The Florida Gators announced its official spring roster for 2022 on the team website, and two more players appear to be using the extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Linebacker Amari Burney and receiver Jordan Pouncey are on the spring roster and will be joining the previously announced “super seniors,” linebacker Ventrell Miller and safety Trey Dean III, on the team. Pouncey transferred from Texas in 2020 but has only brought in three receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown. Burney played in all 13 games for Florida in 2021 but struggled at times throughout the season.
With those additional super seniors, Florida’s total number of scholarship players is up to 91, which well exceeds the 85-man limit set by NCAA. Billy Napier expects roster changes in spring, and that includes bringing in transfers to fill holes in the depth chart.
“There’s a delicate balance between the number of players we add and also hitting that 85 number,” Napier said. “So a little bit of this is to be determined. It’s always a big juggling act, a big math problem. You’re adding and subtracting today. Certainly, as we approach May 1 there will be more attrition.”
Spring practices will give Napier an in-person chance to evaluate every player on the roster again, and some players are likely to move on if they don’t get the spot they hoped for. The one-time transfer exception rule has made it easy for players to leave a program when a new staff comes in, and Florida has already seen some of that in the losses suffered over the winter portal period.
Napier will also get a chance to see three of the newest additions to the programs in person. Safety Kamari Wilson, defensive lineman Chirs McClellan and cornerback Devin Moore are on campus as early enrollees.
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