Florida OL Ethan White Entering Transfer Portal

Florida left guard Ethan White introduced his plans to enter the switch portal on Saturday.

White, a product of Clearwater (Fla.) Calvary Christian, signed with the Gators within the class of 2019 as a developmental offensive lineman, weighing almost 400 kilos upon arrival. He managed to shed over 50 kilos earlier than the tip of his freshman marketing campaign, wherein he appeared in six video games and paved a path to a future beginning position. 

A promotion evaded White in 2020 as he missed the vast majority of the season with an damage, however he had since manned the left guard spot throughout 20 video games for Florida relationship again to Week 1 of the 2021 season.

For his efforts in 2022 beneath first-year head coach Billy Napier, not permitting a sack throughout his 13 appearances per Professional Soccer Focus, White earned AP All-SEC Second-Staff recognition. He additionally earned an “above common” run-blocking grade of 67.4 (out of 100) from PFF.

White is the twenty second scholarship Florida participant to announce plans to switch this offseason and the fourth to take action because the bowl recreation on Dec. 17, following beginning proper deal with Michael Tarquin‘s departure on Thursday and reserve cornerback Jordan Younger and STAR nook Tre’Vez Johnson’s exits on Friday. 

12 scholarship UF gamers have discovered new houses to this point: Operating again Lorenzo Lingard (Akron), tight ends Nick Elksnis (South Carolina) and Griffin McDowell (UT-Chattanooga), offensive lineman Joshua Braun (Arkansas), defensive lineman Jalen Lee (LSU), exterior linebackers Lloyd Summerall III (USF) and Chief Borders (Nebraska), defensive backs Corey Collier Jr. (Nebraska), Avery Helm (TCU), Donovan McMillon (Pittsburgh) and Kamar Wilcoxson (Temple) and lengthy snapper Marco Ortiz (Nebraska).

White can be the fourth beginning member of Florida’s 2022 offensive line to go away the group this postseason, following Tarquin to the switch portal whereas proper guard O’Cyrus Torrence and left deal with Richard Gouraige declared for the 2023 NFL Draft. Solely middle Kingsley Eguakun and swing deal with/CFN First-Staff Freshman All-American Austin Barber stay.

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