GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gators coach Jon Sumrall, in his first press conference inside the Heavener Football Training Center since his introduction two months ago, got straight to business on Wednesday.

“Appreciate you all being here to cover, I guess, what used to be signing day,” Sumrall opened. “It’s not really signing day anymore. That’s kind of gone and passed. Today is maybe, sort of, roster finalization day to some degree.”

National Roster Finalization Day doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue as smooth as National Signing Day, but then again, what does in today’s college football landscape. The sport has changed rapidly in recent years and shows no signs of calming down any time soon as lawsuits, tampering charges and College Football Playoff expansion linger at the 50-yard line.

Still, the game remains wildly popular and Sumrall’s arrival has injected a much-needed dose of enthusiasm for Florida fans beaten down by a difficult five-year stretch.

Soon after Sumrall was hired in early December, Florida inked its first group of high school players under his watch. And in the weeks that followed, as Sumrall led his Tulane team into the CFB Playoff, he began the work of finalizing his first UF roster through the transfer portal.

That job is complete (for now) with only one transfer portal window open under the system that is now in place.

“We kind of know who’s on our team, especially now that there’s no second portal window, which I’m probably in the minority there,” Sumrall said. “I’d be okay with a second portal window, being a first-year head coach, because I think it gives you a chance to maybe assess who you are through the spring and maybe re-calibrate if you’ve got some gaps within your roster.

“Like where we’re at in a lot of ways. Don’t really know where we’re at in a lot of ways, too.”

While the football-centric websites that cover the Gators spent much of December and January chasing the comings and goings in the transfer portal, we here at FloridaGators.com are limited in our coverage (for now) due to compliance rules, but now we can take a closer look at the transactions of the past several weeks.

Here are post-National Signing Day charts looking at the fresh faces still finding their way around campus, and those who exited the building during the coaching transition:

 

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HELLO NEWCOMERS …
 

PLAYER	POS.	HT/WT	SCHOOL	COMMENT
DJ Coleman	S	6-1/210	Baylor	Had 46 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 2 INT in 12 games last season; 35 games with Bears over three seasons
Lacota Dippre	TE	6-3/252	James Madison	Caught 17 passes, 192 yards, 3 TDs in 2025; started career at Charlotte as a defensive lineman
DK Kalu	DT	6-4/309	Baylor	Rejoins Bears teammate Brendan Bett with Gators, who could use him to up production (11 tackles last season)
Bailey Stockton	WR	5-11/185	Georgia Tech	Had 38 catches, 439 yards, 1 TD in two seasons at GT, including 21 for 233 yards last season
Alec Clark	P	6-1/184	Tulane	Australian led the AAC by averaging 46.5 yards per punt, and booted 16 inside 20; started career at Marshall
Patrick Durkin	K	5-10/175	Tulane	Blossomed as AAC Special Teams POY in 2025, making 25 of 28 FGA
Evan Pryor	RB	5-9/195	Cincinnati	Rushed for 522 yards and 6.9 yards per carry last season; Sumrall impressed by edge he has shown in workouts
Eagan Boyer	OT	6-8/302	Penn State	Rotation player at Penn State, earning start in Pinstripe Bowl; followed OL coach Phil Trautwein to UF
TJ Shanahan Jr.	OG	6-4/315	Penn State	Started career at Texas A&M and made five starts in only season at Penn State; won a state title in high school
Emmanuel Oyebadejo	DE	6-7/295	Jacksonville State	Grew up in England and developed into a force at FCS Jacksonville State; 41 tackles, 4.5 sacks in 2025
Aaron Philo	QB	6-2/220	Georgia Tech	Backup to Haynes King past two seasons, starting once; familiar with OC Buster Faulkner’s offense
Micah Mays Jr.	WR	6-2/196	Wake Forest	Florida native had 34 catches, 520 yards, 4 TDs in past two seasons for Demon Deacons
Cam Dooley	S	6-2/208	Kentucky	Exceptional athlete had 30 tackles, an INT and forced fumble last season for Wildcats under DC Brad White
Elijah Owens	DB	6-3/210	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	Had 65 tackles and an INT in only season in junior college; provides depth at a position of need for Gators
London Montgomery	RB	5-11/197	East Carolina	Signed with Penn State, transferred to East Carolina, where he rushed for 1,001 yards, 9 TDs in two seasons
Emeka Ugorji	OL	6-5/300	Stanford	Started eight games as a true freshman for Cardinal, seven at right guard; promising addition to roster
Harrison Moore	C	6-5/300	Georgia Tech	Started nine games last season and did not allow a sack; Faulkner calls him a “throwback” similar to Jake Slaughter
Carter Milliron	LS	6-0/257	Louisiana	Appeared in 44 games for Ragin’ Cajuns and will compete to replace reliable Rocco Underwood
Luke Harpring	TE	6-3/240	Georgia Tech	A four-star prospect out of high school, Harpring snagged 16 passes for 201 yards in 17 appearances at GT
Eric Singleton Jr.	WR	5-10/180	Auburn	Started career at Georgia Tech, and in one season at Auburn, speedster had 58 catches for 534 yards a season ago
Miller Fealy*	P	6-2/210	UT-Martin	Australian played at Southwestern Oklahoma State in 2025, signed with Gators after brief alliance with UT-Martin
TJ Bullard*	LB	6-1/215	UCF	Primarily a special teams player in four seasons at UCF; legacy Gator whose father is Thaddeus Bullard
Kanye Clark	S	6-0/190	UCLA	California native made way onto field last season to finish with 23 tackles and forced fumble at CB and nickel
Jaylen Lloyd	WR	5-10/180	Oklahoma State	Started career at Nebraska, where he caught 19 passes in two seasons; nonfactor with Cowboys, rebooting
Hunter Solwold*	LS	6-3/240	Washington	Played in Under-Armour All-American Game out of HS; appeared in one game in only season with Huskies
Mason Clinton	DL	6-5/265	Southern Miss	Well-traveled with stops at Louisiana-Lafayette, East Mississippi JC, Southern Miss, UF; 16 tackles in 2025
Evan Chieca	TE	6-5/250	New Haven	First UF transfer from FCS-level New Haven, where he caught 31 passes and 4 TDs last season
Jordy Lowery	DB	5-11/167	East Carolina	Bartow native had six picks with Western Carolina in 2024; in only season at ECU, had 27 tackles
Ace Ciongoli*	WR	5-11/190	Indiana	A Massachusetts native, Ciongoli did not play as a freshman with Hoosiers and found a home at UF
Tripp Brown Jr.*	TE	6-5/237	Tampa Plant	Prep signee played at winning program in Tampa and finished with 25 touchdowns and All-State nod
Liam Padron*	K	5-9/205	Texas A&M	Adds depth in kicking room after limited action with Aggies; played at Bartram Trail HS in St. Johns County

*Preferred walk-on

GOODBYE TRANSFERS …

 

PLAYER	POS.	HT/WT	SCHOOL	COMMENT
Muizz Tounkara	WR	6-3/208	Houston	Under-the-radar project former staff seemed seek landed back home in Texas
Tarvorise Brown	DL	6-7/296	North Carolina	Flashed in preseason camp but was a nonfactor and starts fresh with Tar Heels
DJ Lagway	QB	6-3/247	Baylor	Face of program made 19 UF starts but inconsistency and coaching change led to exit
KD Daniels	RB	5-11/203	Wake Forest	Touchdown in Gasparilla Bowl his highlight with Gators
Mike Peterson Jr.*	WR	6-1/164	Florida A&M	Legacy Gator moved on in search of opportunity to play
Josiah Davis	S	6-1/199	Norfolk State	Unable to get onto field at UF, part of Coach Michael Vick’s second signing class
Jordan Castell	S	6-2/213	Kentucky	Three-year starter who was serviceable; veteran landed with Wildcats in SEC
Aidan Mizell	WR	6-2/185	UCLA	Had a couple of moments but plagued by injuries, inconsistency
Teddy Foster	CB	6-1/186	USF	Not a lot to remember in short UF stay; second chance under new USF regime
Marcus Mascoll	OL	6-5/308	Georgia State	See above: Foster; should have better chance to play in return home to Atlanta
Jamroc Grimsley	CB	6-2/198	Mississippi State	Never fit in after transferring from Alabama
Tank Hawkins	WR	5-10/178	Washington State	Said goodbye before season was over; offers WSU speed in cross-country move
Grayson Howard	LB	6-4/236	USF	Lost his job and apparently his desire to play for Gators as he remained on sideline
Hayden Hansen	TE	6-6/269	Oklahoma	Workmanlike player who was a regular contributor in two tight-end sets
Michai Boireau	DL	6-5/349	Ole Miss	A promising player who Rebels poached; clinched Billy Napier’s final UF win
Enoch Wangoy	OL	6-7/333	Ole Miss	OK, need to look up where he was from — England. Makes sense he landed in Oxford.
Devon Manuel	OL	6-7/307	Appalachian State	He was here but seemed invisible after transferring from Arkansas
Naeshaun Montgomery	WR	6-1/189	Missouri	Arrived with promise but played sparingly in a talented receivers room
Noel Portnjagin	OL	6-5/306	James Madison	OK, need to look up where he was from, too — Germany. Rejoined Napier at JMU
Eugene Wilson III	WR	5-10/194	LSU	Injuries zapped production after a stellar freshman season created buzz
Sharif Denson	DB	5-11/195	Ole Miss	Physical player who showed promise moved on to join Boireau with Rebels
Chad Gasper Jr.	RB	5-11/206	TBA	Was not around long and next stop remains uncertain
Aaron Gates	DB	6-0/198	Kentucky	One of team’s best DBs in 2024 until injuries resurfaced and set him back in 2025
DeBraun Hampton*	WR	5-10/187	Baylor	HS teammate of Lagway’s heads back home with his QB
Jackson Wade*	WR	5-11/185	Boston College	Special-teams player left for BC to make his mark
Evan Noel	K	6-0/165	Houston	Top-rated recruit, DNP in 2025 behind Trey Smack
Treyaun Webb	RB	5-11/217	Appalachian State	Had 93 yards on 21 carries as freshman; injured in 2025, fresh start with Mountaineers
Cameron Kossmann	TE	6-5/245	Boston College	Only appearance came in season opener, left for Eagles
Ja’Kobi Jackson	RB	5-11/214	Ohio State	Injury spoiled his 2025 season but found a good landing spot with Buckeyes
Scott Isacks III*	TE	6-4/250	UAB	Played on special teams in 2023-24, but DNP last season; gets a second chance at UAB
Hayden Craig	P	2026	LSU	DNP, short stay at UF for Canadian import now in Baton Rouge
Mack Mulhern	LS	2026	LSU	DNP as freshman after coming to UF from Arizona; joined Craig at LSU
Tony Livingston	TE	2026	Baylor	Joins Lagway with Bears; caught 23 passes for 232 yards and 4 TDs at UF
Brien Taylor Jr.	DL	2026	TBA	Seeking another year of eligibility; recently visited Clemson and Tennessee

*Preferred walk-on