Which Position Group Did the Florida Gators Recruit the Best in 2021?
The 2021 Florida Gators recruiting class wraps up with key players added within its secondary, the strongest group of the class.
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Feb 4, 2021
The Florida Gators have officially wrapped up its 2021 recruiting class with National Signing Day now officially in the rear-view mirror.
While there certainly were some areas the team needed to address further than it has thus far, especially along the offensive line, Florida did land a few blue-chip players from one position group in particular: The defensive backs.
In 2021, Florida made an effort to bolster its crop of defensive backs, and headlining the entire class is Sports Illustrated All-American s No. 1 cornerback,
2021 DB Terrion Arnold Signs With Alabama Over Florida and Georgia
Florida misses out on one of the top prospects in the nation on National Signing Day.
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Feb 3, 2021
Elite 2021 defensive back Terrion Arnold (John Paul Catholic II - Tallahassee, Fla.) has committed to and signed with Alabama over Florida and Georgia, he announced on ESPN today.
Arnold, a two-sport athlete, will join Nick Saban s football team while also holding an offer to play basketball for the Crimson Tide.
The 6-2, 187 lbs. defensive back is one of the top safeties in the 2021 class, a position in which Florida looked to reload with talent during the cycle. UF signed safeties
Gators welcome new defensive coach
The Florida Gators added another new name to helm their defense this offseason, hiring a former USF coach
Defensive back Kaiir Elam (5) at the Gators game versus UGA Nov. 7.
The Florida Gators announced their second new hire of the offseason, Jules Montiar, Monday.
Montinar, a former cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at USF, was with the Bulls for a year. He also has SEC experience, working as a graduate assistant at Alabama in 2012-13 and a defensive quality control coach at Georgia in 2019.
With his help in the secondary, USF allowed 229 passing yards per game, the fifth best mark in the American Athletic Conference, at 7.64 yards per attempt and grabbed 10 interceptions. The Gators averaged 257.5 passing yards per game, the eighth best mark in the SEC, at 7.76 yards per attempt and nine total interceptions.
January 22, 2021
Dan Mullen has made one thing abundantly clear so far this offseason: he will not be pressured into making staff changes that he doesnât feel are necessary. Mullenâs conviction in his ways and his determination to carry out his vision for the program will, for better or worse, go a long way toward defining his tenure at UF.
Despite fielding a defense that gave up the most yards per game of any Florida team since at least 1945, Mullen ignored fansâ pleas to fire defensive coordinator Todd Grantham. Instead, he opted to only part ways with the two secondary coaches, Torrian Gray and Ron English, clearly believing the defensive issues to be a product of poor positional coaching and not a flawed scheme. He hired Wesley McGriff earlier this month, and, on Friday, he rounded out his staff by hiring Jules Montinar away from USF. Montinar is expected to coach the cornerbacks, while McGriff is expected to work with the safeties.
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