The most important players for Florida Gators football in 2022
By Will Thomas
![Florida State Seminoles defensive back Jarques McClellion (15) tries to tackle Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) in the second half. The Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles 24-21 Saturday November 27, 2021 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]2021Flgai 112721 Ufvsfsu Fb](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F92648b23d198c05ff4e9c00f88f2df4c3171e113c86d24f64720ed904b123a14.jpg "Florida State Seminoles defensive back Jarques McClellion (15) tries to tackle Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) in the second half. The Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles 24-21 Saturday November 27, 2021 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]2021Flgai 112721 Ufvsfsu Fb")
Leading the WR Room
Ricky Pearsall, a transfer WR in from ASU, is bringing a lot of excitement to Gainesville. The offseason brought lots of questions about the Gators’ group of receivers, and Napier seemed to answer most of those with the acquisition of Pearsall.
Ricky is coming in as a junior, and has plenty of experience out wide. Last year with the Sun Devils he totaled 48 catches for 580 yards, and has the longest TD of the year for ASU.
Arizona State’s longest play last season came on a screen pass to new #Gators WR Ricky Pearsall, who took it 65 yards to the house vs. UCLA.
— Brandon Carroll (@itsbcarroll) July 18, 2022
Florida is still lacking speed and explosiveness out wide, but the transfer should provide a boost there for Anthony Richardson to work w/ pic.twitter.com/Ni4xx3MkNI
The Gators are going to be depending on Ricky to bring valuable experience and depth to the WR group. Sure, they return guys like Justin Shorter and Xzavier Henderson, but Pearsall’s experience and versatility will be invaluable to the offense.
It’s also worth noting that Ricky earned #1 this offseason, which proves that he comes as advertised and will be dynamic on the field.