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gschwendt
08-29-2014, 03:13 PM
Florida coaches are excited about the talent they have coming in in 2014. Here's a breakdown of how this journalist will see things shaking out for the Florida Depth Chart.



Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

AWR

THP

THA



QB

Ben Lewis

Florida

Jr

78

61

60

90

86



QB

Joey_Jones

Florida

SrRS

79

70

73

81

84



QB

CJ_Bozeman

Florida

So

73

67

66

81

80



QB

Nick_Jude

Florida

Fr

72

66

65

87

75



In 2013, QB Joey Jones threw for 3595 yards with a +16 TD:Int ratio… not bad stats for a QB in a new system but not quite good enough to earn the starting job for a second year. Florida coaches signed QB Ben Lewis who has more skills at the QB position and will fit in perfectly in the new pass-heavy offense of Florida. If Lewis struggles, Jones will still be ready to play but don't expect anymore than mop-up duty.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

STA

INJ

BTK

TRK

ELU

STF

SPM

JKM

CAR

BCV

PBK

RBK



HB

Randall_Williams

Florida

Sr

77

81

70

70

93

79

78

82

78

75

72

65

71

74

74

67

65



HB

Dwight_Butler

Florida

Fr

66

92

54

84

81

79

68

59

72

84

75

77

77

65

72

53

53



HB

Michael_Swan

Florida

Jr

71

86

55

93

88

83

81

66

74

83

80

84

86

64

79

43

49



HB

Joel_Wilson

Florida

SoRS

70

88

59

70

77

80

84

78

66

70

74

75

71

67

71

42

42



HB

Stephen_Stewart

Florida

So

68

87

59

78

81

79

85

64

74

77

76

75

75

68

79

41

41



HB Randall Williams will once again lead the charge out of the backfield for the Gators after amassing 666 yards on the ground behind a depleted offensive line. This year not only will Williams have an improved Offensive Line but as well he'll have a Lightning to his Thunder. Complimenting Williams will be Freshman Dwight Butler who brings some much needed speed that the Gators didn't have last year. Look for the two to split carries depending on the situation.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

BTK

TRK

ELU

STF

SPM

JKM

CAR

BCV

PBK

RBK

CTH



FB

Will_Gunn

Florida

JrRS

75

84

69

78

82

73

77

75

71

70

69

79

69

73

70

69



FB

Al_Smith

Florida

Jr

48

72

57

52

74

54

60

57

56

47

50

70

48

62

59

56



Gunn will be the obvoius starter at the FB position though don't expect to see him on the field too often with Florida's new pass-heavy offense.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

JMP

CTH

SPC

CIT

RTE

REL



WRX

Travis_Anderson

Florida

Sr

84

87

55

76

92

90

90

86

82

91

77



WRX

Donald_Boone

Florida

Fr

68

85

45

72

78

86

67

76

75

80

75



WRY

Tyler_Pittman

Florida

Jr

68

94

49

79

84

83

62

70

59

72

68



WRY

Travis_Clifford

Florida

So

72

90

42

82

83

75

74

57

63

76

63



WRY

Edward_Bower

Florida

Fr

70

91

42

75

87

73

72

56

70

71

60



WRY

Trent_Holmes

Florida

Jr

70

90

43

79

83

82

66

61

64

80

63



WRY

Calvin_Butler

Florida

Fr

69

89

44

80

86

76

70

51

60

69

62



WRZ

Mark_Chambers

Florida

Jr

71

84

47

74

75

86

78

68

77

73

67



WRZ

John_Jefferson

Florida

Jr

69

87

42

82

86

75

66

57

64

74

73



WR Travis Anderson returns after an incredible season where he caught 110 passes for over 1500 yards with 14 touchdowns. Anderson will again be the go-to target regardless of what the defense throws at them but Florida returns all WRs from last year and added a handful to improve the overall core. Opposite Anderson at the Z will be Mark Chambers who has the next best hands behind Anderson. Added into the mix will be Tyler Pittman at the Y slot. Pittman's speed will mostly be used as a hybrid HB/WR allowing him to catch screens, run sweeps, and maybe some wildcat. With as many 4 & 5 receiver formations the Florida coaches plan to run, expect Travis Clifford to get his fair share of catches as well from the other slot position.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

JMP

BTK

TRK

ELU

STF

PBK

RBK

CTH

SPC

CIT

RTE



TE

Avery_Smiley

Florida

Fr

64

70

74

62

85

64

64

77

59

78

63

66

77

71

82

49



TE

T.J._Bush

Florida

Fr

67

74

72

61

75

63

76

79

67

69

72

64

62

63

78

73



TE

Josh_Johnson

Florida

JrRS

49

67

51

56

68

63

55

62

53

59

51

56

80

54

65

65



A season ago, perhaps Florida's worst position was the Tight End, at least on paper. Josh Johnson was the starter a season ago catching 26 passes for 250 yards; however, TE Avery Smiley enters the picture and not only has great hands but also has the best blocking ability of the trio. Look for Smiley to surpass Johnson's stats from a season ago and be more of a threat over the middle of the field.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

AWR

PBK

RBK



LT

Brandon_Marquardt

Florida

Fr

69

59

80

63

80

65

79

73



LT

Sean_Shelton

Florida

Sr

59

64

55

62

83

59

66

75



LG

Cory_Phillips

Florida

Fr

67

54

84

60

91

51

70

79



LG

Tommy_Montgomery

Florida

SrRS

58

62

68

61

73

65

61

78



C

Matt_Johnson

Florida

Fr

67

67

78

56

82

42

74

76



C

Josh_Miller

Florida

SrRS

57

58

81

71

91

67

67

61



RG

John_Archer

Florida

Fr

68

57

83

60

86

55

70

81



RG

Kirk_Ford

Florida

So

66

63

74

64

79

56

76

75



RT

Anthony_Mills

Florida

Fr

73

63

85

61

89

61

75

82



Florida coaches knew that in 2014 they'd have to rebuild their entire offensive line so they set out to sign 5 fresh faces to start along the OL. With a mix of various talent, the Gators think they have a line they can build around in the coming years. While most of the new faces are more familiar with Run Blocking, LT Brandon Marquardt comes in ready to shore-up the blindside. Opposite him at RT will be the anchor for the OL, Anthony Mills.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

PMV

FMV

BSH



LE

Eric_Kerr

Florida

Fr

71

68

79

76

71

72

75

75

73

76



LE

Nick_Martin

Florida

Jr

71

71

69

68

83

78

73

86

84

71



LE

Phillip_Brewer

Florida

Jr

69

62

70

77

76

79

69

81

68

78



RE

Maurice_Harvey

Florida

So

71

71

70

69

83

75

70

75

75

77



RE

Terry_Bullock

Florida

So

68

72

72

73

79

69

71

72

61

77



Florida returns all 4 players at DE and added Freshman Eric Kerr. Kerr is by far the best of the bunch with good strength and decent ability to get off blocks to make the tackle; he'll get the start at the LE position. Opposite him will likely be Nick Martin who while doesn't quite have the strength that Kerr does, he does very good ability to get off blocks. The DEs won't be the highlight of the Florida defense but should be competent enough to get some pressure on the QB.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

PMV

FMV

BSH



DT

Scott_Dixon

Florida

Fr

76

53

85

75

78

77

77

79

77

80



DT

Justin_Johnson

Florida

Sr

76

52

83

78

80

74

77

79

74

82



DT

Mike_Ford

Florida

So

67

51

77

68

70

70

72

77

73

77



DT

Rodney_Smith

Florida

So

48

45

74

68

62

42

46

55

42

67



Dixon is perhaps one of the most important signings of the 2014 signing class, particularly among Freshman. The Gators were awful up the middle in run defense and Dixon is the perfect compliment to fellow DT Justin Johnson. Both possess very good strength for the middle of the line and both have a good ability to get off a block and make a tackle. Both will have quite a bit of playing time, even in some odd-front defenses that the Gators plan to run.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

PMV

FMV

BSH

MCV

ZCV



LOLB

Ronald_Cox

Florida

Sr

77

91

73

70

91

76

73

71

82

66

70

80

63

66



LOLB

Trey_Martinez

Florida

Fr

68

76

73

73

92

75

71

66

74

63

73

65

69

72



LOLB

Rashad_Cook

Florida

SrRS

58

64

62

56

80

57

64

74

71

66

92

74

69

66



MLB

Demetrius_Stewart

Florida

Jr

83

84

85

64

75

85

81

77

84

79

78

79

74

74



MLB

Obadiah_Moody

Florida

So

65

79

68

63

83

73

73

74

71

60

56

68

68

70



MLB

Kevin_Covington

Florida

Sr

57

68

64

67

90

61

71

72

59

53

61

70

67

65



ROLB

Scott_Robinson

Florida

JrRS

80

79

76

76

97

75

97

89

82

75

79

76

77

70



ROLB

Jason_Mitchell

Florida

Fr

77

82

79

60

85

86

79

75

81

62

60

75

68

68



Florida returns it's strong Linebacker core with MLB Demetrius Stewart leading the way again in 2014. With a shift to a 4-2-5 base defense, look for Stewart and ROLB Scott Robinson to get most of the snaps, but Florida will occasionally put 4 LBs on the field with speedster LOLB Ronald Cox and Freshman ROLB Jason Mitchell contributing a fair amount. Behind those 4 is shallow but Freshman LOLB Trey Martinez will be next-man-up if the situation arises.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

AGI

ACC

JMP

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

MCV

ZCV

PRS



CB

Jonathan_White

Florida

Jr

75

88

80

87

87

60

73

76

77

88

85

83



CB

Casey_Jenkins

Florida

Fr

73

92

92

85

84

64

65

75

79

84

81

65



CB

Brian_Jones

Florida

So

72

91

84

85

83

68

70

73

67

83

81

73



CB

Ray_Reynolds

Florida

SrRS

72

85

82

93

82

60

63

70

75

83

79

81



CB

Bernard_Johnson

Florida

SoRS

71

86

86

92

84

57

60

76

66

86

82

73



Florida coaches knew they had to immediately improve their Cornerbacks if they wanted to slow down opposing offense who shredded the Gators secondary. To get immediate relief, JUCO transfer Jonathan White steps in to the starting role and opposite him will be incoming Freshman Casey Jenkins. Both posess good coverage skills out of the gate but neither is the stud the coaches were hoping for. If White's coverage abilities can keep him from getting burned, that will be a big step but Jenkins will have to rely on his speed and agility to help him keep up. At the Nickel position will likely be Brian Jones but in this pass happy day & age, all 5 will likely get playing time over the course of the year.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

JMP

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

MCV

ZCV



FS

John_Bell

Florida

Jr

71

93

44

86

87

80

57

63

71

71

69

78



FS

Fred_Meyers

Florida

So

68

77

76

67

79

85

61

85

86

65

64

70



FS

Marcus_Kane

Florida

SoRS

64

83

65

79

88

73

59

82

78

60

60

70



Last year John Bell split time at both Free Safety and Corner but shined at the FS position. This year, Bell makes the permanent move to the Safety position to utilize his speed and deep zone coverage ability. After Bell, the depth gets very shaky with neither backup being very fast nor very good at coverage. Marcus Kane will likely ge tthe nod but fans will have to hope it doesn't come to that.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

SPD

STR

AGI

ACC

JMP

TKL

HPW

PUR

PRC

PMV

FMV

BSH

MCV

ZCV

PRS



SS

Tye_Gray

Florida

So

79

92

66

89

94

90

78

67

76

70

55

63

71

69

80

81



SS

Oliver_Willis

Florida

Jr

75

95

69

71

88

69

92

85

77

55

50

59

73

63

61

86



SS

Steve_Robinson

Florida

Jr

75

78

75

73

81

86

84

76

76

65

57

60

81

65

78

84



SS

Terrence_Howell

Florida

Jr

70

78

76

68

85

81

73

78

78

77

56

61

80

63

69

79



Safety Tye Gray comes in as the best overall signing of the 2014 recruiting class. With great speed, agility, jumping and zone coverage skills to compliment his good tacking, he'll be the man when it comes to shutting down the deep ball. To compliment Gray, Florida coaches plan to use newly signed Oliver Willis as a hybrid LB/SS role. Look for Willis to use his excellent speed and tackling ability to come off the edge in blitzes... just don't expect him to have to cover any opposing WRs.


Pos

Name

TeamName

Year

OVR

AWR

KPW

KAC



K

Marcus_Fields

Florida

Jr

89

67

85

95



P

Richard_Hooper

Florida

So

65

50

72

58



Kicker Marcus Fields was solid in 2013 connecting on all 13 of his kicks, though his longest was from 46 yards out. Fields will once again bring his consistent leg to the kicking duties. Punter Richard Hooper will once again get the nod at punting but it's only because the entire Florida rugby team was expelled from school and coaches couldn't find anyone better down at the local YMCA.

skipwondah33
08-29-2014, 03:24 PM
Wow...that team though

Nice write up G

JeffHCross
08-30-2014, 06:21 AM
I always feel better about my own team BEFORE I read your write-ups, G.

marcotte14
08-30-2014, 07:53 AM
Great write up G. Love seeing our teams progress from year 1 to 2. I'm really excited about my team too on paper, however that might change after the first game....

JeffHCross
08-30-2014, 02:23 PM
I feel like I should commission you to do a write up for my team. Our own Phil Steele!

skipwondah33
08-30-2014, 02:28 PM
I feel good about my team until I noticed what everyone else had especially G. I get one good Lineman he has 5 he got lol.

One CB...He has a while secondary haha

gschwendt
08-30-2014, 02:50 PM
I feel like I should commission you to do a write up for my team. Our own Phil Steele!

Send me your depth chart and I may write one up when I get spare time later this weekend.

JeffHCross
08-30-2014, 04:17 PM
Send me your depth chart and I may write one up when I get spare time later this weekend.I'm out of town, but I could at least tell you the two deep. We'll see if I get a chance.