2023 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 28
Eddie Battle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- McDonough, Ga.
- High School:
- Henry County
Pronunciation Season Stats (pdf) Career Stats (pdf)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023: Saw action in two games this season… Finished the year with six rushes for 14 yards.
2022: Saw action in one game... Made his Gators debut against Eastern Washington (Oct.2), rushing twice for 32 yards... Joined the Gators as a preferred walk-on in the summer.
Prior to Florida
2020 at Southeast Missouri State: Played in seven games... Had 16 total carries for 71 yards... Posted a season-high 48 rushing yards vs. Tennessee State (April 11).
2019 at Allan Hancock: Played in every game (11) for the second straight season... Had a team-leading 126 rushes to rank second with 728 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns... Ran for 129 yards and two scores on nine attempts in the season opener vs. L.A. Valley (Sept. 14)... Posted second 100-yard rushing performance vs. L.A. Pierce with 11 yards and touchdown... Part of Western State Bowl Championship.
2018 at Allan Hancock: Played in all 11 games... Ranked fourth on the Bulldogs in 2018 with 318 rushing yards on 49 carries for an average of 6.5 yards per carry and three touchdowns... Rushed for season-high 72 yards vs. Santa Monica (Oct. 20) and a 51-yard touchdown rush against L.A. Harbor (Nov. 10)... Helped school win American Bowl.
High School
He was an all-league running back for Henry County High School in Georgia. He rushed for 164 yards and scored two touchdowns in his final game, a 48-0 win over Luella... Cousin of Dalvin Thomlinson who plays for the Minnesota Vikings.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (Fall 2023)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2023: Saw action in two games this season… Finished the year with six rushes for 14 yards.
2022: Saw action in one game... Made his Gators debut against Eastern Washington (Oct.2), rushing twice for 32 yards... Joined the Gators as a preferred walk-on in the summer.
Prior to Florida
2020 at Southeast Missouri State: Played in seven games... Had 16 total carries for 71 yards... Posted a season-high 48 rushing yards vs. Tennessee State (April 11).
2019 at Allan Hancock: Played in every game (11) for the second straight season... Had a team-leading 126 rushes to rank second with 728 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns... Ran for 129 yards and two scores on nine attempts in the season opener vs. L.A. Valley (Sept. 14)... Posted second 100-yard rushing performance vs. L.A. Pierce with 11 yards and touchdown... Part of Western State Bowl Championship.
2018 at Allan Hancock: Played in all 11 games... Ranked fourth on the Bulldogs in 2018 with 318 rushing yards on 49 carries for an average of 6.5 yards per carry and three touchdowns... Rushed for season-high 72 yards vs. Santa Monica (Oct. 20) and a 51-yard touchdown rush against L.A. Harbor (Nov. 10)... Helped school win American Bowl.
High School
He was an all-league running back for Henry County High School in Georgia. He rushed for 164 yards and scored two touchdowns in his final game, a 48-0 win over Luella... Cousin of Dalvin Thomlinson who plays for the Minnesota Vikings.
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