UF safety Marcell Harris will miss the 2017 season with a torn Achilles tendon, the school announced Thursday.
Harris recorded a team-leading 73 tackles during 2016, including 39 during the season’s final four games. This included a stop on the goal-line stand at LSU.
The fifth-year senior from Orlando was one of just three returning starters on defense for the Gators. Last week at the SEC Media Days, Harris he predicted UF would not suffer dropoff despite losing eight starters from a top-10 defense.
“Best defense in the nation. That’s how we come out,” Harris said.