A day after veteran edge defender Justus Boone announced his departure from Florida, two more Gators from the same position room are leaving the program.
Redshirt junior [autotag]Quincy Ivory[/autotag], a class of 2023 junior college transfer from East Los Angeles College, and walk-on [autotag]Bryce Capers[/autotag] are the fourth and fifth Florida players to announce transfer plans, following Boone receiver Andy Jean on Sunday. Walk-on safety Ahman Covington announced his plans for the transfer portal on Nov. 20.
Ivory played in 18 games for Florida over the past two years, mostly on special teams. He played at least 20 snaps a game between Weeks 10 and 13 a season ago. Pro Football Focus gives Ivory a special teams grade of 62.8 this year, down from 64.2 in 2023.
Capers joined the program in 2022 as a preferred walk-on, playing in three games that season before taking a redshirt. He did not play in 2023 and saw the field for just two snaps against Samford this past season.
Ivory leaves Florida with one year of eligibility remaining, and Capers has two years left.
Florida’s options at EDGE
The Gators have now lost three players from its EDGE room, but many of the top contributors at the position are able to return.
Tyreak Sapp and Jack Pyburn have a year of eligibility remaining, and Boone’s departure could signal an intent to return for both. Even if both players were to depart, Northern Illinois transfer George Gumbs Jr. played a significant role in Florida’s defensive front this year, and a number of young players are hungry for more snaps.
Kelby Collins, Kamran James, LJ McCray and TJ Searcy are all set to return, barring any future transfer announcements. Florida will add four-star recruit Jayden Woods to the position room this spring, as well.
The Gators are only losing one scholarship player from the position room to graduation, specialist Ja’Markis Weston. Walk-on Tyreik Norwood is also out of eligibility. Walk-ons Titus Bullard, Charles Emanuel III and Layne Swafford also have enough eligibility to return to the roster.
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