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Depth Chart: Gators light at WR ahead of Week 11 matchup with South Carolina

The Gators might be thin at wide receiver this weekend when South Carolina comes to the Swamp.

The Florida Gators are still dealing with injuries, particularly at the wide receiver position, according to the Week 11 depth chart update released Wednesday evening.

The team’s leading receiver, [autotag]Justin Shorter[/autotag], is still listed as questionable after missing the Texas A&M game, and backup [autotag]Ja’Quavion Fraziars[/autotag] is out with an upper-body injury. Fraziars made his first-career start against the Aggies last week, so Florida will be down to it’s reserve options on Saturday.

Shorter is still listed as the starter, but freshman [autotag]Caleb Douglas[/autotag] is set to make his first career start if he can’t go. Behind him and [autotag]Xavier Henderson[/autotag] will be Marcus Burke and [autotag]Daejon Reynolds[/autotag] with [autotag]Kahleil Jackson[/autotag] as another option. [autotag]Ricky Pearsall[/autotag] is the starter in the slot.

The wide receiver room isn’t the only position group to deal with injuries. Starting left guard [autotag]Ethan White[/autotag] was added to the injury report and is listed as questionable with an upper-body injury. White is still listed as the starter, but that decision will be made as kickoff approaches.

Freshman kicker [autotag]Trey Smack[/autotag], who has exclusively served as Florida’s kickoff man this season, is out for a second straight week after missing the Texas A&M game. [autotag]Travis Freeman [/autotag]will back up [autotag]Adam Mihalek[/autotag] for all kicking duties.

At linebacker, [autotag]Diwun Black[/autotag] is back on the depth chart and off the injury report. He’s listed as a third-team option behind [autotag]Amari Burney[/autotag] and [autotag]Shemar James[/autotag].

Tight end Keon Zipperer will miss a second-straight game, and that’s all for the depth chart update this week. [autotag]Devin Moore[/autotag], [autotag]Arlis Boardingham[/autotag] and [autotag]Nick Elksnis[/autotag] are all out as well.

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2019 Florida Gators Football Profile Card: Travis Freeman

This is a Player Profile Card for freshman athlete Travis Freeman of the Florida Gators football team.

Name: Travis Freeman

Number: 96

Position: Athlete

Class: Freshman

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 170 lbs

Hometown: Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

High School: Lakewood Ranch High School

Twitter: @TravisFree15

2019 statistics:

Did not play — redshirt.

Overview:

Freeman, a kicker from Lakewood Ranch, walked on to the Gators heading into the 2019 season. At Lakewood Ranch High School, Freeman was a kicker and punter for the football team while also playing soccer. He was also homecoming king his senior year.

According to Chris Sailer Kicking, he was a 4.5-star recruit and one of the top kickers in the 2019 cycle with a range of 55-plus yards. He was also praised for his kickoffs, specifically his hang time.

As the low man on kicking depth chart, Freeman didn’t see any action his freshman year and redshirted the season. Though still behind kickers Evan McPherson and Chris Howard, Freeman could compete for a starting role later in his career if things fall into place for him.

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