Now that Florida football's spring game has come and gone, we won't see the Gators publicly again until they take the field against Long Island University on August 30 in The Swamp.
While performances in practice may not reflect what we saw on Saturday, here is how confident we are feeling about each unit for the Gators, who we think is the best, and who has the most question marks.
Florida Football: Running backs lead the way
This group continues to lead the way for the Gators from top to bottom. Ja'Kobi Jackson was the headliner on Saturday with almost 200 yards rushing off just ten carries, while Jadan Baugh had 56 yards off 11 carries.
Treyaun Webb and KD Daniels didn't even play, and Duke Clark, who is essentially Florida's 5th-string running back for 2025, is a four-star freshman with a 10.77 100-meter dash speed.
2 - Linebackers
This is another extremely deep unit for the Gators, and even with the loss of Shemar James to the NFL Draft, this group may have gotten better with the addition of Ty Jackson, who had 11 tackles in the spring game.
Myles Graham had a great day, too, and add in Pup Howard and Jaden Robinson, and there is a lot to like with the linebackers.
3 - Quarterbacks
Something, something, DJ Lagway is good at football.
Yes, the hopes and dreams of the Gators ride on Lagway in 2025, and one could argue he alone should elevate this to being Florida's top unit. But he sat out all spring to let his shoulder rest, putting an even bigger spotlight on his backups.
Aidan Warner took first-team reps on Saturday, and he was 10/23 passing for 157 yards. Just 47 of his passing yards were considered air yards (total passing yards minus yards after catch, AKA how deep down the field does a QB throw it).
What salvages this group was the day Harrison Bailey had, going 29/41 for 393 passing yards. He had 287 air yards on the day.
4 - Specialists
Trey Smack hit a 56-yard field goal on Saturday and transfer Tommy Doman had a 52-yard punt, so this group seems to be just fine.
The real question mark for Smack is how consistent he will be when the pressure ramps up, as he has had some notable misses during his time in Gainesville (see Arkansas and Tennessee).
5 - Offensive Line
The first team unit for the Gators had a great day clearing the lanes for Jackson and Baugh while only giving up one sack.
This unit went from being a liability early last year to a respectable group by season's end and returned four of the five starters from the unit.
They aren't perfect, and their pressure rate was still a bit high at the end of last year, but continuity has value, and this should be a unit that holds up in 2025.
6 - Cornerbacks
The DBs for Florida were banged up all spring, so getting a true evaluation of them is tough to do.
But Cormani McClain seems to have taken a step forward, and if Dijon Johnson, Sharif Denson, and Devin Moore stay healthy, this could be a plus unit.
7 - EDGE
This was a unit that came on late in 2024 and was a huge reason why Florida had their late four-game winning streak to close out the season.
What they have to prove heading into 2025 is that their late surge wasn't just a mirage. Retaining Tyreak Sapp was huge for this group, but this group also watched Jack Pyburn and T.J. Searcy walk out the door and the Gators replaced them with Kofi Asare from UMass.
George Gumbs and LJ McCray are the two wildcards that will dictate how this unit pans out in the fall.
8 - Wide Receiver
A ton of people love this unit and there are plenty of reasons you could justify having this group much higher.
But even with the monster day that Dallas Wilson had, the wide receiver room still has a ton of question marks to answer heading into 2025.
As we have said throughout the spring, this is a unit that could be a top three group for Florida by the time the season is over. They also have a floor that is low enough to be a bottom three unit.
While Eugene Wilson should be healthy in 2025, he was relegated to 50 orbit motions a game in 2024 before he got hurt. J. Michael Sturdivant had one catch off seven targets on Saturday, which is in line with the metrics he had at UCLA. Aidan Mizell had a touchdown on Saturday, but he has to prove the coaching staff actually trusts him.
Tank Hawkins and Vernell Brown are major speed options for the Gators, but Napier has to prove he is willing to come up with ways to use their speed.
9 - Safeties
This is a group that will have some huge question marks heading into 2025. Jordan Castell took a step back in 2024, while Bryce Thornton was serviceable.
Florida did add Drake Stubbs to their class of 2025, and he had a good day on Saturday. The Gators added Micheal Caraway Jr. out of the portal and also added hard-hitting freshman Lagonza Hayward, but there is minimal proven production within this unit heading into 2025.
10 - Tight Ends
The continued problem with this unit is that at the end of the day they are not dynamic enough to warrant the ammount of snaps they are allocated.
Hayden Hansen is an adequate blocking tight end at best. Tony Livingston has a bit more upside to him but had just 11 catches in 2024. Amir Jackson probably has the highest ceiling of the group, but we didn't get to see him make any catches on Saturday. Florida also added three-star Micah Jones to their class of 2025.
But if Florida continues to run as many two-tight end sets in 2025 as they have in Napier's first three years in Gainesville, this group has to produce more.
11 - Defensive Tackle
As we wrote after the game, the classic spring game conundrum is that if the offense looks good, then the defense looks bad.
But this group had question marks before the spring game, and giving up almost 200 yards rushing to Ja'Kobi Jackson doesn't help those fears.
The problem is this unit lost a ton to graduation and didn't add anyone out of the transfer portal.
Caleb Banks was out on Saturday and his presence will be a huge help, the Gators have next to no proven production on this unit.
The big hope is that Jamari Lyons is ready to take a step forward.