2020: KR = Key reserve. LT: Stone Forsythe- Very low 3* (83) 2016 recruit. Excellent career at UF. 6th round pick in 2021. LG: Richard Gouraige- Starting LT in 2021 & 2022. OC: Brett Haggie- Last year. Two year starter. Good career. RG: Stewart Reese- MSU transfer. Started in 2020 & 2021. RT: Jean Delance- Started in 2020 & 2021. KR: Kingsley Equakun- Played in all 12 games. Starting OC in 2021, 2022 & 2023. KR: Ethan White- Low 3* (85) 2019 recruit. Lowest rated UF signee. Played in only four games because of injury. Starting LG in 2021 & 2022. KR: Josh Braun- Appeared in 11 games as a true Fr. Started 7 games at OG in 2021. KR: Michael Tarquin- Appeared in 10 games as a RFR. Started a combined 10 games at RT in 2021 & 2022. Overview: Grade B. A good group; a quality SEC OL. I say B+ from center to LT and C+ at RG/RT. The group of young reserves was encouraging. It appeared Mullen and Hevesy were building a consistent high-quality SEC OL. Five Man Recruiting Class with one Transfer. One Signee never enrolled at UF, so it ended up as a Four Man Class: One 4* and three 3*. Three hits, two misses. Three hits with the four enrollees. None of the HS signees finished their careers at UF. Isaiah Walker OT 4*: Never played for UF. Recruiting grade: 93. Joshua Braun OT/OG 4*. Recruiting grade: 91. Gerald Mincey OT 3*. Recruiting grade: 88. Richie Leonard OG 3*. Recruiting grade: 85. Stewart Reese OG 3*. Transfer, 2016 Recruiting grade: 83.
A few comments on these guys: Forsythe was one of the biggest transformation of body and abilities I ever saw at UF. Other than a father who got a cup of coffee in the NFL and a massive frame, there was nothing that suggested he would ever make the field when recruited. Stewart Reese saved our bacon by transferring. He wasn't elite, but he had to make up the difference with Delance beside him. It would be hard for me to give them a B but there was some quality in Forsythe and Heggie. That recruiting class of freshmen (with how White performed after recovery) did give some hope. I just don't see it would have stuck long term anyhow as NIL was coming, and Walker was one of those takes that was for rankings only. Mincey was a good underrated pickup that stung losing him to UTk.
