2019: *KR = Key reserve. *Noah Banks medically retired in August from epilepsy. Left a big hole at RG. LT: Stone Forsythe- Started 2019 & 2020. Low 3* (83) 2016 recruit. 6th round pick in 2021. LG: Brett Heggie- Starting OC in 2020. LG: Richard Gouraige- Started games when Heggie was out. Started at LG in 2020. Started at LT in 2021 & 2022. OC: Nick Buchanan- Last year at UF. Good player. RG: Chris Bleich- Started 9 games as RFR. Quit the team after GA and transferred to Syracuse. Very good starter in 20222 & 2023 for Syracuse. RG: Ethan White started the last three games. Low 3* (85) 2019 recruit. Lowest rated UF signee. Full time starter in 2020 & 2021 when healthy. Started all 13 games in 2022. RT: Jean Delance- started in 2019, 2020 & 2021. KR: T.J. Moore- Played in all 13 games. Overview: Grade C. Very good group on the left side from OC out (OC, LG & LT). Stability at OG hurt the grade. RG was a particular issue after Banks' retirement. Bleich took over at RG, he wasn’t ready to start, but was the best option. The stress of the situation led to him leaving the team late in the season after the GA game. Moore, Gouriage and White stepped in at OG and stabilized the OL. Heggie actually started at both R/L OG. Stability at OG hurt the OL grade. Five Man Recruiting Class: All five were 3*. Three hits, two misses. Only one signee finished his career at UF. Riley Simmonds OG. Recruiting grade: 89. Kingsley Eguakun OG/OC. Recruiting grade: 87. Michael Tarquin OT. Recruiting grade: 87. William Harrod OT. Recruiting grade: 86. Ethan White OG. Recruiting grade: 85. Lowest rated UF signee. I'll post 2020, part III of VII, in a couple days. Don't want to flood the board with OL reviews.
