What Jim McElwain said during Monday's press conference

The Florida Gators are in the middle of their 2016 spring practice, and Jim McElwain said the team had its best practice Saturday.

"We had what I felt was our best practice Saturday." – McElwain on #Gators going through situations in practice

— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall_) March 21, 2016

McElwain was quick to follow up with how he’s interested to see if the Gators will put good back-to-back practices together on Monday.

McElwain also noted that Florida’s facilities are well below where they should be at this point:

McElwain on #Gators facilities: "Locker rooms, training rooms, meeting rooms, everything … we've got a long ways to go."

— Only Gators .com (@onlygators) March 21, 2016

Here are some other notable things McElwain said:

Alvin Bailey and Jordan Sherit will return this week from injuries, McElwain said.

— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016

McElwain said JUCO wideout Dre Massey has taken some steps forward with Alvin Bailey's absence. #Gators

— Luis Torres (@LFTorresIII) March 21, 2016

"The big thing for us, we still need to learn to come out every day and be focused on details," McElwain said.

— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016

McElwain real pleased with #Gators OL on Saturday, particularly communication. Need to develop consistency though.

— Only Gators .com (@onlygators) March 21, 2016

One interesting player we’ve been watching this spring is wide receiver Ahmad Fullwood. With Antonio Callaway’s absence, Fullwood has been one of the players inserted into a potential leadership role, and it looks like he’s stepping up.

McElwain thinks Ahmad Fulwood has stepped up as a leader among WRs after some rough years. More competitive, tough. #Gators

— Only Gators .com (@onlygators) March 21, 2016

McElwain said junior college transfer tailback Mark Thompson has done a good job catching the ball out of the backfield.

— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016

McElwain says defensive backs Duke Dawson and Marcell Harris are coming into their own this spring.

— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) March 21, 2016

McElwain said defensive tackle Taven Bryan is having a good spring.

— Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) March 21, 2016

Jim McElwain talks about Duke Dawson and Marcell Harris pic.twitter.com/SBJdo1DeA2

— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) March 21, 2016

McElwain says DT "Taven Bryan has had a good spring" #FloridaFootball

— Caroline Keesler (@ckeesler_sports) March 21, 2016