C.J. McWilliams to miss 2019 with ruptured Achilles

University of Florida defensive back C.J. McWilliams lines up on defense against the Idaho Vandals / Gator Country photo by David BowieFlorida Gators cornerback C.J. McWilliams’ season is over before it even began. The redshirt junior suffered a rupture Achilles tendon during practice last week and will miss the 2019 season.

“He’s going to be out for the year with a torn Achilles. He ruptured his Achilles. He’s going to be out for the year. That’s a tough one, non-contact injury,” Mullen said Tuesday. “That’s a shame because those guys, it is, it’s one of those. Early in practice, just planted and drove and felt the pop. It’s a shame. It’s so tough. Guys work so hard. They put in all this…