Florida football injury update, WR Vernell Brown III active, WR Eugene Wilson III out for Kentucky
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Florida football wide receiver Vernell Brown III is listed as active UF’s upcoming game at Kentucky, per the latest SEC Availability Report on Thursday, Nov. 6.
Brown, the leading receiver for the Florida Gators with 32 catches for 451 yards on the season, missed UF’s last game against rival Georgia after suffering a shoulder sprain Oct. 18 against Mississippi State.
The 5-foot-11, 178-pound Brown also has been a weapon on special teams this season, averaging 13.9 yards per punt return and 17.4 yards per kickoff return.
Wide receiver Aidan Mizell and running back Duke Clark also will be back for UF against the Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Wide receiver Eugene Wilson III has been ruled out for Florida against Kentucky. Wilson stepped up in Brown’s absence last week with nine catches for 121 yards and 1 TD against Georgia.
In all, 14 Florida players are listed as out for the Gators, with defensive back Michael Caraway Jr. and wide receiver Dallas Wilson joining the list after suffering injuries on Nov. 1 against the Bulldogs.
Florida football injuries
Per SEC Availability Report
Out
WR − Eugene Wilson III
RB −Treyaun Webb
RB −Ja’Kobi Jackson
DE − LJ McCray
DB − Aaron Gates
RB − Duke Clark
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
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 story was updated with new information
