List of Florida Gators football All-Americans

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This list of Florida Gators football All-Americans includes those members of the Florida Gators football team who have received All-American honors from one or more selector organizations. The Florida Gators represent the University of Florida in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Several selector organizations release annual lists of their All-America teams after each college football season, honoring the best players at each position. Selector organizations include football analysts, television networks, publications, media wire services, sports writers' associations, and coaches' associations. Traditionally, several of the selectors have recognized two or more tiers of All-Americans, referred to as the first team, second team, third team and honorable mentions.

The NCAA currently recognizes the All-America teams of five selector organizations to determine "consensus All-Americans" and "unanimous All-Americans" in college football.[1] The NCAA compiles consensus All-Americans using a point system based on the All-America teams from the five selector organizations.[2] The point system consists of three points for a first-team selection, two points for a second-team selection, and one point for a third-team selection; no points are awarded for honorable mention selections.[2] Since 1993, the NCAA-recognized selectors have included the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Associated Press (AP), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), but the number of selectors used by the NCAA has varied over time, and has included different organizations in the past.[1] The players receiving the most points at each position are recognized as consensus All-Americans; in order for a player to receive unanimous All-American recognition, he must be a first-team selection by all of the NCAA-recognized selector organizations.[1][2]

Since the Florida Gators football team played its first season in 1906, eighty-nine Gators football players have received one or more selections as first-team All-Americans.[3] Included among these players are thirty-three consensus All-Americans, of which eight were also unanimous All-Americans.[1] The first Florida player to be recognized as a first-team All-American was end Dale Van Sickel, a member of the great Gators eleven of 1928.[3][4] Florida's first consensus All-American was quarterback Steve Spurrier, who was the winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1966.[3][5]

Selectors

† Consensus selection
‡ Unanimous selection
AFCA American Football Coaches Association AP Associated Press CBS CBS Sports CW Collier's Weekly
CNNSI CNN/Sports Illustrated CP Central Press Association ESPN ESPN FN Football News
FWAA Football Writers Association of America NBC NBC Sports NEA Newspaper Enterprise Association PFW Pro Football Weekly
PS Phil Steele Rivals Rivals.com Scout Scout.com SH Scripps Howard
SN The Sporting News SI Sports Illustrated Time Time magazine UPI United Press International
WCFF Walter Camp Football Foundation

Selections

Year Name Position Selectors Sources
1928 Clyde Crabtree HB AP-3, NEA-3, UP-3 [6][7][8]
1928 William McRae G UP-2 [8]
1928 Jimmy Steele T NEA-2, AP-HM [6][7]
1928 Dale Van Sickel End AP-1, NEA-1, CW-1, UP-HM [3][6][7][8][9]
1929 Dale Van Sickel End CP-2, AP-HM, UP-HM [10][11][12]
1930 Red Bethea HB CP-2, AP-HM [13][14]
1941 Forest K. Ferguson End CW-HM [15]
1952 Charlie LaPradd T AP-1 [3][16]
1953 Joe D'Agostino T UP-3, NEA-HM [3][17][18]
1956 John Barrow G FWAA-1 [3][19]
1958 Vel Heckman T FWAA-1, UPI-2, AP-3 [3][19][20][21]
1964 Larry Dupree HB AFCA-1 [3][22]
1964 Dennis Murphy T FN [3]
1965 Bruce Bennett Back UPI-1, NEA-2 [3][23][24]
1965 Charles Casey End AFCA-1, AP-1, NEA-2 [3][22][24][25][26]
1965 Larry Gagner OG FN, NBC, NEA-HM [3][24]
1965 Lynn Matthews DE NEA-1 [3][24]
1965 Steve Spurrier QB FWAA-1, AP-2, NEA-HM [3][19][24][26]
1966 Bill Carr C SN, Time, CP-2, NEA-HM [3][27][28]
1966 Steve Spurrier‡ QB AFCA-1, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, NBC, SN-1, Time, WCFF-1 [1][3][19][22][27][28][29][30][31]
1968 Guy Dennis OG UPI-1, WCFF-1 [3][31][32]
1968 Larry Smith RB FN, SN [3]
1969 Carlos Alvarez† End AFCA-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF-1, AP-3 [1][3][22][31][33][34][35]
1969 Steve Tannen Back Time, SN, UPI-2, NEA-HM [3][33][34]
1970 Jack Youngblood DE FWAA-1, WCFF-1, CP, SN, Time, PFW, FN, AP-2 [3][19][31][36]
1971 John Reaves QB Time [3]
1974 Glenn Cameron LB AP-3 [3][37]
1974 Burton Lawless OG NEA [3][38]
1974 Ralph Ortega LB SN, Time [3]
1975 Jimmy DuBose RB AP-2 [3][39]
1975 Sammy Green† LB AP-1, FWAA-1, NEA [1][3][19][39]
1976 Wes Chandler WR FN, NEA-1, AP-3 [3][40][41]
1977 Wes Chandler WR UPI, NEA, SN, FN, AP-2 [3][42]
1980 Cris Collinsworth WR NEA, AP-2 [3][43]
1980 David Little† LB AP-1, FWAA-1, FN [1][3][19][43]
1981 David Galloway DE FWAA-1, AP-3 [3][19][44]
1982 Wilber Marshall† LB AP-1, FWAA-1 [1][3][19][45]
1983 Wilber Marshall† LB AFCA-1, AP-1, WCFF-1, UPI, FN, NEA [1][3][22][31][46]
1984 Lomas Brown† OT AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, WCFF-1, SN, NEA [1][3][19][22][31][47]
1984 Phil Bromley C AP-2 [3][47]
1984 Alonzo Johnson LB SN, AP-3 [3][47]
1984 Tim Newton DL AP-2 [3][47]
1985 Alonzo Johnson LB FN, SH, SN, AP-3 [3][48]
1985 Jeff Zimmerman OG WCFF-1, FN, SN, AP-3 [3][31][48]
1986 Adrian White S UPI-2, AP-HM [3]
1986 Jeff Zimmerman OG WCFF-1, SH, AP-HM [3][31][49]
1987 Clifford Charlton LB SN [3]
1987 Louis Oliver DB SN, AP-3 [3][50]
1987 Jarvis Williams DB WCFF-1 [3][31]
1988 Trace Armstrong DE SN [3]
1988 Louis Oliver† DB AFCA-1, AP-1, WCFF-1, SH [1][3][22][31]
1989 Emmitt Smith‡ RB AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, UPI-1, WCFF-1, FN, SH, SN [1][3][19][22][31]
1990 Kirk Kirkpatrick TE AP-2 [3][51]
1990 Huey Richardson DE AP-1, FN [3][51]
1990 Will White DB FWAA-1, AP-3 [3][19][51]
1991 Brad Culpepper† DL AFCA-1, AP-1, NEA, SH, SN, FN [1][3][22][52]
1991 Cal Dixon C AP-2 [3][52]
1991 Hesham Ismail OG AP-3 [3][52]
1991 Shane Matthews QB AP-3 [3][52]
1993 Judd Davis K UPI, AP-3 [3]
1993 William Gaines DL AP-3 [3]
1993 Errict Rhett RB FN [3]
1994 Kevin Carter† DL WCFF-1, FN, SN, SN, AP-2 [1][3][31]
1994 Jack Jackson† WR AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, UPI, FN, SH, SN [1][3][19][22]
1994 Ellis Johnson DL SH [3]
1994 Jason Odom OL AP-3 [3]
1995 Chris Doering WR AP-2 [3]
1995 Jason Odom‡ OL AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, UPI-1, WCFF-1, SN, FN [1][3][19][22][31]
1995 Danny Wuerffel QB FN, AP-2 [3]
1996 Reidel Anthony† WR AP-1, FWAA-1, SN [1][3][19]
1996 Ike Hilliard† WR AFCA-1, WCFF-1, FN, AP-3 [1][3][22][31]
1996 Jeff Mitchell C AP-3 [3]
1996 Danny Wuerffel† QB AFCA-1, AP-1, WCFF-1, SN, FN [1][3][22][31]
1997 Ed Chester DL AP-3 [3][53]
1997 Jacquez Green† WR AP-1, FWAA-1, WCFF-1 [1][3][19][31][53]
1997 Fred Taylor RB AP-3 [3][53]
1997 Fred Weary† DB AFCA-1, WCFF-1, SN, FN, AP-2 [1][3][22][31][53]
1998 Ed Chester DL AP-2 [3][54]
1998 Jevon Kearse DE WCFF-1, FN, AP-2 [3][31][54]
1998 Travis McGriff WR AP-3 [3][54]
1998 Mike Peterson DE SN, AP-2 [3][54]
1999 Alex Brown DE WCFF-1, FN, AP-2 [3][31]
1999 Jeff Chandler K AP-2 [3]
2000 Alex Brown DE WCFF-2 [3][31]
2000 Jabar Gaffney WR AP-3 [3]
2000 Lito Sheppard CB FWAA-1, CNNSI, AP-2 [3][19]
2000 Kenyatta Walker OT PFW, AP-2, WCFF-2 [3][31]
2000 Gerard Warren DT PFW [3]
2001 Alex Brown† DL WCFF-1, FWAA-1, AP-1, CNNSI [1][3][19][31]
2001 Andra Davis LB CNNSI, SN-2, AP-3 [3]
2001 Jabar Gaffney‡ WR AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, SN, WCFF-1, FN, CNNSI [1][3][19][22][31]
2001 Rex Grossman† QB AP-1, WCFF-1, CNNSI, FN [1][3][31]
2001 Mike Pearson† OL FWAA-1, AP-1, SN [1][3][19]
2001 Lito Sheppard DB AP-2 [3]
2003 Keiwan Ratliff† DB AP-1, FWAA-1, WCFF-1, SN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals [1][3][19][31]
2003 Shannon Snell OG SN [3]
2003 Ben Troupe TE AP-2 [3]
2004 Channing Crowder LB ESPN [3]
2006 Jarvis Moss DE PFW [3]
2006 Reggie Nelson† DB AP-1, FWAA-1, WCFF-1, SN, SI, ESPN, CBS-1, CFN, Rivals, Scout [1][3][19][31]
2006 Brandon Siler LB AP-3 [3]
2006 Ryan Smith DB AP-2 [3]
2007 Percy Harvin WR SN [3]
2007 Tim Tebow† QB AP-1, FWAA-1, WCFF-1, SN, SI, ESPN, CBS-1, CFN, Rivals, Scout [1][3][19][31]
2008 Percy Harvin KR / All-purpose AFCA-1, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2 [3][22]
2008 Brandon James† KR / All-purpose FWAA-1, SN, CBS-1, Rivals [1][3][19]
2008 Brandon Spikes‡ LB AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, SN, WCFF-1, CBS-1, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI [1][3][19][22][31]
2008 Tim Tebow QB CFN, AP-3 [3]
2009 Joe Haden‡ DB AFCA-1, AP-1, FWAA-1, SN-1, WCFF-1, SI, PFW, ESPN-1, CBS-1, CFN, Rivals, Scout [1][3][19][22][31]
2009 Aaron Hernandez TE AP-1, SN-1, ESPN-1, CFN, Rivals, Scout [3]
2009 Maurkice Pouncey† C FWAA-1, SN-1, WCFF-1, PFW, ESPN-1, CBS-1, CFN, Rivals, Scout, AP-2 [1][3][19][31]
2009 Mike Pouncey OG PFW, AP-2 [3]
2009 Brandon Spikes† LB SN-1, WCFF-1, Scout, AP-2, CBS-2 [1][3][31]
2009 Tim Tebow QB AP-2, WCFF-2 [3]
2010 Ahmad Black S CBS-1, CFN, Rivals, AP-2, PFW-HM [3][55]
2010 Chas Henry† P AP-1, SN-1, WCFF-1, CBS-1, CFN, ESPN-1, Rivals, Scout, SI, PFW-HM [1][3][31][55]
2010 Mike Pouncey C PFW-1 [3]
2011 Caleb Sturgis K AP-2, CBS-2, PFW-HM [3][56]
2012 Kyle Christy P Scout-1, WCFF-2, AP-3, CBS-3, PFW-HM, SI-HM [3][31][57]
2012 Matt Elam DB AP-1, SN-1, CBS-1, Scout-1, SI-1, WCFF-2 [3][31][57]
2012 Sharrif Floyd DL SN-1, AP-3 [3][57]
2012 Caleb Sturgis K SN-1, CBS-2, AP-3, SI-HM [3][57]
2014 Vernon Hargreaves III DB ESPN-1, TSN-1, CBS-1 [3][57]
2015 Antonio Callaway KR / All-purpose CBS-1 [3][57]
2015 Jonathan Bullard DL CBS-1, PS-4 [3][57]
2015 Marcus Maye S USAT-1 [3][57]
2015 Vernon Hargreaves III ‡ DB AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA-1, TSN-1, AFCA-1, CBS-1 [3][57]
2016 Jarrad Davis LB PS-3 [3][57]
2016 Teez Tabor CB PS-2 [3][57]
2016 Johnny Townsend P CBS-1 [3][57]
2017 Johnny Townsend P SI-1, PS-4 [3][57]
2017 Eddy Piñeiro K PS-4 [3][57]
2019 Jonathan Greenard LB CBS-1, PS-4 [3][57]
2019 CJ Henderson CB FWAA-2, PS-2 [3][57]
2020 Kyle Pitts ‡ TE AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA-1, TSN-1, AFCA-1, CBS-1, ESPN-1, PS-1 [3][57]
2020 Kyle Trask QB AP-2, CBS-1, SN-2, PS-3 [3][57]
2020 Kadarius Toney WR AP-2 [3][57]
2022 O'Cyrus Torrence† OG AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA-2, SN-1, AFCA-1, CBS-1, ESPN-1 [58][59]

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