Florida Gators 2024 Senior Bowl Recap
Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and center Kingsley Eguakun, who are headed to the NFL, participated in the 2024 Senior Bowl week of workouts and prospect all-star game this past week. Their goal was to improve their draft standings by making an impression on professional staff and decision-makers. Following a stellar practice week, Pearsall—Florida’s top receiver in 2022 and 2023—did not play in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. Pearsall, who is 6 feet 7/8 inches, 193 pounds, and has arms that measure 30 and 3/4 inches, made a few highlights-worthy catches and regularly caused disruptions against defensive backs who were also on the NFL’s radar.
Daniel Jeremiah, an NFL Network analyst, described Pearsall as “quick and fast and has been impressive as a route runner” on Thursday, according to On3 Sports. He’s actually done a great job of separating. When you watch his tape from Florida, you can see it in the double moves. After the catch, quarterbacks can just place the ball in their hands and let them run with it.
Despite having recuperated for almost three months between his last game at UF and the Senior Bowl, the 300-pound, 32 and 3/4-inch-armed, 6-foot-3 and 1/4-inch Eguakun dazzled spectators during practice week and started at center for the National Team on Saturday.
Even though the offensive line rotated at the start of every series, Eguakun was added back in several times to improve the unit’s performance, including once during a drive. Eguakun did not permit any quarterback pressure or sack during the game, according to All Gators’ scouting, in which the National Team defeated the American Team 16–7 by relying primarily on its passing game. During a 2nd-and-10 run-pass option, Eguakun performed a flawless sliding zone block that sold the run to the linebackers and created a window of opportunity for quarterback Sam Hartman to hit wide receiver Luke McCaffrey on a slant route for a first down.
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A former Florida Gator’s center and athletic director died at 78.
Former Gators athletic director Bill Carr, 78, died Saturday. University of Florida officials confirmed his death on Sunday.
Carr was born in Gainesville and was a three-year starting center for the Gators. During his senior year at UF, Carr was roommates with Steve Spurrier.
Carr was a fourth-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1967. He left the team within a year of being drafted to serve in the Army in Korea.
In 1970, Carr returned to UF as a graduate assistant for the Gators while earning a master’s degree in education. He became the assistant to the athletic director Ray Graves in 1974.
When Graves retired, Carr was promoted to athletic director and was the youngest AD in Division 1 history.
Carr was athletic director for seven years from 1979 through 1986.
After he left the position, he served as executive director of a youth advocacy group before becoming an athletic director in Houston.
