The Achilles tear in August 2019 seemed to deliver the final blow to the career of UF defensive back C.J. McWilliams.
McWilliams now has a starting role at the STAR position — the most stunning development on the No. 6 Gators Week 1 depth chart ahead of Saturday’s visit to Ole Miss.
“C.J. is a guy that people kind of overlooked, I feel like, after that Georgia game," All-SEC tight end Kyle Pitts said. “Everybody was just bashing him, but that’s not the real C.J. The real C.J. is how he’s playing now, 100%.