Florida quarterback announces that he’s entering the transfer portal

Florida is dropping some depth at quarterback, as Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, a redshirt freshman, introduced on Tuesday that he would enter the switch portal.

It turned clear after spring follow that Del Rio-Wilson was the third quarterback for the Gators. Anthony Richardson and sophomore backup Jack Miller had been clearly forward of him on the depth chart. Del Rio-Wilson noticed restricted motion close to the tip of the spring recreation.

“To start with I wish to thank all of gator nation/gator household for welcoming me in for the reason that starting you might be in all probability one of the best Fanbase on the planet I’ll all the time had love for you guys,” Del Rio-Wilson wrote in a tweet saying his intent to switch. “I’d additionally wish to thank all of the coaches for giving me the chance and an unimaginable expertise. However after lengthy dialogue with my household we really feel it’s greatest that I enter the switch portal at the moment. Thanks for the whole lot gator household!! Go gators!”

Together with Richardson and Miller, redshirt freshman Jalen Kitna and freshman Max Brown are the opposite quarterbacks anticipated to be on the roster this fall.

Right here’s the remainder of Del Rio-Wilson’s Florida bio:

Rated a four-star prospect in accordance with the 247Sports Composite Rankings… Ranked because the No. 16 QB within the nation and the No. 14 general prospect in Georgia in accordance with the 247Sports Composite Rankings… Completed the 2020 Elite 11 Finals as Sports activities Illustrated All-American’s No. 5 QB from the occasion… Performs at a 5A highschool (Cartersville) in Georgia, which is the third-largest classification within the state… Beforehand performed for McEachern Excessive Faculty (Powder Springs, Ga.)… Selected Florida over affords from Florida State, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Ole Miss and Tennessee, amongst others.