Despite two losing seasons in the last 10 years (2013 and 2017), Florida’s football program has consistently turned out NFL-caliber athletes, establishing it as the FBS team with the third-most active players on a 53-man roster in 2019 with 35 — including five rookies (Vosean Joseph, Jordan Scarlett, Jawaan Taylor, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Fred Johnson).
As we pass the halfway point of the collegiate regular season and approach the same benchmark for professional play, here are some prominent Florida alumni to watch in the coming weeks:
Eddy Pineiro, kicker, Chicago Bears
Eddy Pineiro was UF’s kicker in 2016 and 2017 after transferring from ASA Community College in Miami.