Florida football injury update, 13 players out for Kentucky, including WR Eugene Wilson III
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LEXINGTON, Ky − Florida football enters its SEC matchup against Kentucky at Kroger Field a banged-up bunch.
In total, 13 players are out for the Florida Gators, including wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (ankle sprain), wide receiver Dallas Wilson (broken foot), defensive tackle Caleb Banks and running back Ja'Kobi Jackson.
Florida will be bolstered by the return of wide receivers Vernell Brown III and Aidan Mizell, who were out against Georgia. Brown had 32 catches for 451 yards on the season, while Mizell had 11 catches for 107 yards and 1 TD.
Florida interim coach Billy Gonzales said Brown looked good during the week in practice. Brown also provides a weapon for UF on special teams, averaging 13.9 yards per punt return and 17.4 yards per kickoff return.
"He's been out running around," Gonzales said. "He's done a great job catching balls. He was in shoulder pads (Wednesday) with us, rocking and rolling."
Kentucky has nine players out, including starting defensive tackle Tavion Gadson, who has 2.5 sacks this season. Defensive back DJ Waller Jr. is a game-time decision.
Florida football injuries
Out
WR − Eugene Wilson III
RB −Treyaun Webb
RB −Ja'Kobi Jackson
DE − LJ McCray
DB − Aaron Gates
DB −Dijon Johnson
DL − Caleb Banks
WR − Dallas Wilson
LB − Grayson Howard
LB − Ty Jackson
DB − Michael Caraway Jr.
DB − Javion Toombs
WR − Taylor Spierto
Kentucky football injuries
Out
WR − Troy Stellato
RB −Jamarion Wilcox
DB− Terhyon Nichols
DB − Jaden Smith
ILB − Devin Smith
OL −Aba Selm
WR −David Washington Jr.
TE −Elijah Brown
DL −Tavion Gadson
Game time decision
DB − DJ Waller Jr.
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Injury updates for Florida football for its SEC Week 11 matchup with Kentucky
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