GAINESVILLE — Wide receiver Kadarius Toney claims he can throw a football 80, 90 yards, “no problem,” — a Bunyanesque boast even his record-setting quarterback at Florida would not dare question.
Toney, a former high school quarterback, has always been able to perform magic with a football in his hands. Even so, his final act as a Gator caught everyone by surprise.
Toney combined the ankle-breaking wiggle, open-field instincts and Lamborghini-like acceleration he displayed from Day 1 at UF with the disciplined route-running and reliable pass-catching skills he developed prior to his final season in Gainesville.
For the encore, Toney could end up selected during Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, perhaps the biggest rise of any player in the 2021 class.