions. He was also less productive on the ground, totaling 217 yards on 32 attempts with two touchdowns. Now entering his redshirt junior season in 2021, he’s expected to replace Trask as Florida’s starter. The offense will likely look much different this season, but Mullen will hope Jones is the guy to keep up the high-scoring ways.

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