2021 Florida Gators football team

The 2021 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

South Florida

No. 1 Alabama

Tennessee

Kentucky

Vanderbilt

LSU

No. 1 Georgia

South Carolina

Samford

Missouri

Florida State

UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

Personnel

Roster

2021 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks  5 Emory Jones – Junior  8 Carlos Del Rio-Wilson – Freshman 11 Jalen Kitna – Freshman 15 Anthony Richardson – Freshman

Running backs  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Sophomore 20 Malik Davis – Senior 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Junior 23 Demarkcus Bowman – Freshman 27 Dameon Pierce – Senior 38 Carlson Joseph – Freshman

Wide receivers  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Sophomore  1 Jacob Copeland – Junior  3 Xzavier Henderson – Sophomore  4 Justin Shorter – Junior 12 Rick Wells – Senior 14 Trent Whittemore – Sophomore 81 Daejon Reynolds – Freshman 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Sophomore 86 Jordan Pouncey – Senior 88 Marcus Burke – Freshman

Tight ends  2 Kemore Gamble – Senior  9 Keon Zipperer – Junior 80 Gage Wilcox – Freshman 84 Nick Elksnis – Freshman 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman

Offensive line 50 Kaleb Boateng – Sophomore 51 Stewart Reese – Graduate 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman 56 Jean DeLance – Senior 58 Austin Barber – Freshman 64 Riley Simonds – Sophomore 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Sophomore 66 Jake Slaughter – Freshman 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman 70 Michael Tarquin – Sophomore 72 Josh Braun – Sophomore 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman 74 Will Harrod – Sophomore 76 Richard Gouraige – Junior 77 Ethan White – Junior 78 Yousef Mugharbil – Freshman 79 Hayden Clem – Freshman Defensive line  6 Zachary Carter – Senior  9 Gervon Dexter – Sophomore 18 Dante Zanders – Junior 21 Desmond Watson – Freshman 33 Princely Umanmielen – Sophomore 44 Daquan Newkirk – Senior 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman 55 Antonio Valentino – Senior 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore 90 Chris Thomas Jr. – Freshman 91 Justus Boone – Freshman 92 Jalen Lee – Sophomore 94 Tyreak Sapp – Freshman 95 Tyrone Truesdell – Graduate 97 Griffin McDowell – Junior

Outside linebackers  1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Junior  4 David Reese – Junior  7 Jeremiah Moon – Senior  8 Khris Bogle – Junior 10 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Junior 48 Noah Keeter – Sophomore 52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman 93 Dylan Meeks – Senior 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Sophomore

Linebackers  2 Amari Burney – Senior 11 Mohamoud Diabate – Junior 15 Derek Wingo – Sophomore 17 Scooby Williams – Freshman 28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Sophomore 30 Diwun Black – Junior 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Senior 36 Chief Borders – Freshman 51 Ventrell Miller – Senior

Cornerbacks  3 Jason Marshall Jr. – Freshman  5 Kaiir Elam – Junior 23 Jaydon Hill – Junior 24 Avery Helm – Freshman 25 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman 27 Jadarrius Perkins – Junior 31 Jordan Young – Freshman 37 Patrick Moorer – Senior

Safeties  0 Trey Dean – Senior 13 Donovan McMillon – Freshman 16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Sophomore 20 Corey Collier Jr. – Freshman 22 Rashad Torrence II – Sophomore 26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman 32 Mordecai McDaniel – Sophomore 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman

Defensive backs 19 Elijah Blades – Graduate 35 Dakota Mitchell – Freshman 43 Nicolas Sutton – Senior Kickers 47 Jace Christmann – Graduate 71 Chris Howard – Senior

Punters 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman 40 Jacob Watkins – Senior

Long snappers 42 Rocco Underwood – Freshman 45 Marco Ortiz – Junior

Athletes 13 Kyle Engel – Sophomore 18 Jack Anders – Sophomore 22 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman 29 Khamal Ellison – Senior 29 Isaac Ricks – Senior 30 Taylor Spierto – Freshman 31 Chase DeMichele – Junior 33 Daniel Cross – Junior 35 William Sawyer – Sophomore 36 Cornelius Barnes – Freshman 37 Tyler Waxman – Sophomore 38 Cahron Rackley – Freshman 44 Brandon Becar – Senior 46 John Brady – Sophomore 47 Justin Pelic – Sophomore 49 Adam Mihalek – Freshman 53 Chase Whitfield – Sophomore 57 Coleman Crozier – Junior 83 Joshua Tse – Senior 85 Kevin Johnson – Junior 96 Travis Freeman – Sophomore Redshirt Injury

Coaching staff Name Position Joined staffDan Mullen Head coach (until Nov. 21) 2018Greg Knox Interim head coach (after Nov. 21) / Running backs / special teams coordinator 2018Todd Grantham Defensive coordinator (until Nov. 7) 2018Christian Robinson Interim defensive coordinator (after Nov. 7) / linebackers 2018Tim Brewster Assistant head coach / tight ends 2020John Hevesy Running game coordinator / offensive line 2018Billy Gonzales Passing game coordinator / wide receivers 2018Garrick McGee Quarterbacks 2020Wesley McGriff Secondary 2021Jules Montinar Cornerbacks 2021David Turner Defensive line 2019Nick Savage Director of strength and conditioning 2018

Players drafted into the NFL

1 23 Kaiir Elam CB Buffalo Bills 3 95 Zachary Carter DT Cincinnati Bengals 4 107 Dameon Pierce RB Houston Texans

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