Not too concerned about the secondary much at all. Woody (via iPhone)
> On Jan 8, 2014, at 8:33 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > LOOKING TO 2014 > With development, Gators should be safe at safety > > > Florida defensive back Cody Riggs made the transition from cornerback to > safety in his junior season for the Gators. > Matt Stamey / Staff photographer > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 11:57 p.m. > > > This is the 11th of a 12-part series breaking down the Florida football > roster, looking ahead to 2014 and projecting how the Gators might look at > each position: > > Safeties > WHO’S GONE: Jaylen Watkins, a former cornerback who started 12 games at > safety and broke up seven passes this past season. > WHO’S BACK: Senior Cody Riggs, sophomore Marcus Maye, senior Jabari Gorman > and sophomore Keanu Neal. > WHO’S NEW: Redshirt freshman Marcell Harris. > WHAT’S NEXT: The Gators return four of their top five safeties, so this is a > potential area of strength in 2014. Riggs, a former starter at cornerback, > played well at his new position last season and figures to be the leader of > the secondary. In the spring, UF will try to determine the starter at the > other safety position. The leading candidates are Gorman, a senior who has > seen extensive playing time, and sophomore Marcus Maye, a starter entering > last season who lost his job early in the year after making some crucial > mistakes in coverage. Maye rebounded from his early setback and re-emerged in > the latter half of the season, seeing valuable playing time and making some > plays. He has the size/strength/speed combination the Gators are looking for > at the position opposite Riggs. Two highly rated players from last year’s > recruiting class also figure prominently in the competition for playing time > in the spring — Neal and Harris. Neal was a standout on special teams and saw > playing time on defense as a true freshman. He is considered one of the > biggest hitters on the team. Harris, considered an elite safety prospect > coming out of high school, was expected to push for playing time as a true > freshman, also, but a knee injury during his senior season lingered and he > had to redshirt in 2013. > THE SKINNY: Despite the loss of Watkins, the Gators appear to have plenty of > experience and playmaking ability at the safety positions, led by the two > seniors — Riggs and Gorman. If the younger guys (Neal, Maye and Harris) > continue to progress, the safety positions should be a team strength in 2014. > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
