Fun fact! As of this point in the 2017 season, only 9 of 24 players recruited in 2014 remain on the roster: Dawson, Lewis, Bryan, Clark, Goolsby, Stephens, Harkless, Powell, Mike.
The following 3 players were drafted into the NFL in 2017: Tabor, Wilson, Sharpe.
The following 6 players transferred: Grier, Dorsey, Reed, Sousa, Willis, Harris, Worton.
The following 3 players medically retired: Kelleher, Sarvary, Holley.
The following 2 players were arrested and kicked off the team: Jackson, Porter.
Typically a team needs about 20 players per class in order to maintain depth, consistency, leadership, and cohesion. Obviously the Gators have lacked these qualities for quite some time and it shows on the field in 2017.
The following 3 players were drafted into the NFL in 2017: Tabor, Wilson, Sharpe.
The following 6 players transferred: Grier, Dorsey, Reed, Sousa, Willis, Harris, Worton.
The following 3 players medically retired: Kelleher, Sarvary, Holley.
The following 2 players were arrested and kicked off the team: Jackson, Porter.
Typically a team needs about 20 players per class in order to maintain depth, consistency, leadership, and cohesion. Obviously the Gators have lacked these qualities for quite some time and it shows on the field in 2017.
- Will Grier, QB, 6'3", 185, 4*, 12/19/12 Davidson, NC EE
- Suspended October 2015. Transferred to West Virginia April 2016.
- Duke Dawson, CB, 5'11", 184, 1/8/13 4* Cross City, FL EE
- Travaris Dorsey, OG, 6'3", 280, 3* Jacksonville, FL 2/16/13 Junior Day
- Transferred March 2016.
- C'yontai Lewis, TE, 6'5", 208, 3* Tuscaloosa, AL 5/23/2013
- JC Jackson, CB, 5'11", 185, 4* Immokalee, FL 6/8/2013
- Arrested for armed robbery April 2015. Found not guilty November 2015. Transferred to Maryland in 2016.
- Taven Bryan, SDE, 6'5", 250, 3* Casper, WY 6/12/2013 EE
- Khairi Clark, DT, 6'2", 325, 4* Hollywood, FL 6/22/2013
- Justus Reed, DE, 6'4", 235, 3* Clearwater, FL 7/25/2013
- Transferred April 2017.
- Nolan Kelleher, OT, 6'5", 296, 4* Mt Pleasant, SC 7/25/2013 EE
- Left team in 2014 due to injuries
- Quincy Wilson, S, 6'2", 195, 4* Ft Lauderdale, FL 8/12/2013
- 2017 NFL draft, 2nd round, Indianapolis Colts.
- DeAndre Goolsby, TE, 6'5", 235, 3* Derby, KS 11/8/2013 EE
- Ryan Sousa, WR, 6'1", 175, 3* Orlando, FL 12/2/2013
- Transferred to Southern Illinois April 2016.
- Moral Stephens, TE, 6'3", 215, 4* Perry, FL 12/12/2013
- David Sharpe, OT, 6'8", 275, 4* Jacksonville, FL 12/12/2013
- 2017 NFL Draft, 4th round, Oakland Raiders.
- Gerald Willis, SDE, 6'4", 247, 1/2/2014, 4* New Orleans, LA (Flipped from LSU at UA Game) EE
- Left team at the end of 2014 after a few incidents. Transferred to Miami in 2015. Leave of absence from Miami in 2017.
- Kavaris Harkless, OT, 6'5", 269, 6-5, 269, Jacksonville, FL 1/4/2014 EE
- Jalen Tabor, CB, 6'1", 182, 4* Washington, DC (flipped from Arizona after the UA Game) EE
- 2017 NFL draft, 2nd round, Detroit Lions
- Drew Sarvary, OL, 6'7", 310, 12/18/2013 Tyler JC transfer EE
- Left the team in 2014 due to injuries
- Brandon Powell, RB, 5'10" 171, 1/9/2014, Deerfield Beach, FL
- Thomas Holley, DT, 6'4", 303, 1/15/2014, 4* Brookyln, NY (flipped from Penn State after James Franklin hired)
- Medical exemption in April 2016. Retired from football.
- Deiondre Porter, ATH, 6'1", 185, 1/20/2014, 3* Tampa, FL
- Arrested October 2015 for armed robbery. April 2017 sentenced to 6 years in prison.
- Andrew Mike, OL, 6'7", 270, 2/4/2014, 3* Tucson, AZ (flipped from Vanderbilt on NSD-1)
- Treon Harris, QB 5-11 170 of Booker T. Washington High School, Miami, Fla. **** (flipped from FSU)
- Transferred to Tennessee State after multiple legal issues in January 2016.
- C.J. Worton, WR 6-0 170 of South Dade Senior High School, Homestead, Fla. ***
- Transferred April 2017
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