Jordan Scarlett Among 4 Florida Players Allowed to Rejoin Team Activities

Running back Jordan Scarlett, wide receiver Rick Wells and linebackers James Houston and Ventrell Miller have rejoined the Florida Gators football team after being suspended last season due to felony fraud charges.

According to Mark Long of the Associated Press, head coach Dan Mullen said, "All of our players understand the standards and expectations we have of them to be members of the Florida football program."

Defensive lineman Keivonnis Davis is also enrolled in the school, but he is not yet taking part in team activities due to injury.

Wide receiver Antonio Callaway and defensive lineman Richerd Desir-Jones were charged as well but have yet to rejoin the team.

Per Long, the players charged with fraud may be in line to have the charges dropped due to a pretrial intervention program that requires them to follow probation for one year.

Nine players were suspended in all, and seven were charged with fraud/swindle in obtaining property under $20,000 and use or possession of another person's ID without consent, which are third-degree felonies, according to ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach.

Schlabach reported defensive lineman Jordan Smith and offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort faced additional charges as well.

Among the suspended players, Scarlett was arguably the biggest loss for Florida. As a sophomore in 2016, he rushed for 889 yards and six touchdowns.

Florida didn't have a clear bell-cow back in 2017 with Scarlett out of the picture, as Lamical Perine led the team with 562 rushing yards.

The Gators went just 4-7 on the season, resulting in the dismissal of head coach Jim McElwain, who was later replaced with former Mississippi State head coach Mullen.