Billy Napier evaluates talent of Florida quarterback room, plan moving forward

When Billy Napier took over as the head coach for Florida Gators football, he inherited a talented quarterback room. Both quarterbacks who split starts last year in Emory Jones and Anthony Richardson elected to stay with the Gators for the 2022 season. And not only that, but former Ohio State redshirt freshman quarterback Jack Miller III has landed in Gainesville thanks to the transfer portal.

On Friday, while speaking at the Gator’s end of the year press conference, Napier spoke on the talent that he now has at the quarterback position.

“Yeah, we’re fortunate to have some really good players, you know. I think we got some dynamic, you know it’s been well documented. AR, I mean it’s impressive to watch, right. So I couldn’t be more excited about that room,” said Napier.

“I felt like we needed to add a player there, some depth there. I’m certain, Kitna, Del Rio, we got we got a good room, right. And I think I’d be more prepared to comment on that once we kind of begin the work, you know. But just based off of what I’ve observed so far, we’ve got a very capable room. I’m excited to work with that whole group.”

Florida adds corner from rival Georgia

The Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier have added some national championship blood to their football roster. Former Georgia cornerback Jalen Kimber has committed to Florida for the 2022 season.

Kimber saw action in one game this season against UAB, but he was sidelined most of the season with a shoulder injury. He injured his shoulder during the strength and conditioning portion of the 2021 off-season and attempted to play through the injury.

The Gators’ cornerback coach, Corey Raymond, prioritized the redshirt freshman shortly after he entered the transfer portal on Wednesday. And the Florida coach must have a way with words as it took less than a week to convince Kimber to switch sides and one of the biggest rivalries and not just the SEC but college football.

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.