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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Reaching the NFL -- and potentially becoming a first-round draft pick -- is something that every recruit wants to achieve. It's a big part of their school decisions. They might like two campuses, two programs, two stadiums, tw...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The 2013 NFL draft was certainly a good one for the Florida Gators, especially after the poor showing in the prior year, in which only two Gators were drafted. This year, Florida had eight taken between Thursday and Saturday. Tha...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida came close, but the Gators fell one player short of tying the school record for most players taken in a seven-round NFL draft. It was still an impressive showing. Eight UF players were drafted, the most since nine were...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Former Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd and safety Matt Elam have traded orange and blue for purple. In Floyd's case, it came a little later than most everyone thought, and nobody's quite sure why. The Minnesota Vikings ...

Predicting where Florida's draft-eligible players will be selected on what should be a banner NFL draft for the Gators.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013

Former Florida defensive tackle and NFL prospect Sharrif Floyd discusses the relative lack of success for the Gators over the past couple of seasons, what he's looking forward to most about Thursday's draft and more. Listen here...

Linebacker Jelani Jenkins' 40-yard-dash time at Florida's pro day wasn't as important as showing he has recovered from a broken bone in his right foot.

A look at how the 10 former Florida Gators fared at the NFL scouting combine leading into the 2013 NFL draft.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Sharrif Floyd hasn't played a down of football since Florida's loss to Louisville in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but his NFL draft stock is soaring. The 6-foot-3, 297-pound defensive tackle has gone from being a possible first-rou...

Several of RecruitingNation's SEC sites took a look this week at the players headed to the NFL combine, which begins today in Indianapolis, and other predraft camps. Click here to read the entire predraft series. Today: Defensive backs and special te...

Several of RecruitingNation's SEC sites will look this week at the players headed to the NFL combine, which begins Friday in Indianapolis, and other predraft camps. Today: Defensive linemen and linebackers. Florida Gators The heart of the Gator...

Several of RecruitingNation's SEC sites will look this week at the players headed to the NFL combine, which begins Friday in Indianapolis, and other predraft camps. Today: Offensive linemen. Florida Gators The Gators are represented by a player...

The Gators' hopes are high for incoming true freshman Vernon Hargreaves III. Florida has produced many NFL defensive backs in recent years, and Hargreaves' talent could surpass them all.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2013

The Gators need several freshmen to make instant impacts in 2013, but Florida's recent history shows that it's rare for even three freshmen to do so.

Florida has 19 players eligible for the NFL draft. Five of those players have a legitimate shot of leaving. Here's a look at those Gators.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It's time to dip in to the GatorNation recruiting mailbag and answer the questions you want to know. Because of the amount of questions we've received, we won't be able to get to all of them today, but we encourage you to ask you...