GAINESVILLE — After a breakout game against Georgia, Florida’s Tre Wilson will miss Saturday night’s visit to Kentucky as injuries continue to decimate the Gators’ receiving corps.
Wilson is out with a lower leg injury, according to Wednesday’s SEC availability report. The redshirt sophomore recorded season highs with nine receptions for 121 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown during la…
GAINESVILLE — After a breakout game against Georgia, Florida’s Tre Wilson will miss Saturday night’s visit to Kentucky as injuries continue to decimate the Gators’ receiving corps.
Wilson is out with a lower leg injury, according to Wednesday’s SEC availability report. The redshirt sophomore recorded season highs with nine receptions for 121 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown during last weekend’s 24-20 loss to Georgia.
True freshman Dallas Wilson suffered a season-ending foot injury late in the first half against Georgia, while true freshman Vernell Brown III and redshirt sophomore Aidan Mizell sat out. Brown and Mizell are questionable against Kentucky.
The spat of injuries leaves redshirt senior J. Michael Sturdivant as UF’s only receiver to start a game in 2025. With 17 receptions for 235 yards and a score, the UCLA transfer is the Gators’ only receiver with more than six catches or 100 receiving yards.
Redshirt freshman TJ Abrams, who has six receptions for 97 yards, will have an increased role, as will sophomore Tank Hawkins (two catches, 16 yards) and true freshman Naeshaun Montgomery (two for 19 yards).
Brown, who leads UF with 32 receptions for 451 yards, was on the practice field in shoulder pads Wednesday, Gonzales said. But it remains unclear whether the former Orlando Jones standout is able to play.
“He’s been out running around,” Gonzales said. “He’s done a great job catching balls. We just got to make sure at the end of the day, is he ready to go? Is he not ready to go? There’s a big difference between the two once you start getting ready to start banging with the pads on.
“He’s looked really good in practice, so we’ll figure that part out hopefully in the next day or two.”
Tre Wilson’s injury is the latest setback for the 5-foot-10, 193-pound Tampa native.
After totaling 61 receptions for 538 yards and scoring a team-high six touchdowns in 2023, last season he managed just 19 catches for 266 yards and a score in five games before season-ending hip surgery.
Wilson entered the Georgia game with 18 catches for just 118 yards, but two touchdowns.
Edgar Thompson can be reached at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com