Week 1 Depth Chart Released

[SaltGator]

I musta missed it. Is Cyontai Lewis injured, suspended, off the team or a victim of a typo?

Him and Tabor are suspended for the first game for fighting at practice.

 

[GatorBart]

I musta missed it. Is Cyontai Lewis injured, suspended, off the team or a victim of a typo?

Suspended for UMass - him and Teez. Dumbasses.

 

[LongTooth]

Free Safety is looking like the glaring weakness on the Defense.

Gardner, J. Taylor, and Putu up to number two at their positions.

I wonder if Gardner gets a look at FS after Tabor comes back if Washington and Harris struggle - and I think they will.

We may be a little undersized on the DL, but we have depth. Rumph is going to have to figure out how to keep that rotation moving so the guys can maximize their speed to make plays and count on getting spelled by someone who'll keep the fires burning when they tire and rotate out.

Fulwood. Fail. Beaten out by a guy who barely stands 5'9" and plays primarily as a slot receiver.

 

[MertzJay26]

Free Safety is looking like the glaring weakness on the Defense.

Gardner, J. Taylor, and Putu up to number two at their positions.

I wonder if Gardner gets a look at FS after Tabor comes back if Washington and Harris struggle - and I think they will.

We may be a little undersized on the DL, but we have depth. Rumph is going to have to figure out how to keep that rotation moving so the guys can maximize their speed to make plays and count on getting spelled by someone who'll keep the fires burning when they tire and rotate out.

Fulwood. Fail. Beaten out by a guy who barely stands 5'9" and plays primarily as a slot receiver.

FS is my largest concern as well. Nick Washington is terrible (from what we saw last year) and Harris seems a tad slow. Hopefully one of them steps up

 

[MertzJay26]

Well, for you CJ Worton fans, at least he made the depth chart. It's a start, I guess.

He's hurt

 

[t-gator]

He's hurt

Just like debose

 

[LongTooth]

FS is my largest concern as well. Nick Washington is terrible (from what we saw last year) and Harris seems a tad slow. Hopefully one of them steps up

Gardner will step over there before one of those two steps up. Those two Safeties are like the defense's versions of Fulwood and Andre Debose. We keep hoping for them. The coaches keep repping for them. They keep flailing. Maybe Gray has worked some magic, but you can't put lipstick on a pig. My bet is that Chauncey will be the answer at some point since he's been getting looks there already.

 

[MertzJay26]

Just like debose

Well he's a true Jr, not a 7th year senior...little different.

 

[MertzJay26]

Gardner will step over there before one of those two steps up. Those two Safeties are like the defense's versions of Fulwood and Andre Debose. We keep hoping for them. The coaches keep repping for them. They keep flailing. Maybe Gray has worked some magic, but you can't put lipstick on a pig. My bet is that Chauncey will be the answer at some point since he's been getting looks there already.

Or Duke could slide there and Putu/Gardner could man the slot. We've got some options besides those two

 

[LongTooth]

Or Duke could slide there and Putu/Gardner could man the slot. We've got some options besides those two

something tell me we'll be exploring those options shortly, say ... the Kentucky game.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

So Scarlett is starting? Also, Franks and Trask both should be redshirted unless LDR or Appleby get hurt.

 

[LongTooth]

So Scarlett is starting? Also, Franks and Trask both should be redshirted unless LDR or Appleby get hurt.

Cronk got hurt week before last and it slowed him down. Mac said he was number one before that. We'll see how things play vs UK.

Herndon third string ahead of Perine.

 

[Lake Gator]

Him and Tabor are suspended for the first game for fighting at practice.

Oh, yes. I remember now. Thank you for helping me through another senior moment that, lately, get more frequent and longer...senior minutes.

 

[BMF]

FS is my largest concern as well. Nick Washington is terrible (from what we saw last year) and Harris seems a tad slow. Hopefully one of them steps up

This is the year Harris will step up. He's been behind some talented players and there's no shame in that (he backed up a 1st round draft pick). He's played enough...and made enough mistakes that he's seasoned enough to step in. He's been pushed by Gray and seems to be ready to become a contributor.

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/...through-season-in-his-fourth-year-with-gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Marcell Harris says he doesn’t feel any mounting pressure while hoping to step into a bigger role in his third season and fourth year overall with the Florida Gators.

That’s not how he cares to look at it, at least, though others may see this as a rather pivotal season for the redshirt-junior safety.

A 4-star recruit coming out of Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Harris was courted by fellow college football heavyweights like Texas, Florida State, Oklahoma, Auburn, Notre Dame, LSU and others. His father Mike Harris had played for the Gators from 1994-97, and Marcell chose to follow his path to Gainesville.

But for as heralded a recruit as he was, his time with the Gators has been rather quiet to this point. After a redshirt year in 2013, most of his impact has come on special teams the last two seasons while he also drew one start last fall against East Carolina.

That could change in 2016 with the Gators needing to fill the void at strong safety left by first-round draft pick Keanu Neal.

“It’s just a stepping stone, honestly. You have to take steps,” Harris said. “… Honestly, I waited for the opportunity and once the opportunity hits you have to make the best of whatever you’re getting.”

Harris and fellow redshirt-junior Nick Washington, who started four games at safety last season, are competing for playing time alongside returning starting free safety Marcus Maye.

With the next influx of promising young defensive backs not far behind him, this would seem a make-or-break season for Harris.

He said he does’t try to put such pressure on himself, but he does feel plenty of motivation.

“When you have first-rounders in front of you in Keanu Neal, you have great people to learn from. You’ve still got one of the best safeties in the game, Marcus Maye, to learn from as well,” Harris said this week. “But coming from that standpoint, I want to be one of the best who ever played this game as well. So (it’s about) coming out there every day to be great and making plays and as a unit making it to that national championship level.”

Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain was asked early in preseason camp what Harris had to do to take the next step this season.

His response was encouraging.

“I think he’s taken it,” McElwain said. “He had a great offseason. His communication has been, he’s so much surer of what he’s doing and he’s communicating with the other guys. We’ve got some real interchangeable parts there.”

From his perspective, Maye said the Gators are going to need to lean on both Harris and Washington this season. He also seconded McElwain’s assessment that Harris is communicating better in the secondary and looks like a more confident player.

“Just seeing him be more comfortable back there, just competing every day is definitely good,” Maye said.

The Gators’ secondary brings lofty expectations into the fall because of the star power at cornerback with Jalen “Teez” Tabor and Quincy Wilson, and Maye’s return at safety, but the loss of Neal can’t be overlooked. He was third on the team with 96 total tackles last season.

During a recent practice open for a portion to the media, Harris and Washington were on the field at the same time as part of the first-team defense during the “fastball period,” with Harris getting work at the nickel spot. Junior Duke Dawson, the projected starter at nickel, has gotten some work at cornerback as well as the Gators try to develop more depth there.

However it shakes out, Harris should have the opportunity this fall to show whether he’s ready to cash in on the potential he brought with him to Florida.

And that’s what the coaches are hoping to see.

“Marcell is a guy that just keeps getting better and better,” McElwain said Thursday. “He obviously is a huge piece on special teams as well and he’ll to do that. Between he, Nick and Marcus, that gives us some flexibility in a lot of different ways as you talk about that position.”

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Am I missing something or does it appear CeCe isn't even a starter??? What the hey???

 

[MertzJay26]

This is the year Harris will step up. He's been behind some talented players and there's no shame in that (he backed up a 1st round draft pick). He's played enough...and made enough mistakes that he's seasoned enough to step in. He's been pushed by Gray and seems to be ready to become a contributor.

https://www.seccountry.com/florida/...through-season-in-his-fourth-year-with-gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Marcell Harris says he doesn’t feel any mounting pressure while hoping to step into a bigger role in his third season and fourth year overall with the Florida Gators.

That’s not how he cares to look at it, at least, though others may see this as a rather pivotal season for the redshirt-junior safety.

A 4-star recruit coming out of Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Harris was courted by fellow college football heavyweights like Texas, Florida State, Oklahoma, Auburn, Notre Dame, LSU and others. His father Mike Harris had played for the Gators from 1994-97, and Marcell chose to follow his path to Gainesville.

But for as heralded a recruit as he was, his time with the Gators has been rather quiet to this point. After a redshirt year in 2013, most of his impact has come on special teams the last two seasons while he also drew one start last fall against East Carolina.

That could change in 2016 with the Gators needing to fill the void at strong safety left by first-round draft pick Keanu Neal.

“It’s just a stepping stone, honestly. You have to take steps,” Harris said. “… Honestly, I waited for the opportunity and once the opportunity hits you have to make the best of whatever you’re getting.”

Harris and fellow redshirt-junior Nick Washington, who started four games at safety last season, are competing for playing time alongside returning starting free safety Marcus Maye.

With the next influx of promising young defensive backs not far behind him, this would seem a make-or-break season for Harris.

He said he does’t try to put such pressure on himself, but he does feel plenty of motivation.

“When you have first-rounders in front of you in Keanu Neal, you have great people to learn from. You’ve still got one of the best safeties in the game, Marcus Maye, to learn from as well,” Harris said this week. “But coming from that standpoint, I want to be one of the best who ever played this game as well. So (it’s about) coming out there every day to be great and making plays and as a unit making it to that national championship level.”

Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain was asked early in preseason camp what Harris had to do to take the next step this season.

His response was encouraging.

“I think he’s taken it,” McElwain said. “He had a great offseason. His communication has been, he’s so much surer of what he’s doing and he’s communicating with the other guys. We’ve got some real interchangeable parts there.”

From his perspective, Maye said the Gators are going to need to lean on both Harris and Washington this season. He also seconded McElwain’s assessment that Harris is communicating better in the secondary and looks like a more confident player.

“Just seeing him be more comfortable back there, just competing every day is definitely good,” Maye said.

The Gators’ secondary brings lofty expectations into the fall because of the star power at cornerback with Jalen “Teez” Tabor and Quincy Wilson, and Maye’s return at safety, but the loss of Neal can’t be overlooked. He was third on the team with 96 total tackles last season.

During a recent practice open for a portion to the media, Harris and Washington were on the field at the same time as part of the first-team defense during the “fastball period,” with Harris getting work at the nickel spot. Junior Duke Dawson, the projected starter at nickel, has gotten some work at cornerback as well as the Gators try to develop more depth there.

However it shakes out, Harris should have the opportunity this fall to show whether he’s ready to cash in on the potential he brought with him to Florida.

And that’s what the coaches are hoping to see.

“Marcell is a guy that just keeps getting better and better,” McElwain said Thursday. “He obviously is a huge piece on special teams as well and he’ll to do that. Between he, Nick and Marcus, that gives us some flexibility in a lot of different ways as you talk about that position.”

I hope you're right dude. I would rather give Harris a shot (somewhat unknown) than go with Washington.

 

[chferg]

He's hurt

Yeah kind of a dumb statement by law considering Worton was slated to start until he got hurt

 

[chferg]

So Scarlett is starting? Also, Franks and Trask both should be redshirted unless LDR or Appleby get hurt.

Cant RS Both....need separation

 

[LongTooth]

So ... according to the article above .... this is the year Harris puts it all together?

C'mon, we've seen these kinds of pieces on upperclassmen who never got over the hump many times.

It ain't gonna happen. Marcell is ssssllllllloooooooowwwwww.

Gray's a magician if he turns this one around.

 

[MertzJay26]

Yeah kind of a dumb statement by law considering Worton was slated to start until he got hurt