Florida’s Friday availability report ahead of the Gators’ Week 7 matchup with the No. 5 Texas A&M Aggies, and Ja’Kobi Jackson is the lone player listed as questionable. Florida has ruled out four players – Devon Manuel, Roderick Kearney, Tony Livingston and Muizz Tounkara – initially listed as questionable on the previous availability reports. 

The Gators previously ruled running backs Duke Clark and Treyaun Webb, defensive lineman Caleb Banks, defensive back Aaron Gates, cornerback Dijon Johnson and EDGE LJ McCray out of their Week 7 contest on Wednesday. On Thursday, a pair of player initially listed as questionable – third-year wide receiver Aidan Mizell and freshman defensive lineman Joseph Mbatchou – were removed from the injury report, indicating they’re set to take the field Saturday night against the Aggies. 

Initially, Clark, Mizell, Kearney, Manuel and Livingston each marked new additions to Florida’s availability report this week, while Tounkara and Mbatchou joined the list last week and ultimately missed Florida’s Week 6 win over Texas. Mizell had previously missed UF’s matchup with Miami in Week 4, but returned to catch four passes for 18 yards against Texas in Week 6, having previously indicated he was dealing with a minor injury behind the scenes which had impacted his consistent availability. 

“I’m a little banged up. Just some little stuff happened after I scored the touchdown, but nothing too bad. But yeah. It looks bad, but, I mean, it’s hard when people don’t know everything that’s going on behind the scenes,” Mizell said on Sept. 17. “A lot of people get blamed for this and that.”

With Jackson questionable and Clark ruled out, the Gators will presumably see second-year rusher KD Daniels play an elevated role against the Aggies.

“KD is a really good football player. He’s got great instincts. He plays fast. He’s productive when given opportunities, he’s maximized those,” said Florida head coach Billy Napier on Wednesday. “So obviously with injuries, come opportunity, and certainly he’ll be right in the mix here.”

McCray had surgery following UF’s 18-16 loss against USF to repair a broken bone in his foot, a source familiar with McCray’s situation told Swamp247, and his return to the field remains unclear. Johnson suffered a season-ending injury, a torn meniscus which required surgery to repair, in UF’s 26-7 loss at Miami.

Banks played 29 snaps in UF’s 20-10 loss at LSU before exiting, and he underwent surgery on his foot in Birmingham, Alabama, in the days that followed the loss to the Tigers. Banks has been observed in a cast and on a scooter, and it’s unclear whether or not he’ll be able to return in his final collegiate season. Gates had surgery to repair a torn labrum following Florida’s loss at Miami.

Notably, quarterback DJ Lagway is not present on Florida’s availability report, after playing through an apparent leg injury against Texas on Saturday, which briefly required him to enter the team’s medical tent and be tended to by trainers. Lagway missed significant offseason practice time due to throwing shoulder, core muscle and calf ailments.

The Aggies on Wednesday ruled safety Jarred Kerr out of Week 7, and deemed linebacker Scooby Williams questionable for the game. Williams was upgraded to probable on Thursday, while Kerr was upgraded to questionable, and tight end Kiotti Armstrong was ruled out. Notably, Kerr was upgraded from out to probable on Friday’s availability report. 

Florida vs. Texas A&M will kick off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday; the game will air on ESPN.Â