Halloween season is right around the corner, and if you need a good horror film to watch to get you in the mood, just put on a film of the Florida Gators offense in 2025.
At this point, we are running out of words to describe just how bad Florida's offense is, and the anger and frustration are compounded after Billy Napier doubled and tripled down to remain the offensive coordinator.
But if words aren't your thing, then let's try some numbers that paint a picture of how Florida's offense isn't just bad, it is legitimately one of the worst in the country in 2025.
129th in Tackles For A Loss Against
Remember against LIU when Florida gave up 11 tackles for a loss but you weren't supposed to raise an eyebrow because Florida won 55-0?
Yeah...
The Gators have since gone on to give up 19 more tackles for a loss over their next three games and are 129th in TFLs against. There are only five FBS schools with more.
122nd in 3rd Down Conversions
Florida went 0/13 on third downs against Miami.
Is that good?
I don't think that's good.
But it didn't happen in a vacuum, and it isn't anything new in the Billy Napier Era. Last year, the Gators were 92nd in 3rd down conversions and 86th in 2023.
Hell, go back to Napier's 2021 squad at Louisiana that was 91st, and you begin to see a pattern where Napier believes if it's 3rd and 5, that you are only allowed to gain five yards.
110th in seconds per play
This is also not a new stat in the Napier Era and one we have highlighted before, but Florida just tends to take way too long between plays.
On average, Florida takes 28.6 seconds between plays to get the next snap off.
This may seem trivial, but there are some byproducts that result from it:
- It turns every game into a "low event" game, which makes games against weaker opponents wind up closer than they need to be.
- Florida constantly has to call timeouts to save a delay of the game because the playcall comes in too slow.
- Florida never seems to have urgency, even when losing. Such was the case against Miami.
18% drop in passes at least ten yards down the field
One of the things that made DJ Lagway so effective last season was the fact that he was able to stretch the field and get chunk yards in a hurry. Last year, 48% of Lagway's passing attempts were at least ten yards down the field.
But this year, whether it's his shoulder or Napier's offense, just 30% of Lagway's attempts have been at least ten yards down the field.
Perhaps even more striking, last year 18% of Lagway's attempts were at least 20 yards down the field. This year, just 5% and the only completion he has where the receiver was at least 20 yards down the field was the highlight reel catch from Vernell Brown III against LIU.
93rd in plays of 10+ yards
The end result of not stretching the field and not going deep is that Florida has just 46 plays of at least ten yards through four games. To put that is perspective, the University of Central Florida has 47 plays of at least ten yards through three games.
In fact, if we were to look at the average in this metric, Florida would easily be down in the 100s, given that a number of teams behind them have only played three games.