Wonder why he had driskel so low. Woody (via iPhone)
On Apr 14, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Shane Ford <goufgat...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > April 14th, 2011 12:58pm > Gators’ top 44 players > by Robbie Andreu (Gainesville SUN) > > > After the spring game last Saturday, Florida coach Will Muschamp said he and > his staff had recently gotten together and come up with a list of the top 22 > playmakers on both offense and defense. Muschamp said that list needs to grow > between now and next season. > > > > Because we’re not privy to the coaches’ list, we decided to sit down, break > it down and come up with a list of our own, based on things we saw and heard > over the course of the spring. Our list is certain to stir debate among > readers, but hey, it’s the offseason, so let’s have at it. > > > > Our list ranks the top 22 players on both sides of the ball. This isn’t a > depth chart type thing, but the overall ranking of players from one to 22 on > offense and defense. > > > > Here’s the list: > > > > No. 1 offensive player: This was an easy call, really. Chris Rainey had a > huge spring and looks like a perfect fit lining up in the I-formation. He > broke quite a few long runs in the spring and is a very fast, quick and > versatile athlete who is a real threat catching the ball out of the > backfield. Jeff Demps would have challenged Rainey for the top spot if he’d > participated in spring practice, but he was concentrating on track. Other > players given strong consideration were Jordan Reed and Trey Burton. After > those top four players, there was a little bit of a dropoff. John Brantley > had a good spring, but struggled in the spring game. > > > > No. 1 defensive player: Even though cornerback Janoris Jenkins missed the > spring after undergoing shoulder surgery a few months ago, he’ll likely be > the Gators’ top defensive player in 2011, and a probable/possible first-round > NFL draft pick. He’ll have a chance to excel in Muschamp’s defense, which > features a lot of man-to-man coverage in the secondary. Coming in a close > second to Jenkins was strong safety Matt Elam, who had a huge spring, making > play after play in practice. He has a chance to be one of the best defensive > players in the SEC. Ronald Powell, Jelani Jenkins, Jon Bostic, Sharrif Floyd > and Dominique Easley also were under consideration for the No. 1 spot. That > should be a good indication that the talent level on defense appears a little > stronger than on offense at the moment. > > > > Here are the complete lists:’ > > > Offense > 1. Chris Rainey > 2. Jeff Demps > 3. Jordan Reed > 4. Trey Burton > 5. John Brantley > 6. Quinton Dunbar > 7. Matt Patchan > 8. Frankie Hammond Jr. > 9. Omarius Hines > 10. Deonte Thompson > 11. Xavier Nixon > 12. Jon Halapio > 13. Mike Gillislee > 14. Andre Debose > 15. Robert Clark > 16. Chaz Green > 17. Jonotthan Harrison > 18. Tyler Murphy > 19. Mack Brown > 20. Solomon Patton > 21. Nick Alajajian > 22. Jeff Driskel > > Not making the list: A.C. Leonard, Stephen Alli, Mike Blakely, Kyle Koehn, > Mike McFarland, Javares McRoy, Sam Robey, Ian Silberman, James Wilson and > David Young. > > > > > > Defense > 1. Janoris Jenkins > 2. Matt Elam > 3. Ronald Powell > 4. Jelani Jenkins > 5. Jon Bostic > 6. Sharrif Floyd > 7. Dominique Easley > 8. Jaye Howard > 9. Jeremy Brown > 10. Omar Hunter > 11. Cody Riggs > 12. Josh Evans > 13. Joshua Shaw > 14. Jaylen Watkins > 15. William Green > 16. Lerentee McCray > 17. Michael Taylor > 18. Earl Okine > 19. Chris Martin > 20. Dee Finley > 21. De’Ante Saunders > 22. Gerald Christian > > Not making the list: Gideon Ajabge, Clay Burton, Kedric Johnson, Darrin > Kitchens, Leon Orr, Lynden Trail. > > > > Comments > 6 Comments > > http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/10726/gators%e2%80%99-top-44-players/feed/ > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
