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GatorsTerritory - The best Gators by jersey number, Part 10

NO. 25: ELIJAH WILLIAMS, RB/CB (1994-97)
Also considered:
Brandon James, KR/WR (2006-09); Lee McGriff, WR (1972-74); Stacy Simmons, WR (1987-89)
Other notable: Chuck Hatch (1977-79)
The skinny: This was a tough call because McGriff was such a terrific player in the early 1970s. At the end of the day, though, Williams is the right choice. From 1995-96, when Florida went 24-2, Williams was the team's leading rusher. For his career, he gained 2,181 yards, which ranks among the 10-best totals in Florida history. He also caught 842 yards worth of passes. In his final season, Williams was moved to cornerback because of need and ended up doing well there, too..
 

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Stacy Simmons
Damn
My first game in the Swamp against LSU
He tore his ACL on a kick off return...
 

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He abused the Vols.

He probably had 2 or more TDs on returns against them, probably 2 more if it weren’t for refs.

FIFY. Specifically, his "first" was called back on a bogus clipping penalty against Tony Joiner. Replay was close, but a real stretch to call it clipping.
 

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Since James left, we could do highlights of great fair catches.

And some not so great ones...I remember a few times swain had a wide open field and nobody was close to him when he handed the ball to the ref
 

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