Here are the top Gator football players of all time based on accolades and contributions to the University of Florida. To keep the list free of emotional bias, I assigned 50 points for members of the Gator Ring of Honor, 20 for Pro Football and Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 10 points to members of the UF Athletic Hall of Fame, 25 points to Consensus All-Americans, 20 points to Unanimous All-Americans, 10 for First Team All-Americans, 5 points for first team all-conference (SEC or Southern), 2 points for second team all-conference, 1 point for third team or honorable mention all-conference, 3 points for major awards, 3 points for being drafted into the NFL, 1 point for playing in the NFL, and 2 points for earning the Fergie Ferguson Award. Special points were awarded to Gators presumed to be UF Hall of Fame members at a future date, or for major awards and accomplishments of note.
Rank Name Years
1 Timothy R. Tebow 2006-2009
2 Stephen O. Spurrier 1964–66 ; 1990-2001
3 Wilber B. Marshall 1980–83
4 H. Jackson Youngblood 1968–70
5 Emmitt J. Smith III 1987–89
6 Daniel C. Wuerffel 1993–96
7 Wesley S. Chandler 1974–77
8 Urban Meyer 2005-2010
9 Carlos Alvarez 1969–71
10 Rex D. Grossman III 2000–02
11 Lomas Brown Jr. 1981–84
12 Alex J. Brown 1998–2001
13 Kyle Anthony Pitts 2018-2020
14 LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey 2007-09
15 Reggie Lee Nelson 2005-2006
16 Rex Daniel Grossman III 1999-2002
17 Brandon Keith James 2006-09
18 Elliott Cornelius “Jack” Jackson Jr. 1992-94
19 Chas Henry 2007-10
20 Michael W. Pearson 1999–2001
21 Louis Oliver III 1985–88
22 Jimmy D. DuBose 1973–75
23 Kevin L. Carter 1991–94
24 Brandon Spikes 2006-09
25 William Percival Harvin III 2006-08
26 Reidel C. Anthony 1994–96
27 Samuel L. Green 1972–75
28 Keiwan J. Ratliff 2000–03
29 Jason B. Odom 1992–95
30 Joseph Frederick Weary 1994-97
31 O'Cyrus Torrence 2022-22
32 D'Tanyian Jacquez "Quezi" Green 1995-97
33 David L. Little 1977–80
34 J. Broward "Brad" Culpepper 1988–91
35 Frederic M. Abbott 1970–72
36 Guy D. Dennis 1966–68
37 James R. Jones 1979–82
38 Lee C. McGriff 1972–74
39 Richard R. Nattiel 1983–86
40 W. Lawrence Smith 1966–68
41 Steven O. Tannen 1967–69
42 C. Neal Anderson 1982–85
43 Raymond L. "Trace"Armstrong III 1989
44 A. Cris Collinsworth 1977–80
45 Frederick A. Taylor 1994–97
46 Marcelino Huerta Jr. 1947–49
47 Isaac J. Hilliard 1994–96
48 John Barrow 1954–56
49 L. Bruce Bennett Jr. 1963–65
50 Scot E. Brantley 1976–79
51 Glenn S. Cameron 1971–74
52 Christopher P. Doering 1993–95
53 Lawrence J. Gagner 1963–65
54 David L. Galloway Sr. 1977–80
55 Willie B. Jackson Jr. 1991–93
56 Alonzo Johnson 1981–85
57 M. Shane Matthews 1989–92
58 Nathaniel Moore 1972–73
59 Ralph Ortega 1972–74
60 Bernard P. Parrish 1955–58
61 P. Michael Peterson 1995–98
62 T. Johnson Reaves 1969–71
63 Errict U. Rhett 1990–93
64 Huey L. Richardson Jr. 1987–90
65 David W. Williams 1985–88
66 James W. Rountree 1955–57
67 Charles A. Casey 1963–65
68 Dwayne K. Dixon 1980–83
69 Lawrence W. Dupree 1962–64
70 Forest K. Ferguson Jr. 1939–42
71 Victor R. Miranda 1957–60
72 Donald D. Fleming 1956–60
73 Charles R. Hunsinger 1946–49
74 Kyle Jacob Trask 2016-2020
75 Kerwin D. Bell 1984–87
76 William C. Carr III 1964–66
77 Joseph F. D'Agostino Jr. 1951–53
78 Judd D. Davis 1992–94
79 Thomas L. Durrance 1969–71
80 Velles A. Heckman 1956–58
81 Ellis B. Johnson 1991–94
82 Charles W. LaPradd 1950–52
83 Perry C. McGriff Jr. 1958–60
84 Lawrence D. Wright III 1993–96
85 Stephen J. DeLaTorre 1952–55
86 Patrick N. Patchen 1958–60
87 Richard E. Trapp 1965–68
88 Clyde Crabtree 1928–29
89 R. Burton Lawless 1972–74
90 A. Dennis Murphy 1962–64
91 James E. Beaver 1959–61
92 Malcolm E. Hammack 1953–54
93 Walter "Tiger" Mayberry 1935–37
94 Douglas R. Belden 1944–48
95 Carl L. Brumbaugh 1927–28
96 Donald G. Chandler 1954–55
97 Bobby Joe Green 1958–60
98 John W. James Jr. 1970–71
99 Buford E. Long 1950–52
100 John R. Symank 1955–56
101 Jarvis E. Williams 1984–87
102 James K. Yarbrough 1966–68
103 Richard J. “Rick” Casares 1951–53
104 J. Franklin Dempsey 1946–49
105 John M. Simpson 1953–56
106 Dale H. Van Sickel 1927–29
107 Hagood Clarke III 1961–63
108 Lee Roy "Red" Bethea 1928–30
109 Lynn O. Matthews 1963–65
110 Wayne L. Peace 1980–83
111 John L. Williams 1982–85
112 Jack H. Beckwith 1933–35
113 Ernest J. "Goof" Bowyer 1926–28
114 Rainey Cawthon 1927–29
115 William W. Corry 1940–42
116 J. Rex Farrior Sr. 1913–17
117 J. Lewis "Papa" Hall Jr. 1950–53
118 Randall B. Jackson 1964–65
119 Edgar C. Jones 1923–25
120 James W. Kynes 1946–49
121 William L. Kynes 1975–76
122 Lawrence P.Libertore Jr. 1960–62
123 F. Graham McKeel 1964-67
124 Fred Y. Montsdeoca Jr. 1948–51
125 Robert D. "Ark" Newton 1921–24
126 Richard A. Pace 1947–50
127 Ashley W. Ramsdell 1913–16
128 Lamar Sarra 1924–27
129 Thomas J. Shannon Jr. 1962–66
130 Malcolm E. Steen 1967–69
131 Haywood C. Sullivan 1951–52
132 Earl A. "Dummy" Taylor 1908–12
133 Ion "Speedy" Walker 1926–28
134 William W. Chase 1933–35
135 Robert G. Forbes 1944–47
136 Max Goldstein 1923–25
137 Carl E. "Tootie" Perry 1916-21
138 Allen R. Trammell Jr. 1963–65
Rank Name Years
1 Timothy R. Tebow 2006-2009
2 Stephen O. Spurrier 1964–66 ; 1990-2001
3 Wilber B. Marshall 1980–83
4 H. Jackson Youngblood 1968–70
5 Emmitt J. Smith III 1987–89
6 Daniel C. Wuerffel 1993–96
7 Wesley S. Chandler 1974–77
8 Urban Meyer 2005-2010
9 Carlos Alvarez 1969–71
10 Rex D. Grossman III 2000–02
11 Lomas Brown Jr. 1981–84
12 Alex J. Brown 1998–2001
13 Kyle Anthony Pitts 2018-2020
14 LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey 2007-09
15 Reggie Lee Nelson 2005-2006
16 Rex Daniel Grossman III 1999-2002
17 Brandon Keith James 2006-09
18 Elliott Cornelius “Jack” Jackson Jr. 1992-94
19 Chas Henry 2007-10
20 Michael W. Pearson 1999–2001
21 Louis Oliver III 1985–88
22 Jimmy D. DuBose 1973–75
23 Kevin L. Carter 1991–94
24 Brandon Spikes 2006-09
25 William Percival Harvin III 2006-08
26 Reidel C. Anthony 1994–96
27 Samuel L. Green 1972–75
28 Keiwan J. Ratliff 2000–03
29 Jason B. Odom 1992–95
30 Joseph Frederick Weary 1994-97
31 O'Cyrus Torrence 2022-22
32 D'Tanyian Jacquez "Quezi" Green 1995-97
33 David L. Little 1977–80
34 J. Broward "Brad" Culpepper 1988–91
35 Frederic M. Abbott 1970–72
36 Guy D. Dennis 1966–68
37 James R. Jones 1979–82
38 Lee C. McGriff 1972–74
39 Richard R. Nattiel 1983–86
40 W. Lawrence Smith 1966–68
41 Steven O. Tannen 1967–69
42 C. Neal Anderson 1982–85
43 Raymond L. "Trace"Armstrong III 1989
44 A. Cris Collinsworth 1977–80
45 Frederick A. Taylor 1994–97
46 Marcelino Huerta Jr. 1947–49
47 Isaac J. Hilliard 1994–96
48 John Barrow 1954–56
49 L. Bruce Bennett Jr. 1963–65
50 Scot E. Brantley 1976–79
51 Glenn S. Cameron 1971–74
52 Christopher P. Doering 1993–95
53 Lawrence J. Gagner 1963–65
54 David L. Galloway Sr. 1977–80
55 Willie B. Jackson Jr. 1991–93
56 Alonzo Johnson 1981–85
57 M. Shane Matthews 1989–92
58 Nathaniel Moore 1972–73
59 Ralph Ortega 1972–74
60 Bernard P. Parrish 1955–58
61 P. Michael Peterson 1995–98
62 T. Johnson Reaves 1969–71
63 Errict U. Rhett 1990–93
64 Huey L. Richardson Jr. 1987–90
65 David W. Williams 1985–88
66 James W. Rountree 1955–57
67 Charles A. Casey 1963–65
68 Dwayne K. Dixon 1980–83
69 Lawrence W. Dupree 1962–64
70 Forest K. Ferguson Jr. 1939–42
71 Victor R. Miranda 1957–60
72 Donald D. Fleming 1956–60
73 Charles R. Hunsinger 1946–49
74 Kyle Jacob Trask 2016-2020
75 Kerwin D. Bell 1984–87
76 William C. Carr III 1964–66
77 Joseph F. D'Agostino Jr. 1951–53
78 Judd D. Davis 1992–94
79 Thomas L. Durrance 1969–71
80 Velles A. Heckman 1956–58
81 Ellis B. Johnson 1991–94
82 Charles W. LaPradd 1950–52
83 Perry C. McGriff Jr. 1958–60
84 Lawrence D. Wright III 1993–96
85 Stephen J. DeLaTorre 1952–55
86 Patrick N. Patchen 1958–60
87 Richard E. Trapp 1965–68
88 Clyde Crabtree 1928–29
89 R. Burton Lawless 1972–74
90 A. Dennis Murphy 1962–64
91 James E. Beaver 1959–61
92 Malcolm E. Hammack 1953–54
93 Walter "Tiger" Mayberry 1935–37
94 Douglas R. Belden 1944–48
95 Carl L. Brumbaugh 1927–28
96 Donald G. Chandler 1954–55
97 Bobby Joe Green 1958–60
98 John W. James Jr. 1970–71
99 Buford E. Long 1950–52
100 John R. Symank 1955–56
101 Jarvis E. Williams 1984–87
102 James K. Yarbrough 1966–68
103 Richard J. “Rick” Casares 1951–53
104 J. Franklin Dempsey 1946–49
105 John M. Simpson 1953–56
106 Dale H. Van Sickel 1927–29
107 Hagood Clarke III 1961–63
108 Lee Roy "Red" Bethea 1928–30
109 Lynn O. Matthews 1963–65
110 Wayne L. Peace 1980–83
111 John L. Williams 1982–85
112 Jack H. Beckwith 1933–35
113 Ernest J. "Goof" Bowyer 1926–28
114 Rainey Cawthon 1927–29
115 William W. Corry 1940–42
116 J. Rex Farrior Sr. 1913–17
117 J. Lewis "Papa" Hall Jr. 1950–53
118 Randall B. Jackson 1964–65
119 Edgar C. Jones 1923–25
120 James W. Kynes 1946–49
121 William L. Kynes 1975–76
122 Lawrence P.Libertore Jr. 1960–62
123 F. Graham McKeel 1964-67
124 Fred Y. Montsdeoca Jr. 1948–51
125 Robert D. "Ark" Newton 1921–24
126 Richard A. Pace 1947–50
127 Ashley W. Ramsdell 1913–16
128 Lamar Sarra 1924–27
129 Thomas J. Shannon Jr. 1962–66
130 Malcolm E. Steen 1967–69
131 Haywood C. Sullivan 1951–52
132 Earl A. "Dummy" Taylor 1908–12
133 Ion "Speedy" Walker 1926–28
134 William W. Chase 1933–35
135 Robert G. Forbes 1944–47
136 Max Goldstein 1923–25
137 Carl E. "Tootie" Perry 1916-21
138 Allen R. Trammell Jr. 1963–65
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