Reports: Florida's Treon Harris will move from QB to WR
Florida’s Treon Harris is reportedly switching positions.
According to GridironNow.com and InsidetheGators.com, Harris has been working out with the Gators’ wide receivers and will practice at that position when spring ball rolls around. Harris played quarterback for the Gators over the past two seasons.
Harris entered the 2015 season in a battle with Will Grier for the starting job. Grier eventually emerged as the team’s top quarterback, but was suspended by the NCAA in October after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Harris took over the starting role from that point forward, but struggled. The Gators started 6-0 with Grier (who transferred from UF in December), but finished 10-4 after Harris took over. In his nine starts, Harris threw for more than 200 yards just three times. He finished the season with 1.676 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions while completing just 50.6 percent of his passes. He also had 238 yards rushing.
Some schools actually recruited the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Harris as a slot receiver, so the transition could have some potential.
Moving forward, the Gators have plenty of options at quarterback. Redshirt junior Luke Del Rio, who began his career at Alabama and also had a stop at Oregon State, impressed Gators head coach Jim McElwain as scout team quarterback in 2015.
Purdue transfer Austin Appleby will also be in the mix along with two true freshmen: Felieipe Franks and Kyle Trask. Appleby joined the Gators as a graduate transfer in January. He started 11 games for the Boilermakers over the last two seasons.
Both Franks, a four-star recruit, and Trask, a two-star recruit, have enrolled early.
For more Florida news, visit InsideTheGators.com.
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