Florida’s staff is focusing on building offensive line depth through position flexibility

Florida Gators offensive linemen Knijeah Harris, Will Harrod and Roderick Kearney as the Florida Gators run through drills during spring football practice at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on April 1st, 2023. (Photo by David Bowie/Gatorcountry)The Florida Gators staff is in the process of rebuilding the depth along their offensive line; one of the ways to accomplish this is by cross training players at multiple positions.

“We’ve moved different people to a spot…we always train these guys, we always say position flexibility brings value,” offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton said. “So if we teach you more than one thing, if something happens down the line and somebody…