Gators’ 2011 freshmen pick uniform numbers
Athletes care about their uniform numbers, and now that Florida Gators football is preparing to begin practice for the 2011-12 season in just about a month, it was time for the team’s newest members to choose theirs. The freshman roster as of May 2011, according to the University of Florida‘s media guide, is as follows:
» No. 5 – Marcus Roberson (Fort Lauderdale, FL), four-star cornerback
» No. 15 – Louchiez Purifoy (Pensacola, FL), four-star cornerback
» No. 16 – Jeff Driskel (Oviedo, FL), five-star quarterback
» No. 17 – Jacoby Brissett (West Palm Beach, FL), four-star quarterback
» No. 20 – Valdez Showers (Madison Heights, MI), three-star cornerback
» No. 21 – Jabari Gorman (Miami, FL), four-star safety
» No. 26 – De’Ante Saunders (Deland, FL), four-star cornerback
» No. 33 – Chris Johnson (Ocala, FL), three-star safety
» No. 41 – Hunter Joyer (Wesley Chapel, FL), three-star fullback
» No. 44 – Kyle Christy (Brownsburg, IN), three-star punter
» No. 55 – Graham Stewart (Middletown, CT), four-star linebacker
» No. 63 – Trip Thurman (Dover, DE), four-star guard
» No. 65 – Tommy Jordan (Ridgefield, CT), three-star guard
» No. 80 – Ja’Juan Story (Brooksville, FL), four-star wide receiver
» No. 81 – A.C. Leonoard (Jacksonville, FL), four-star tight end
» No. 86 – Clay Burton (Venice, FL), three-star defensive end
» No. 97 – Tevin Westbrook (Coconut Creek, FL), three-star defensive end
There have also been a number of uniform number changes for current Gators:
» No. 1 – Chris Rainey, redshirt senior running back (formerly No. 3)
» No. 2 – Dominique Easley, sophomore defensive tackle (formerly No. 58)
» No. 3 – Jelani Jenkins, redshirt sophomore linebacker (formerly No. 43)
» No. 4 – Sharrif Floyd, sophomore defensive tackle (formerly No. 73)
» No. 92 – Lynden Trail, redshirt freshman defensive end (formerly No. 85)
I like that all of our interior D-lineman are going to be wearing single digits. That number’s going to look pretty tiny on 300+ pounds of nose tackle
Easley 2, Floyd 4, Powell 7.. lined up next to each other, coming after you 24/7 lol.
Purifoy has some balls.
That’s what I was thinking…
I hope this kid knows what he’s doing by taking that number.
I know the significance of getting the #1 jersey, is there similar significance in the 2,3 and 4?
Isn’t Jeff Demps #2? How will this work with Easley?
I hope we get Maye as our next commitment – seems like a stud DB!
Floyd has #4. What about Debose?
Numbers can be and often are doubled up. They just can’t be on the field at the same time.
I know we don’t retire numbers at UF, but still…let #15 unofficially sit out a couple years.
Could not agree more, out of respect…NO #15 till 2015! GO GATORS
15? Really? I think it’s a mistake to let anyone wear 15, for the next few seasons at least.
#2 – Dominique Easley
#4 – Sharrif Floyd
#6 – Jaye Howard
Haha, Great stuff
Big guys look odd with single digits??