The All-time University of Florida NFL T
The parade started with Rick Casares in the 1950s.The Chicago Bears drafted him out Van Jefferson Jersey of Florida in the second round with the 18th overall pick of the NFL draft. Three years later, he was an NFL rushing champion.Emmitt Smith, Neal Anderson, John L. Williams and Fred Taylor followed. Add James Jones, Errict Rhett, Lorenzo Hampton and Mike Gillislee and the University of Florida has become one-stop shopping for running backs by NFL teams.Smith, of course, is a four-time NFL rushing champion, the leagues all-time leading rusher and a Hall of Famer. He went to eight Pro Bowls more than any other Gator. He rushed for 18,355 yards, and was joined in the 10,000-yard club by Fred Taylor at 11,695. Anderson went to four Pro Bowls with the Bears and posted three 1,000-yard seasons. Rhett also had a 1,000-yard season.Williams and Jones were fullbacks with different responsibilities. Williams, a two-time Pro Bowler, had three 70-catch seasons for the Seahawks and Jones one for the Lions.Smith and defensive end Jack Youngblood are Marcus Peters Jersey the only two Gators in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But defensive end is another strength of the Gators. Youngblood, Trace Armstrong and Kevin Carter are all members of the 100-sack club. In addition, Jevon Kearse, Derrick Harvey and Dante Fowler are all former first-round pa s rushers.The Gators have had 56 first-round draft picks, sixth-best in NCAA history. The highest a Florida player has ever been selected was third overall, four times: quarterback Steve Spurrier by the San Francisco 40ers in 1967, wide Malcolm Brown Jersey receiver Wes Chandler by the New Orleans Saints in 1978, defensive tackle Gerard Warren by the Cleveland Browns in 2001 and Fowler by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015.Smith, by the way, was the 17th overall pick of the 1990 draft by the Cowboys.Here is the University of Floridas all-time NFL team:QB--Steve Spurrier, 10 years, 1,151 career pa Bryce Hager Jersey ses, 230 puntsHB--Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame, NFLs all-time leading rusherFB--Rick Casares, NFL rushing champion 1956WR--Wes Chandler, 559 career catches, 56 touchdownsWR--Cris Collinsworth, 417 career catches, 36 touchdowns*-TEKyle Pitts, 4th overall pick of 2021 NFL draftOT--Lomas Brown, 7 Pro Bowls*-OTTrent Brown, Pro BowlScroll to ContinueG--Dan Fike, 8-year starter with ClevelandG--Cooper Carlisle, 8-year starter with Cleveland & DenverC--Maurkice Pouncey, 6 Pro BowlsDE--Jack Youngblood, Hall of FameDE--Kevin Carter, NFL sack leader 1999DT--Gerard Warren, 10-year starter with 4 teamsDT--Ellis Johnson, 10-year starter, 51 career sacksOLB--Wilber Marshall, 3 Pro Bowls, 2-time Super Bowl championMLB--Mike Peterson, 14-year starter with 3 teamsOLB--David Little, 12-year starter with PittsburghCB--Bernie Parrish, 8-year starter, 31 Interceptions*-CB--Joe Haden, 3 Pro Bowls, 29 interceptionsS--Reggie Nelson, 2 Pro Bowls, 36 interceptionsS--Louis Oliver, 8-year starter, 27 interceptionsK--Don Chandler, 1960s NFL all-decade teamP--Bobby Joe Green, 14-year punter, NFL champion 1963KR--Percy Harvin, 5 career KO returns for TDs* John Sullivan Jersey -Still Active
