Florida Gators Football: Grading Each Position From 2016 Season

Tight Ends: F

Outside of the Alabama game, where DeAndre Goolsby had 91 yards and a touchdown on seven catches—a touchdown scored when Florida was down 24, and the game was already lost—the tight ends made virtually no impact in the passing or running game.

Combined in the regular season, Lewis and Goolsby had 47 catches, which is only nine more than Jake McGee had last year by himself. They had only 408 yards in the regular eason, which is only 71 yards more than McGee had by himself last year.

The tight ends only had three touchdowns, which is less than McGee’s four by himself last year.

Gooslby and Lewis also did not even come close to McGee’s ability to run block, as they are undersized to be blocking tight ends.  By far the most disappointing group on this team.

Offensive Line: D+

At times this year, they looked to be improving. At other times, it looked like they had taken a step back.

Overall, they’re still a young group. Martez Ivey has stepped up his play as a true sophomore, T.J. McCoy has shown flashes in his limited time as a true freshman, and Jawaan Taylor by far has been the biggest surprise making the All-SEC freshman team.

But, this group did not play well for most of the season. It struggled against most opponents, even against weaker teams like UMass and North Texas. The offensive line had trouble with playing consistently in both passing, and running game.

This group has gotten deeper, and is starting to develop.  While they played rather poorly down the stretch this year, they showed enough for coaches to believe they can be a more dominant group next year, even with the loss of David Sharpe.