Final injury report for Florida vs. Tennessee
The Florida Gators issued their last availability report Thursday night along with Tennessee. It’s the fourth and final report released before the Gators (3-7, 2-5 SEC) face the No. 20 Volunteers (7-3, 3-3 SEC) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.
Florida has two starters listed as game time decisions in wide receiver Vernell Brown III and safety Bryce Thornton. Brown III, UF’s leading WR this season, has missed two of the last three games with a shoulder injury. Both players have been questionable all week.
The Gators had three players cleared on Thursday: starting left tackle Austin Barber and starting tight end Tony Livingston, both of whom were probable on Wednesday, along with backup quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. after being questionable initially this week.
Florida defensive lineman and preseason All-SEC selection Caleb Banks is set to make his return and has been removed from the injury report, while the Gators have six new additions this week, including nose tackle Michai Boireau and EDGE George Gumbs Jr. both of whom are out.
It will be Banks’ first time playing since the LSU game, when he made his season debut and reinjured his foot, which required surgery. Banks was listed as doubtful last week and upgraded to a game time decision for the Ole Miss game.
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Boireau and Gumbs are two of 12 Florida players out against Tennessee, along with wide receivers Eugene Wilson III and Dallas Wilson, running back Ja’Kobi Jackson, offensive lineman Roderick Kearney, EDGE LJ McCray, linebacker Ty Jackson, and defensive backs Aaron Gates and Dijon Johnson, Michael Caraway Jr. and Javion Toombs.
The Vols have six players out and offensive lineman Wendell Moe Jr. has been cleared after being listed as questionable this week.
Florida Gators availability report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Vernell Brown III | WR | Game Time Decision |
| Bryce Thornton | DB | Game Time Decision |
| Michai Boireau | DL | Out |
| George Gumbs Jr. | EDGE | Out |
| Eugene Wilson III | WR | Out |
| Dallas Wilson | WR | Out |
| Roderick Kearney | OL | Out |
| Ty Jackson | LB | Out |
| Micheal Caraway Jr. | DB | Out |
| Ja’Kobi Jackson | RB | Out |
| Aaron Gates | DB | Out |
| Dijon Johnson | DB | Out |
| LJ McCray | EDGE | Out |
| Javion Tombs | DB | Out |
Tennessee Volunteers availability report
| Player | Position | Status |
| Peyton Lewis | RB | Out |
| Joakim Dodson | WR | Out |
| Miles Kitselman | TE | Out |
| Rickey Gibson III | DB | Out |
| Jermod McCoy | DB | Out |
| Sidney Walton | DB | Out |
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