Five Florida defensive players made the Rivals Midseason NFL Draft Top Five for their positions:
DT Caleb Brantley
LB Jarrad Davis
CB Quincy Wilson & Jalen Tabor
S Marcus Maye
If they all leave (Brantley, Wilson and Tabor have the option of coming back) combined with seniors Joey Ivie (DT) and Bryan Cox (DE) as well as draft eligible Alex Anzalone (LB) and Duke Dawson (NB) Florida would be left replacing nine of 11 starters on one of the top five defenses in the nation.
Dream case scenario - Only the four seniors depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis and Maye)
Best case scenario - Only five depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis, Maye and Tabor)
Likely scenario - Seven depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis, Maye, Tabor, Brantley and Wilson)
God help the Gators scenario - They all go or only one of the draft eligible juniors return
The good news is the Gators are almost certainly not going to lose any starters on the offensive side of the ball.
DT Caleb Brantley
LB Jarrad Davis
CB Quincy Wilson & Jalen Tabor
S Marcus Maye
If they all leave (Brantley, Wilson and Tabor have the option of coming back) combined with seniors Joey Ivie (DT) and Bryan Cox (DE) as well as draft eligible Alex Anzalone (LB) and Duke Dawson (NB) Florida would be left replacing nine of 11 starters on one of the top five defenses in the nation.
Dream case scenario - Only the four seniors depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis and Maye)
Best case scenario - Only five depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis, Maye and Tabor)
Likely scenario - Seven depart (Ivie, Cox, Davis, Maye, Tabor, Brantley and Wilson)
God help the Gators scenario - They all go or only one of the draft eligible juniors return
The good news is the Gators are almost certainly not going to lose any starters on the offensive side of the ball.
