Rioux took a break from basketball, where he remains a long-term project for coach Todd Golden, to try his hand at blocking field goals and extra points for the Gators’ football team. The 19-year-old Canadian’s try out didn’t earn him a role for the 2025 Gators, but there still could be time.

Florida center Olivier Rioux, the tallest teenager in the world, dipped his toe into life as a two-sport athlete. Rioux recently threw on a helmet and pads to work out for the football team, according to the Associated Press.

Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center and the world’s tallest teen, recently worked out for the Gators’ football team.