Steve Spurrier's fourth recruiting class was ranked outside the top 10 by many recruiting services, but it was one of Florida's most talented.
- Reidel Anthony, WR (5-11, 165), Belle Glade (Glades Central)
- Consensus All American 1996
- 1st team All SEC 1996
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 3X SEC champion
- 1997 NFL draft, #16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Teako Brown, DB (5-11, 185), Miami (Carol City)
- Ed Chester, DT (6-4, 270), Spring Hill (Springstead)
- 2nd team All SEC 1997
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- Historical note: Ed was the first Gator to use the new athlete insurance after he was injured in a game against LSU.
- Antonio Cochran, LB (6-4, 235), Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County)
- Failed academic qualification. Went to Okaloosa-Walton Community College before transferring to Georgia.
- Willie Cohens, DB (6-3, 216), Starke (Bradford)
- Damon "Mo" Collins, OL, Charlotte, N.C (6-5, 265), Charlotte, N.C. (West Charlotte)
- 1998 NFL draft, #23 Oakland Raiders
- Tony George, DB (6-0, 180), Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)
- 1999 NFL draft, 3rd round, New England Patriots
- Jacquez Green, WR (5-9, 170), Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County)
- Consensus All American 1997
- 1st team All SEC 1997
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 2X SEC champion
- 1998 NFL draft, round 2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ike Hilliard, WR (6-0, 175), Patterson, La. (Patterson)
- Consensus All American 1996
- 1st team All SEC 1996
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 3X SEC champion
- 1997 NFL draft, #7 New York Giants
- Mike Jackson, OL (6-5, 235), Wrightsville, Ga. (Johnson County)
- Medical retirement in 1995.
- Terry Jackson, WR (6-0, 200), Gainesville (P.K. Yonge)
- 1999 NFL draft, round 5, San Francisco 49ers
- Currently works in University of Florida athletics department
- Nafis Karim, WR (5-11, 165), Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
- Travis McGriff, WR (5-11, 175), Gainesville (P.K. Yonge)
- 1st team All SEC 1998
- 3rd team All American 1998
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 2X SEC champion
- 1999 NFL draft, 3rd round, Denver Broncos
- Mike Peterson, DL (6-1, 205), Alachua (Santa Fe)
- 1st team All SEC 1998
- 1st team All American 1998
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 2X SEC champion
- 1999 NFL draft, round 2, Indianapolis Colts
- Jamie Richardson, ATH (5-11, 165), Tallahassee (Godby)
- Failed academic qualification. Deferred one year to join class of 1995.
- Dossy Robbins, FB (6-1, 235), Marathon
- Deac Story, OL (6-4, 275), Winter Park (Winter Park)
- Coaches football and wrestling at Gainesville High School
- Fred Taylor, RB (6-1, 215), Belle Glades (Glades Central)
- 1st team All SEC 1997
- 3rd team All American 1997
- 1996 Bowl Alliance national champion
- 3X SEC champion
- 1998 NFL draft #9, Jacksonville Jaguars
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