Florida loses key wide receiver to transfer portal after 3 years with the program, per report
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Florida is preparing for a new era in Gainesville under Jon Sumrall starting in 2026, but the Gators won’t have a key piece of their wide receiver room when Sumrall starts his tenure next fall.
Wide receiver Eugene “Tre” Wilson III told On3 on Wednesday afternoon that he’ll be entering the transfer portal when it officially opens on Jan. 2. The redshirt sophomore has spent 3 years at Florida, piling up 1,043 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns during his time in Gainesville.
But Wilson’s production has gone down significantly since his first season at Florida in 2023, when he caught 61 passes for 538 yards and 6 touchdowns. In a 2024 season that was marred by a minor knee surgery and season-ending hip surgery, Wilson only caught 19 balls for 266 yards and 1 touchdown.
This past fall, which has turned out to be his last in Gainesville, Wilson caught 27 passes for 239 yards and 3 TDs. Once again, injuries got in Wilson’s way in 2025. He suffered an ankle injury against Georgia on Nov. 1 and missed Florida’s final 4 games of a lost season.
Because he’s a redshirt sophomore, Wilson have 2 more years of eligibility starting next fall.
Wherever Wilson winds up in 2026, he’ll hope to finally be healthy after injuries crushed him during his years at Florida.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
