Gators WR Andy Jean to enter transfer portal
There always is offseason attrition in college football and it’s starting Sunday in Gainesville, Fla. According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, Florida Gators wide receiver Andy Jean is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Jean, a former 4-star prospect in the 2023 class from Miami (Fla.) Northwestern, was the No. 61 receiver recruit in the country for the On3 Industry Rankings. But his career never took off in college. He has career stats of only six receptions for 97 yards. Each of those catches came during the 2023 season.
As a high school senior, Jean was one of the most highly recruited players in south Florida. He caught 19 passes for a team-leading 409 yards with three scores that season while averaging 58.4 yards per game. He recorded 40 catches for 733 yards and 8 touchdowns in his junior season.
As a true freshman in Gainesville, Jean played in only four games and thus was able to redshirt. He made his first career catch vs. Charlotte and it went for 32 yards. He later added four catches for 33 yards against Kentucky and another catch vs. Vanderbilt. Additionally, Jean returned two kickoffs for 44 total yards.
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After the Kentucky game, Jean drew praise from Gators coach Billy Napier.
“It was good to see him be able to execute and to get some experience,” Napier said of Jean. “I think that’s going to help his confidence. You can just see it. He got a chance to play in the Charlotte game and experience some success. … Andy’s opportunities have been increasing because he’s been preparing better, showing a better grasp, practicing better, more efficient, more productive, performing in practice. We’ve been playing him here the last couple of weeks as a result of that.
“Andy’s role will definitely grow here. … Sometimes a young, talented player, when they experience some success, that kind of fuels the fire, and then they show up to practice a little bit different, right? We’ve got a number of players that are like that. Andy’s a good example.”
This season, Jean only saw action in Florida’s early season win at Mississippi State. He missed spring camp with an injury.
