GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- No. 8 Florida could have a crowded quarterback room next fall, with redshirt juniors Kyle Trask and Feleipe Franks still having one year of eligibility remaining and redshirt freshman Emory Jones also potentially returning.

At least one of the veterans plans to be around next season.

Asked Monday about the conversations that coach Dan Mullen had with draft-eligible players about the NFL Draft process during the bye week, Trask seemed a bit surprised when a question about his own plans for the offseason came up.

He paused, then answered.

"Like my personal decision?" Trask said. "I mean, I still have a whole 'nother year here, so I don't plan on leaving. But it's great seeing how just being informed, I'm glad coach Mullen does that, just to let us all know how it works."

The second-year Florida coach gathered the 29 draft-eligible players and walked them through how post-season evaluations of their NFL prospects work.

"Coach Mullen just wanted to bring all those eligible guys into the team room and just inform them on how the process works, whether you want to leave or not," Trask said. "Just so you can let everybody know how it works and the consequences of doing one route vs. the other. Just to really inform us and let us know."

While Trask plans to return, it seems unlikely Franks will be ready to practice in the spring after suffering a broken and dislocated ankle that ended his season in September against Kentucky.

That injury could force some tough decisions, with Trask playing exceptional football and Franks and Trask both only having one year of eligibility remaining. The news that Trask plans to return makes that calculus even more interesting.

"He’s out of the cast and on crutches and in the walking boot," Mullen said of Franks on Nov. 11. "It’s going to be a while for him. It would be fortunate if we get him back for spring practice with the type of injury he had.

"That’s not always one that is an exact date, I think, from dealing with some of those in the past. It would be good if we could get back for spring practice, but I don’t know if that’s a possibility or not."

Florida has found ways to involve Emory Jones throughout this season, and the Gators would certainly hope to keep the dual-threat quarterback prospect around.

That's presumably an easier sell than getting both of the veterans to stick around for the 2020 season; Jones would still have two full years of eligibility to serve as the starter after Franks or Trask in 2020.

We discussed some of the possibilities in the quarterback room going forward a few weeks ago to open the Swamp247 Podcast when Mullen revealed Franks would be unlikely to practice this spring.

You can check that out below.