One of the few things the old Gators coaching staff under Dan Mullen and the new coaching staff under Billy Napier have in common is how they value running backs. The quality depth Florida has to offer at the position speaks to that fact. Despite losing Dameon Pierce and Malik Davis, two major contributors, to the NFL draft, they still have a respectable depth chart to roll out.
Despite having five running backs who are essentially household names in Gators Nation on the 2022 roster, only three of them will be participating during team activities this spring. Nay’Quan Wright and Trevor Etienne are both good bets to factor into gameplay this fall, but Wright is injured and Etienne hasn’t enrolled yet.
Depending on how you look at it, that either leaves the Gators handcuffed regarding first impressions during spring camp or allows them to really get to know what they have in Montrell Johnson, Demarkcus Bowman, and Lorenzo Lingard. Either way, let’s take a look at the running backs in greater detail for the second segment of Gators Wire’s spring camp preview series.
For our review of Florida’s quarterbacks entering spring, click here.