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Florida football: Winners and losers from Gators’ Pro Day

By Jeremy Klump

Oct 5, 2019; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Marco Wilson (3) celebrates his interception during the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2019; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Marco Wilson (3) celebrates his interception during the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 5, 2019; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Marco Wilson (3) celebrates his interception during the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida football Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2019; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators defensive back Marco Wilson (3) celebrates his interception during the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida football Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports /

The Florida Gators have some big-named 2021 NFL Draft prospects, making their Pro Day must-watch television. It was nice for Florida football fans to see some former Gators wearing the blue and orange one more time.

All eyes were on the Gators’ draft prospects as they performed multiple NFL Combine test to showcase their skills. The former Gators did the typical 40-yard dash, broad jump, vertical jump, short shuttle, three-cone, bench press, and on-field drills in front of tons of NFL scouts, coaches, general managers, and owners.

Pro Days have become an essential aspect of the draft process, as COVID-19 took away the 2021 NFL Combine. Teams were still able to interview and check medicals on the Gators invited, but there was no typical event that many fans have fallen in love with.

Without the NFL Combine, many Pro Day numbers have been called not question, as the times are unofficial. The 40-yard dash times have seemed faster for sure, but as Warren Sharp of SharpFootballAnalysis.com pointed out (via Ryan McCrystal), Florida has been known to have players actually run their 40-yard dash slower than they have at the NFL Combine.

A stat like that is actually extremely surprising, but it makes you feel good about the Gators’ times as they gear up for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Florida’s biggest star, Kyle Pitts, did work out at the Florida Pro Day. Pitts is the No. 1 player in the 2021 NFL Draft, so a great workout would have solidified him as a top 6 pick. Wide receiver Kadarius Toney was a player many wanted to see at his Pro Day as well.

The complete list of Gators that participated in the Florida football Pro Day (via FloridaGators.com) was: Kyree Campbell, Shawn Davis, Brett DioGuardi, Marlon Dunlap Jr., Stone Forsythe, Trevon Grimes, Brett Heggie, Evan McPherson, Nick Oelrich, Kyle Pitts, Tedarrell Slaton, Brad Stewart Jr., Donovan Stiner, Kadarius Toney, Kyle Trask, Marco Wilson, Adam Shuler, Kalif Jackson, and Martez Ivey.

With that in mind, here are the winners and losers of the Florida football Pro Day.

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