Gators Injury Report: Eric Singleton Jr. Watch Again
Florida wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. is listed on the Gators’ initial availability report for Saturday’s matchup with No. 4 Ole Miss for the third straight week.
Singleton, injured on UF’s first offensive drive of the season against FAU in Week 1, was a game-time decision prior to Florida’s 44-39 win at Auburn last Saturday. The ankle injury derailed the start to his season after posting 58 receptions for 534 yards and three touchdowns last year for Auburn.
Despite the injury designation ahead of Week 4, all signs point to Singleton’s healing process going according to plan. Florida coach Jon Sumrall detailed that while Singleton might have been able to play against Auburn, the No. 21 Gators do not want to lose their star target in the long term.
“We’re going to make good, educated decisions about his return,” Sumrall said Monday. “He’s questionable again and will be a game-time decision.”
Singleton’s status for Saturday looms large, but the remainder of the original injury report released Wednesday night is clean for Florida (3-0, 1-0 SEC). The Gators come into their second SEC battle of the season with no other injuries listed. The same can not be said for the Rebels.
Ole Miss, which comes into The Swamp with a 3-0 record after a tantalizing 32-24 victory last Saturday against then-No. 7 LSU, lists 10 players on the first report for Week 4. Aside from the six players out for the Rebels, the biggest storyline is star running back Kewan Lacy’s questionable status.
Lacy, a 2025 Doak Walker Award finalist who shattered program records in rushing yards (1,567) and rushing touchdowns (24), suffered a left shoulder injury in the third quarter during the LSU game.
The Rebels aim to continue their strong start to the season when they come to Gainesville, already having notched two ranked wins this season. However, the task gets harder to accomplish with their star running back’s condition in doubt.
“He got an MRI yesterday morning, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as we thought it was,” Ole Miss coach Pete Golding said Monday. “It’ll be a game-time decision.”
Coverage for Saturday’s sellout, the 21st-consecutive at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, starts at 12:30 p.m. on WRUF 98.1-FM/850-AM/103.7 HD2 and at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. The sell-out streak is the longest for Florida since selling out 138-consecutive games from 1989-2011.
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