Some info about Florida for those that don't know and somewhat care:
UF has a very experienced and healthy offensive line. That is the #1 biggest difference between 2013 and 2014 right now.
Chaz Green is back at RT after missing the whole 2013 season. He has started for 2 years before his injury and is a huge upgrade at RT from last year. DJ Humphries is back for his 3rd season at left tackle, after missing 7 games last year with injury. In short, this should make UF's pass protection way better than last year. Max Garcia, who is really an inside player who played tackle at times last year in reserve moved to center. He had a solid spring and was UF's best OL in 2013. Tyler Moore, another guy that was played out of position before he was hurt, is playing at guard, his natural position. He is a RS JR and has a lot of experience. Big Trenton Brown will be playing right guard, and he is about 6'8, 350. He played well at tackle last year and has been a HUGE run blocker at the guard position. The line is big, it is eperienced (3 srs, 2 jrs, many starts), and there are 3 decent back ups.
Jeff Driskel is the QB. YOu all know about him. He is very hard to read. He is dangerous with his feet, and has accurate intermediate pass. His deep pass is not very good, although its more about touch than arm strength, of which he has loads. He has experience, he's 12-3 as a starter, the only question is his health and his mental state.
Florida's RB position is quite good this year. Kelvin Taylor is the clear starter. He doesn't have elite speed, but he is very elusive and strong, and has a lot of quickness in space. Mack Brown is the probable back up, and the road grader. Matt Jones is healthy, and 235, and will be the big back in the offense. Adam Lane, a RsFR was impressive in the spring and my push for the 2nd string job. A strong and deep unit. They are all big. Lane is 222 and Taylor and Brown are both over 200.
The WR unit is sort of a mystery. Quinton Dunbar is solid and consistent, but nothing special or scary deep. Andre Debose is back healthy but no one knows if he will make an impact at WR or just stay at KR. The WR unit will live and die in the hands of 4 talented, but inexperienced guys: Chris Thompson, Alvin Bailey, Demarcus Robinson, and Ahamd Fulwood. Thompson is a deep threat, BAiley is a slot guy, RObinson can do it all, and Fulwood is a big body. This is easily Florida's most talented WR unit since 2009.The only question is can they produce. The unit will be helped out immensely by the TE transfer Jake McGee from Virginia. He is a big 6'5 pass catching TE and a huge addition to the offense. He had a good career at UVA before transferring and gives UF's passing game an instant upgrade.
The DL starters are all veteran guys. Orr and Cummings are SR's at DT that are very solid, if not spectacular like Easley. Fowler and Bullard could be special at the ends, but if not that, certainly very good. The depth is a question mark this year. Guys you've never heard before like Cox, McCallister, Bostwick, and Brantley are the 2nd unit and they haven't played much. Will be interesting to see how they play. Two freshmen will play, Willis and a guy named Taven Bryan. A deep, talented unit, with some questions about the experience of the 2nd unit.
The LB corp is SO different from last year. UF had 6 LB injured last year at various times. THe main rotation this year will be: Mike Taylor, Antonio Morrison, Jarrad Davis, and Neiron Ball. This is an experienced and talented group. The back ups though, Anzalone and ROlin, are coming off of injury and are inexperienced. The unit is very fast and should be solid.
The secondary is very young, but super talented. VH3 is one of the best players in the country at one corner. Brian Poole is the nickel back and has a ton of experience. Jabari Gorman is the one safety with a lot of experience, but a trio of players, Marcus Maye, Marcell Harris, and Keanu Neal are the guys everyone is excited about. They don't have much experience but they are very fast, and talented. Duke Dawson is the other starting corner as of today and he is a freshman, and the first guy off thebench, Jalen Tabor, is another freshmen. All in all, a very fast and physical secondary, but there will be some questions about experience. Still, a strong unit.
Special teams, the 1st and 2nd string punters are both very good, there are some questions about kicker but Hardin was 4-4 in the spring game. Debose is the best KR in the SEC, and the PR game will be decent again with Bailed, VH3 or Robinson returning. The coverage teams will be very strong again.
IN summary:
The offense should be better because of overall health and a better OL. They will be 100% out of the shotgun, which should also fit Driskel better. I can pretty much GUARANTEE that the offense will be better than last year.
The defense will be another solid, hard working unit.
Special teams should be, at worst, average, with the chance of being very good if kicking is OK.
A tough match up for UT if fully healthy because of all the experience on the OL and the front 7 on defense. Barring injury, it would surprise me given those advantages if UF lost to UT this year.
