Gators in the NFL Draft

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Player	H/ W/GR	Draft
QB Anthony Richardson	6'4.25" 244 lbs POS RK 2 OVR RK 4	Round 1, Pick 4, Indianapolis Colts
DT Gervon Dexter	6’6” 310 lbs POS RK 10 OVR RK 72	Round 2, Pick 54, Chicago Bears
OG O'Cyrus Torrence	6'5"330 lbs POS RK 42 OVR RK 84	Round 2, Pick 59, Buffalo Bills
ILB Ventrell Miller	6'0"232 lbs POS RK 14 OVR RK 200	Round 4, pick 121, Jacksonville Jaguars
WR Justin Shorter	6’4” 225 lbs POS RK 44 OVR RK 303	Round 5, pick 151, Buffalo Bills
S Rashad Torrence	6'0"193 lbs POS RK 21 OVR RK 265	UFA, Los Angeles Rams
OLB Brenton Cox Jr	6'4"250 lbs POS RK 21 OVR RK 291	UFA, Green Bay Packers
S Trey Dean III	6'2"200 lbs POS RK 24 298 OVR RK 298	UFA, New York Jets
OLB Amari Burney	6'2"230 lbs POS RK 42 OVR RK 243	Round 6, pick 201, Las Vegas Raiders
OL Richard Gouraige	6’5” 310 lbs POS RK 37 OVR RK 240	UFA, Buffalo Bills

Former Gators:

Jacob Copeland	Maryland	UFA - Tennessee Titans
Mohamoud Diabate	Utah	UFA - Cleveland Browns
Kadeem Telfort	UAB	UFA - Green Bay Packers
Kemore Gamble	UCF
Elijah Blades	Buffalo
TJ Moore	UNC Charlotte
Chris Bleich	Syracuse
John Huggins	Jackson State

 

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The Indianapolis Colts select Anthony Richardson in round 1, pick #4!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1651749071294722049

 

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The Chicago Bears select Gervon Dexter in round 2 with pick #53.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652110670412800001

 

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The Buffalo Bills select O’Cyrus Torrence in round 2 with pick #59.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652115944699838466

 

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The Jacksonville Jaguars select Ventrell Miller in the 4th round with pick #121.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652358497449787393

 

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The Buffalo Bills select Justin Shorter in round 5 with pick 150!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652380123230871552

 

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The Las Vegas Raiders select Amari Burney in round 6 with pick #203.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652415038312038401

 

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The Buffalo Bills have signed Richard Gouraige as an undrafted free agent.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652460168783749120

 

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The New York Jets have signed Trey Dean III as an undrafted free agent.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1652469692689428480

 

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Three of them drafted (plus one undrafted) to Super Bowl contenders.

 

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The Gators had 10 players in the 2023 NFL Draft, with 5 being drafted and 4 being signed. 3 of 8 former Gators have been signed.

Richardson becomes the 15th Gator chosen in the top 10 in the common draft era, the 7th to be selected in the top 5, and the first UF quarterback picked in the top 10 since Steve Spurrier went third overall in 1967. The last Florida quarterback drafted in the first round was Tim Tebow (25th) in 2010.

For comparison, the Georgia Bulldogs had 12 players in the draft plus 2 former players (including former Gator Brenton Cox). 10 of 12 Bulldogs have signed with a team and 1 of 2 former players have signed. Alabama had all 14 of its players drafted.

All of the Gators who were drafted were selected at or above their talent ranking, although it was odd to see O’Cyrus Torrence taken as late as he was. It is possible there was bias against him for playing most of his time at a smaller school like Louisiana before making an impact on a 6-6 Florida team.

The data shows that Florida still has a larger talent pipeline than Georgia, but the latter has better talent. Alabama still has the largest and most talented pipeline between college and the NFL, but Georgia is catching up. In terms of all-time history, Florida is still one of four schools to have a player drafted each year of the modern draft era dating back half a century. Florida is also sixth-best all-time in terms of producing first round NFL draft picks, and ninth-best all-time in producing NFL talent.

 

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Player	Draft	Signing Bonus
QB Anthony Richardson	Round 1, Pick 4, Indianapolis Colts	Total value: $33,994,030 Signing bonus: $21,772,931 2023 cap: $6,180,73
DT Gervon Dexter	Round 2, Pick 54, Chicago Bears	Total value: $6,723,727 Signing bonus: $1,889,983 2023 cap: $1,222,496
OG O'Cyrus Torrence	Round 2, Pick 59, Buffalo Bills	Total value: $6,220,978 Signing bonus: $1,524,348 2023 cap: $1,131,087
ILB Ventrell Miller	Round 4, pick 121, Jacksonville Jaguars	Total value: $4,576,937 Signing bonus: $736,937 2023 cap: $934,234
WR Justin Shorter	Round 5, pick 151, Buffalo Bills	Total value: $4,163,947 Signing bonus: $323,947 2023 cap: $830,987
S Rashad Torrence	UFA, Los Angeles Rams
OLB Brenton Cox Jr
S Trey Dean III	UFA, New York Jets
OLB Amari Burney	Round 6, pick 201, Las Vegas Raiders	Total value: $4,005,112 Signing bonus: $165,112 2023 cap: $791,270
OL Richard Gouraige	UFA, Buffalo Bills

 

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The Gators had 10 players in the 2023 NFL Draft, with 5 being drafted and 4 being signed. 3 of 8 former Gators have been signed.

Richardson becomes the 15th Gator chosen in the top 10 in the common draft era, the 7th to be selected in the top 5, and the first UF quarterback picked in the top 10 since Steve Spurrier went third overall in 1967. The last Florida quarterback drafted in the first round was Tim Tebow (25th) in 2010.

For comparison, the Georgia Bulldogs had 12 players in the draft plus 2 former players (including former Gator Brenton Cox). 10 of 12 Bulldogs have signed with a team and 1 of 2 former players have signed. Alabama had all 14 of its players drafted.

All of the Gators who were drafted were selected at or above their talent ranking, although it was odd to see O’Cyrus Torrence taken as late as he was. It is possible there was bias against him for playing most of his time at a smaller school like Louisiana before making an impact on a 6-6 Florida team.

The data shows that Florida still has a larger talent pipeline than Georgia, but the latter has better talent. Alabama still has the largest and most talented pipeline between college and the NFL, but Georgia is catching up. In terms of all-time history, Florida is still one of four schools to have a player drafted each year of the modern draft era dating back half a century. Florida is also sixth-best all-time in terms of producing first round NFL draft picks, and ninth-best all-time in producing NFL talent.

For Torrence, don't know if I want to go that far. He still faced off against tough competition in 2022. Plus guards aren't top 10 picks for the most part. Yes, there have been expectations including guys who went to the Colts like A-Rich's teammate Nelson. Also, the GM of the Eagles is a Gator undergrad and he keeps drafting Bulldogs.

 

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Teams with the most NFL draft picks in 2023:

- Alabama 10
- Georgia 10
- Michigan 9
- TCU 8

Seven teams tied with 6, including Florida.