Florida’s big transfer addition at wide receiver may already be dealing with a setback.
After Florida’s 66-21 win over FAU, Jon Sumrall said Eric Singleton Jr. picked up an ankle injury early in the game and tried to return before being shut down.
“Yeah, he had a little ankle. I don’t know how severe.
Tried to give it a go. We’ll see,” Sumrall said.
“I’ll have more information probably for you all Monday. But, yeah, unfortunate.
Happened really, really early.”
Singleton, a senior, was one of Florida’s most talked-about portal pickups this offseason. He arrived after three seasons split between Auburn and Georgia Tech, and his Florida debut was highly anticipated before he wound up missing most of the FAU game.
His track record is part of why the buzz followed him to Gainesville. At Georgia Tech, where Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner held the same job, Singleton broke out in 2023 and earned Freshman All-American honors from the FWAA after leading the Yellow Jackets with 48 catches for 714 yards and 6 touchdowns. He followed that with 754 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns for Georgia Tech.
Singleton later played at Auburn in 2025, where he led the Tigers’ receivers with 58 catches for 534 yards and 3 scores. Auburn wide receivers coach Marcus Davis also joined Sumrall’s Florida staff as UF’s outside wide receivers coach.
Florida now turns to Campbell in Week 2, with the Gators hoping Singleton is ready for the SEC opener in Week 3 on the road at Auburn.
Even without him, the passing game rolled against FAU. Florida finished with 343 passing yards, with Aaron Philo throwing for 275 yards on 16-of-21 passing. Vernell Brown III was the top target, catching 6 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown.
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