Florida Gators Football: Grading Each Position From 2016 Season

Running Backs: B-

Jordan Scarlett, and Lamical Perine have really given the Florida Gators a dynamic duo for their running game, while Jordan Cronkrite and Mark Thompson took a back seat.

When Florida ran, they ran hard. The vision helped them run through what little holes they got, and punished anyone trying to tackle them. As far as passing, they were subpar, and did not make many plays via the pass.

We have seen this group take over games at different times during the season, and if the offensive line can improve next year, they will become even more dangerous.

If Thompson uses this off-season to work on his ball security—which was an issue this year, and the primary reason why he lost carries—the Gators can have a very scary trio of running backs.

Wide Receivers: C+

This a young receiving corps, and have a lot of young weapons, but they were above-average, at best. Florida’s best offensive weapon, Antonio Calloway was a non-factor in the second half pretty much every week.

Calloway only had 16 receptions on an average of 10.7 yards per catch in the second half of games this season. It has to do with Calloway never being 100 percent. Florida needs to fix that since Calloway is the linchpin of the passing game.

Powell took a bigger role this year, and is a good compliment to Calloway. Florida also has their young stars with Tyrie Cleveland, Jeff Hammond, and Freddie Swain. This group will be much better next year, though, no matter the quarterback situation.