3 days to Florida Gators football: #3 Lito Sheppard

[Escambia94]

3 days to +Florida Gators #football! #3 Lito Sheppard. Lito Decorian Sheppard played defensive back for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1999 to 2001. Lito arrived in Gainesville as a USA Today All American and FHSAA "100 Greatest Players" DB. He was a first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2000, and a first-team All SEC selection in 2000 and 2001. In three seasons, he started twenty-two games, recorded eight interceptions, had eighty-seven tackles, and returned twenty-seven kickoffs for 472 YDS, 22.5 YPR.

Bonus trivia: he is cousin to fellow Gator alumnus Jabar Gaffney and nephew to Don Gaffney and Derrick Gaffney.

 

[Leakfan12]

Honorable Mention (or dishonorable Mention for his off the field issues) Chris Rainey.

 

[Escambia94]

If I do the countdown in a couple years I might use Chris Rainey, Jeff Demps, etc. I prefer to use players a few years removed from the current roster.