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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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WATCH: Florida QB Emory Jones vomits on field after scoring touchdown

We aren’t sure if it is nerves that has gotten to Florida quarterback Emory Jones or a case of the stomach flu but there was something wrong

Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Auburn Wire and has been republished in its entirety below. 

We aren’t sure if it is nerves that has gotten to Florida quarterback Emory Jones or a case of the stomach flu but there was something definitely wrong with the Gator after he scored a touchdown to cut Oklahoma’s lead to 17-10 in the Cotton Bowl.

Jones entered the game after Kyle Trask had thrown three interceptions in the first 20 minutes of the game.

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WATCH: Florida QB Emory Jones vomits on field after scoring touchdown

Entering the game in place of Kyle Trask, Florida quarterback Emory Jones scored a touchdown and then threw up on the field.

We aren’t sure if it is nerves that has gotten to Florida quarterback Emory Jones or a case of the stomach flu but there was something definitely wrong with the Gator after he scored a touchdown to cut Oklahoma’s lead to 17-10 in the Cotton Bowl.

Jones entered the game after Kyle Trask had thrown three interceptions in the first 20 minutes of the game.

WATCH: Mullen talks about Emory Jones and quarterback run packages

Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen spoke with the media on Monday about backup QB Emory Jones’ absence as well as quarterback strategies.

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The Gators’ offense executed well once again on Saturday despite a loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. But in that game it was missing a component of its offense, as backup quarterback Emory Jones, who spells Kyle Trask with a wildcat, run-first package, wasn’t available.

Talking to the media on Monday, Florida coach Dan Mullen said having the option to run packages for Jones makes it harder for defenses to prepare.

“I think one thing Emory does in coming up is, like changing the running back, he brings a little different perspective to the position, and even running some of the plays he’s going to be a little bit different,” he said. “Obviously the quarterback run that I alluded to earlier, when he is in there, it does draw up very, very nicely, and the personnel fits it very nicely as well, so that’s just another thing for the defense to have to defend and have to prepare for of finding where the guys are out on the field.”

Mullen also hinted that there are more packages for Jones that the team hasn’t gotten to yet. He said there are packages that include both Jones and Trask, and even ones the team ran in camp that also include third-string quarterback Anthony Richardson in addition to Trask and Jones.

“I haven’t even gotten to our two-quarterbacks-on-the-field package yet, or we did have one in training camp where we had three quarterbacks on the field in one deal, but haven’t got to that yet, not that I want to give away all our secrets,” Mullen said. “But, no, I think when you’re utilizing personnel in different ways, it certainly puts and adds pressure to the defense of how they’re going to match up against those different people.”

Mullen was coy when asked about specifics, of course.

“I’m not going to tell you where they’re all going to be, but it is interesting to figure out who’s out there. I mean obviously one of them will take the snap, but you don’t know where everybody else might be, so.”

Though Trask has solidified himself as one of the best passers in college football, Mullen clearly thinks that by forcing opponents to prepare for more than one quarterback, the Gators will be more successful.

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