Florida receivers coach Billy Gonzales gets the question often, especially because the average height of the Gators’ receiver signees, transfer additions and commits has been 6 feet, 2 inches since his hiring in November 2017.



Are you looking for guys at a certain size?



“Not really,” Gonzales says.



His track record suggests that is true. He helped sign Keith Mixon (5-8) at Mississippi State in 2015 and recruited Ja’markis Weston (6-3) last cycle for the Gators. Instead of a specific size, Gonzales prefers a certain level of toughness, versatility and physicality. What Gonzales puts the highest premium on while recruiting receivers is what a prospect can do with the ball. From Gonzales’ perspective, there’s a place in the college football world for possession receivers, and that type of player is often a necessary part of any receiver room.



But what he covets is explosiveness.



“I really want a guy...