With the news that Naeshaun Montgomery is off to the transfer portal, Florida fans are disappointed but also not shocked by the move. Montgomery had taken part in the Under Armour All-America game, was a composite top 200 overall prospect, but was also in a logjam at wide receiver in Gainesville.
In a pre-NIL Era, Montgomery would have been a building block to develop. In this era, Montgomery is a harsh casualty of modern roster building in college football.
Naeshaun Montgomery is off to the transfer portal
Now that players are essentially on one-year contracts and money is a driving factor for which players stay and which players go, the unfortunate truth is that teams are going to have to pick and choose who to prioritize, who to keep, and who to send on their way.