GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rather than heading into the locker room during halftime of the spring game, the Florida Gators stayed on the field. As spring camp drew to an end, Napier took the time to award players for their performance throughout the past month. It’s a tradition started by Steve Spurrier and one that Billy Napier has continued with his team.
“I think I told each one of those guys when we were handing out awards, some of our leaders on defense, ‘Hey, we need to respond, get some stops.’ Certainly, the staff did a good job of changing it up a little bit in the second half,” Napier said after the spring game in 2023.
The spring game halftime awards show is a tradition that was started by former Florida coach Steve Spurrier. He held one for all 12 years during his tenure.
“One of the best things we used to do was we gave all the awards at halftime of the spring game,” Spurrier said on the Gators Online Podcast. “We gave about 50 awards. The Everyday Award. Offense, defense, special teams. Hustle Award. Most Consistent. Big Play Award. Whoever made a big play.”
Full list of Florida Gators honored this spring
CHANNING CROWDER HEADHUNTER AWARD
• #0 Sharif Denson
• #29 Jaden Robinson
• #49 George Gumbs Jr.
• #95 Jamari Lyons
CHRIS DOERING I LIKE TO PRACTICE AWARD
• #12 DJ Douglas
• #18 Bryce Thornton
• #57 Devon Manuel
• #65 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
• #71 Roderick Kearney
• #94 Tyreak Sapp
JACK YOUNGBLOOD DEFENSIVE LINEMAN AWARD
• #99 Cam Jackson
LOMAS BROWN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN AWARD
• #77 Knijeah Harris
JOE HADEN DEFENSIVE BACK AWARD
• #3 Jason Marshall Jr.
EMMITT SMITH RUNNING BACK AWARD
• #1 Montrell Johnson Jr.
DANNY WUERFFEL MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
• #5 Treyaun Webb
• #24 Kamran James
• #25 Ja’Kobi Jackson
• #56 Christian Williams
• #86 Tony Livingston
• #88 Caleb Banks
• #88 Marcus Burke
TIM TEBOW LEADERSHIP AWARD
• #15 Graham Mertz
• #15 Derek Wingo
• #66 Jake Slaughter
• #89 Hayden Hansen
SPECIAL TEAMS ALUMNI AWARD
• #0 Ja’Quavion Fraziars
• #9 Ja’Markis Weston
• #26 Jeremy Crawshaw
VERNELL BROWN CULTURE AWARD
• #11 Kelby Collins
• #14 Jordan Castell
• #16 R.J. Moten
• #20 Asa Turner
• #22 Kahleil Jackson
• #75 Kamryn Waites
STEVE SPURRIER COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AWARD
• #7 Trikweze Bridges
• #8 Arlis Boardingham
• #17 Chimere Dike
• #19 T.J. Searcy
• #28 Devin Moore
• #70 Damieon George Jr.
REIDEL ANTHONY RECEIVER AWARD
• #3 Eugene Wilson III
WILBER MARSHALL LINEBACKER AWARD
• #10 Grayson Howard
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
• #30 Taylor Spierto
• #63 Caden Jones
LOUIS OLIVER OUTSTANDING NON-SCHOLARSHIP PLAYER AWARD
• #14 Parker Leise
• #32 Cahron Rackley
• #37 Javion Toombs
• #38 Sebastian Vargas
• #39 Brayden Slade
• #43 Jaden Edgecombe
• #47 Justin Pelic
• #73 Mark Pitts
• #80 Zak Sedaros
• #84 Brian Green Jr.
• #85 Scott Isacks
FRED TAYLOR MOST IMPROVED FRESHMAN AWARD
• #2 Ja’Keem Jackson
• #11 Aidan Mizell
• #13 Aaron Gates
• #27 Dijon Johnson
• #53 Bryce Lovett
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