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Florida football: 5 Gators to watch Saturday against Georgia

By Matthew Clark

GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Lamical Perine #2 of the Florida Gators rushes against Jaylen McCollough #22 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Lamical Perine #2 of the Florida Gators rushes against Jaylen McCollough #22 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Lamical Perine #2 of the Florida Gators rushes against Jaylen McCollough #22 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL- SEPTEMBER 21: Lamical Perine #2 of the Florida Gators rushes against Jaylen McCollough #22 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first half of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

We are closing in on being less than 24 hours away from kickoff between Florida football and Georgia in the 2019 installment of the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. It could be a doozy.

The countdown starts now as there is less than 24 hours before No. 6 Florida football takes on No. 8 Georgia in this year’s World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville.

There’s no doubt what’s at stake here.

A win and the Gators remain in the driver’s seat to be the SEC East representative in the conference championship game in December.

A loss doesn’t end the season, but we’ll likely lament for about a week if it happens.

By now, we all know that Georgia has a strong running game and the Florida football defense is welcoming back a pair of leaders and the offense returns one of the most prolific playmakers on the squad.

With that, here’s a look at five Gators to watch Saturday at the Cocktail Party.

ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 24: Kadarius Toney #1 of the Florida Gators scores a touchdown in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes in the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 24: Kadarius Toney #1 of the Florida Gators scores a touchdown in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes in the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on August 24, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

1. Kadarius Toney, wide receiver

It’s great to know that wide receiver Kadarius Toney is making his return to the offense after missing the last four games with an injury.

I’m really hoping Florida football head coach Dan Mullen utilizes Toney a lot against Georgia, but he may want to ease him back into the offense.

light. Must Read. Gators injury report ahead of Saturday's Cocktail Party

Regardless, Toney can be explosive with the football. He had three catches for 72 yards before suffering his injury and still leads the Gators in average yards per catch this season – of course, a lot of those yards came on the 66-yard touchdown pass in the win over Miami in Week 0.

But, still, Toney is a force to be reckoned with, especially if he’s 100% Saturday.

Just imagine these targets on the field at the same time for quarterback Kyle Trask: Toney, Kyle Pitts, Van Jefferson and Josh Hammond/Freddie Swain.

Yeah, that sounds exciting.

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