For Better or for Worse....
Defensive Departures to the NFL -- Next Up
CB Jalen Tabor ----- Duke Dawson / Joseph Putu
CB Quincy Wilson - Chauncey Gardener
(Bowl MVP) / Chris Williamson
FS Marcus Maye ---- Nick Washington / Quincey Lenton
SS Marcell Harris - Jeawon Taylor
(Fr-AA)
LB Alex Anzalone -- Kylan Johnson / Vosean Joseph / Jeremiah Moon
MLB Jarrad Davis -- David Reese
(Fr-AA) / QNG's
DE Brian Cox Jr ---- Jordan Sherit / Luke Ancrum
DE Keivonnis Davis / Jabari Zuniga / Antonneous Clayton
DT Joey Ivie ---------- Taven Bryan / Jachai Polite
DT Caleb Brantley - Khairi Clark / CeCe Jefferson
QNG = Quality New Guys -- mostly for rotation depth, but a few might start.
This is not new at UF - Overall in 2016, 16 of Florida’s 25 signees played in at least one game. More than half (13) of the class played in 10 games or more. In all, 16 signees participated in 166 games combined, making 31 starts. That doesn’t include Eddy Pineiro, who was Florida’s starting kicker all season but isn’t credited with 13 starts because he’s a specialist.
But hey, those 23 incoming 2017 freshmen don't mean much, if they are QNG's, right?
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/...ss-made-significant-contributions-last-season
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Why will the 2017 offense be better than 15-16?
Florida has 10 of its 11 starters back from last season. The Gators return their top six receivers, 4 starters on the OL and a talented stable of 3+2 RB's, with one of these QB's as the likely new starter, (Trask-Franks-Allen). Now add in what I see as upgrade coaches at OL and RB. The Gators have had 11 freshmen who started on offense the past two years.
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None of this will change the typical
'doom & gloomers' attitudes though....
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