Defensive line coach Gerald Chatman played a significant role in Florida’s defensive turnaround throughout the 2024 season.

Interest from the NFL and other high-profile programs should not be a surprise, though, after Chatman's performance in 2024. Led by veterans Cam Jackson, Desmond Watson and Caleb Banks ...

Banks, however, quickly became one of the faces of the defense and garnered significant draft hype for his play ... Additionally, senior Desmond Watson played arguably his most-consistent season ...

He’s a physical specimen built to disrupt opposing offenses. Desmond Watson, Florida’s 450-pound lineman-turned-ball carrier in last season’s Gasparilla Bowl, proved that the Gators aren’t ...

The Gators lost 57 combined tackles and nearly 800 combined pounds with the departures of Cam Jackson and Armwood High alumnus Desmond Watson. Look for 355-pound sophomore Michai Boireau (15 ...