GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a question during preseason news conferences that is as predictable as it is necessary, and the latter is especially true these days around here with open practices being such a rarity for media.



Which players have stood out the most?



Like many head coaches, Florida’s Dan Mullen often doesn’t divulge much when he is asked that. He doesn’t want to accidentally exclude anyone, he says. He also shared earlier in camp that he believes in jinxes. So there’s that, too.



But Mullen has spoken to the media several times during camp, offering general thoughts on players and highlighting certain performances enough to discern how the Gators’ roster looks with Thursday marking the final day of Florida’s training camp.



Several assistant coaches and players have talked a bunch of times, too. Through those conversations, talking with people close to the program and some open-practice viewing,...