Updated April 30, 2018 Welcome to Florida Football NFL Draft Picks Jacksonville Jaguars 2018 Draft Picks Miami Dolphins 2018 Draft Picks

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1 Updated April 30, 2018 Welcome to Florida Football NFL Draft Picks The NFL produced 22 new members of Florida s three teams and 19 players from Florida colleges were drafted. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins each drafted seven new players and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted eight after making first round trades to end up with three second round picks, between the 38 th and 63 rd overall picks. The New England Patriots selected three players from Florida. The Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers begin their pre-season games with an August 9 meeting at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The Jacksonville Jaguars host the New Orleans Saints at EverBank Field on August 9. Week One of the NFL season is the weekend of November 9. Jacksonville Jaguars 2018 Draft Picks Round 1, 29 th Overall: DL, Taven Bryan, Florida Round 2, 61 st Overall: WR, DJ Chark, Louisiana State Round 3, 93 rd Overall: S, Ronnie Harrison, Alabaman (native of Tallahassee) Round 4, 129 th Overall: OL, Will Richardson, North Carolina State Round 6, 203 rd Overall: QB, Tanner Lee, Nebraska Round 7, 230 th Overall: LB, Leon Jacobs, Wisconsin Round 7, 247 th Overall: P, Logan Cooke, Mississippi State Miami Dolphins 2018 Draft Picks Round 1, 11 th Overall: S, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama Round 2, 42 nd, Overall: TE, Mike Gesicki, Penn State Round 3, 73 rd Overall: LB, Jerome Baker, Ohio State Round 4, 123 rd Overall: TE, Durham Smythe, Notre Dame Round 4, 131 st Overall: RB, Kalen Ballage, Arizona Round 6, 209 th Overall: DB, Cornell Armstrong, Southern Miss Round 7, 227 th Overall: LB, Quentin Polling, Ohio Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018 Draft Picks Round 1, 17 th Overall: DT, Vita Vea, Washington Round 2, 38 th Overall: RB, Ronald Jones, USC Round 2, 53 rd Overall: CB, M.J. Stewart, North Carolina Round 2, 63 rd Overall: CB, Carlton Davis, Auburn Round 3, 94 th Overall: G, Alex Cappa, Humboldt St. Round 4, 117 th Overall: S, Jordan Whitehead, Pittsburgh Round 5, 144 th Overall: WR, Justin Watson, Penn Round 6, 202 nd Overall: LB, Jack Cichy, Wisconsin Florida College players in NFL Draft Central Florida Knights (2) Mike Hughes, CB; First Round, Minnesota Vikings Shaquem Griffin, LB; Fifth Round, Seattle Seahawks

2 Florida Gators (5) Taven Bryant, DL; First Round, Jacksonville Jaguars Duke Dawson, CB; Second Round, New England Patriots Antonio Callaway, WR; Fourth Round, Cleveland Browns Johnny Townsend, P; Fifth Round, Oakland Raiders Marcell Harris, S; Sixth Round, San Francisco 49ers Florida International Golden Panthers (1) Alex McGough, QB; Seventh Round, Seattle Seahawks Florida State Seminoles (6) Derwin James, S; First Round, Los Angeles Chargers Derrick Nnadi, DT; Third Round, Kansas City Chiefs Rick Leonard, OT; Fourth Round, New Orleans Saints Josh Sweat, DT; Fourth Round, Philadelphia Eagles Ryan Izzo, TE; Seventh Round, New England Patriots Auden Tate, WR; Seventh Round, Cincinnati Bengals Miami Hurricanes (4) Chad Thomas DE; Third Round, Cleveland Browns Chris Herndon, TE; Fourth Round, New York Jets Mark Walton, RB; Fourth Round, Cincinnati Bengals Braxton Berrios, WR; Sixth Round, New England Patriots South Florida Bulls (1) Marques Valdez-Scantling, WR; Fifth Round, Green Bay Packers Spring Games Notes While the Nebraska Cornhuskers led the way in College Football Spring Games with an announced 86,818 for former UCF coach Scott Frost s debut in Lincoln, two Florida teams were in the top 10. For Willie Taggart s debut in Tallahassee, the Florida State Seminoles were sixth with 60,934 fans. Dan Mullen s return to Gainesville as the Florida Gators head coach drew 53,015, for eighth place. New Head Coaches Making Debuts this fall Willie Taggart, Florida State Seminoles Dan Mullen, Florida Gators Josh Heupel, Central Florida Knights Willie Simmons, Florida A&M Greg Ruffin, Edward Waters Tigers Returning Coaches Mark Richt, Miami Hurricanes, 2 nd Year Charlie Strong, South Florida Bulls, 2 nd Year Butch Davis, Florida International Golden Knights, 2 nd Year Lane Kiffin, Florida Atlantic Owls, 2 nd Year Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 3 rd Year Ian Shields, Jacksonville Dolphins, 2 nd Year Roger Hughes, Stetson Hatters, 6 th Year Kelly Scott, Webber Warriors, 12 th Year Joe Patterson, Ave Maria Gyrenes, 3 rd year Rod Shafer, Warner Royals, 5 th Year Kyle Barefield, Southeastern Fire, 5 th Year Steve Englehart, Florida Tech Panthers, 5 th Year Pete Shinnick, West Florida Argonauts, 2 nd Year The Spring Edition of Florida Football Central was compiled by Nick Gandy. Thanks for reading. #floridafootballcentral

3 FLORIDA FOOTBALL CENTRAL A Weekly update of Florida's NFL and College Teams Click team names for website links - UPDATED April 29, 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars - Miami Dolphins - Sept NY Giants Sept 9 vs Tennessee Sept 16 vs New England Sept NY Jets Sept 23 vs Tennessee Sept 23 vs Oakland Sept 30 vs NY Jets Sept New England Oct Kansas City Oct Cincinnati Oct Dallas Oct 14 vs Chicago Oct 21 vs Houston Oct 21 vs Detroit Oct 28 vs Philadelphia Oct Houston Nov Indianapolis Nov 4 vs NY Jets Nov 18 vs Pittsburgh Nov Green Bay Nov Buffalo Nov Indianapolis Dec 2 vs Indianapolis Dec 2 vs Buffalo Dec Tennessee Dec 9 vs New England Dec 16 vs Washington Dec Minnesota Dec Miami Dec 23 vs Jacksonville Dec Houston Dec Buffalo Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Sept New Orleans Sept 16 vs Philadelphia Sept 24 vs Pittsburgh Sept Chicago Oct Atlanta Oct 21 vs. Cleveland Oct Cincinnati Nov Carolina Nov 11 vs. Washington Nov NY Giants Nov 25 vs. San Francisco Dec 2 vs Carolina Dec 9 vs New Orleans Dec Baltimore Dec Dallas Dec 30 vs Atlanta University of Florida Gators Florida State Seminoles Sept 1 vs Charleston South. Sept 3 vs Virginia Tech Sept 8 vs Kentucky Sept 8 vs Samford Sept 15 vs Colorado State Sept Syracuse Sept Tennessee Sept 22 vs N. Illinois Sept Mississippi St. Sept Louisville Oct 6 vs LSU Oct Miami Oct Vanderbilt Oct 20 vs Wake Forest Oct 27 vs Georgia (@Jax) Oct 27 vs Clemson Nov 3 vs. Missouri Nov NC State Nov 10 vs South Carolina Nov Notre Dame Nov 17 vs Idaho Nov 17 vs Boston College Nov Florida State Nov 24 vs Florida

4 Univ. of Miami Hurricanes - 13th in Final 2018 AP Poll UCF Knights - 6th in Final 2018 AP Poll Sept 2 vs LSU (@ Dallas) Aug Uconn Sept 8 vs Savannah State Sept 8 vs S. Carolina State Sept Toledo Sept North Carolina Sept 22 vs FIU Sept 21 vs FAU Sept 27 vs North Carolina Sept 29 vs Pitt Oct 6 vs Florida State Oct 6 vs SMU Oct Virginia Oct Memphis Oct Boston College Oct East Carolina Nov 3 vs Duke Nov 1 vs Temple Nov Georgia Tech Nov 10 vs Navy Nov Virginia Tech Nov 17 vs Cincinnati Nov 24 vs. Pitt Nov South Florida South Florida Bulls - 21st in Final 2018 AP Poll Florida International University Panthers Sept 1 vs Elon Sept 1 vs Indiana Sept 8 vs Georgia Tech Sept Old Dominion Sept Illinois Sept 15 vs Umass Sept 22 vs East Carolina Sept Miami Oct 6 vs UMass Sept 29 vs Ark.-Pine Bluff Oct Tulsa Oct 13 vs Mid Tenn St Oct 20 vs Uconn Oct 20 vs Rice Oct Houston Oct Western Kentucky Nov 3 vs Tulane Nov 3 vs FAU Nov Cincinnati Nov Tex-San Antonio Nov Temple Nov Charlotte Nov 24 vs. Central Florida Nov 24 vs Marshall Florida Atlantic University Owls Florida A&M University Rattlers Sept Oklahoma Sept 1 vs Fort Valley St Sept 8 vs Air Force Sept Troy Sept 15 v Bethune Cookman Sept 15 vs Jackson State Sept UCF Sept 22 vs Savannah State Sept Mid Tenn St Sept N. Carolina Central Oct 6 vs Old Dominion Oct 6 vs Norfolk State Oct Marshall Oct NC A&T Oct 27 vs Louisiana Tech Oct 20 vs Hamptin Nov FIU Oct 27 vs Morgan State Nov 10 vs Western Kentucky Nov Howard Nov North Texas Nov 17 vs BCU (@ Orlando) Nov 24 vs Charlotte Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Jacksonville University Dolphins Sept Tennessee St. Sept 1 vs St. Augustine's Sept 8 vs Virg-Lynchburg Sept Mercer Sept FAU Sept 16 vs Walsh Sept 22 vs Howard Sept 29 vs Drake Sept Savannah St. Oct Davidson Oct 6 vs Miss-Valley St Oct 13 vs Marist Oct S. Carolina St. Oct Stetson Oct 20 vs NC A&T Oct San Diego Nov Morgan State Nov 3 vs Butler Nov 10 vs. N. Carolina Cent. Nov Valparaiso Nov 17 vs FAMU (@ Orlando) Nov 17 vs Dayton

5 Stetson Hatters Florida Tech Panthers Sept 1 vs Point Sept Benedict Sept 8 vs Waldorf (IA) Sept 8 vs Newberry Sept Presbyterian Sept 15 vs Delta State Sept 22 vs Marist Sept West Georgia Sept San Diego Sept Wingate Oct Drake Oct 6 vs Mississippi Coll. Oct 20 vs Jacksonville Oct 13 vs Valdosta State Oct Davidson Oct West Florida Nov 3 vs Morehead State Oct West Alabama Butler Nov 3 vs North Greenville Nov 17 vs. Valparaiso Nov Shorter West Florida Argonauts Ave Maria Gyrenes Aug 30 vs Carson-Newman Aug 26 vs Point Sept Midwestern St. Sept Lindsay Wilson Sept 15 vs Shorter Sept 15 vs Cumberland Sept Mississippi Coll. Sept Reinhardt Sept Delta State Sept 29 vs Faulkner Oct North Alabama Oct 6 vs Southeastern Oct 13 vs West Georgia Oct Edward Waters Oct 20 vs Florida Tech Oct 27 vs Keiser Oct North Greenville Nov Webber Nov 3 vs Valdosta State Nov 10 vs Warner Nov West Alabama Edward Waters University T Southeastern University Fire Aug 25 vs St. Andrews Aug 25 vs U of Cumberlands Sept 1 vs Lindsay Wilson Sept St. Andrews Sept Point Sept Cincy Christian Sept Cumberland Sept 22 vs Bethel Sept Keiser Sept Webber Oct Warner Oct Ave Maria Oct 13 vs Faulkner Oct Warner Oct 20 vs Ave Maria Oct 27 vs Edward Waters Oct Southeastern Nov 3 vs Keiser Nov NC Central Nov 10 vs Faulkner Nov 10 vs Webber Warner University Royals Webber International Warriors Aug Georgetown Aug Kentucky Christian Sept 8 vs Kentucky Christian Sept 1 vs Campbellsville Sept 15 vs Reinhardt Sept 15 vs Bluefield Sept U. of Pikeville Sept Union Oct 6 vs Edward Waters Sept 29 vs Southeastern Oct 13 vs Southeastern Oct Keiser Oct Keiser Oct 20 vs Faulkner Oct 27 vs Webber Oct Warner Nov Faulkner Nov 3 vs Ave Maria Nov Ave Maria Nov Edward Waters

6 Florida College Football Affiliations Florida College Bowl & Championship Games Florida Gators - NCAA FBS - Southeastern Conference AutoNation Cure Bowl Florida State Seminoles - NCAA FBS - Atlantic Coast Conf. Camping World Stadium, Orlando, December 15, 2018 Miami Hurricanes - NCAA FBS - Atlantic Coast Conference Central Florida Knights - NCAA FBS - American Athletic Conf. Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl South Florida Bulls - - NCAA FBS - American Athletic Conf. FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, TBD FIU Panthers - NCAA FBS - Conference USA FAU Owls - NCAA FBS - Conference USA Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl FAMU Rattlers - NCAA FCS - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, TBC Bethune-Cookman Wildcats - NCAA FCS - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. Jacksonville Dolphins - NCAA FCS - Pioneer Football League Camping World Bowl Stetson Hatters - NCAA FCS - Pioneer Football League Camping World Stadium, Orlando, December 28, 2018 Florida Tech Panthers - NCAA Division II - Gulf South Conf. W. Florida Argonauts -NCAA Division II - Gulf South Conf. TaxSlayer Bowl Edward Waters Tigers - NAIA - Mid-South Conference Everbank Field, Jacksonville, TBD Webber Warriors - NAIA -Mid-South Conference Ave Maria Gyrenes - NAIA - Mid-South Conference Capital One Orange Bowl, CFP Semifinal Game Warner Royals - NAIA - Mid-South Conference Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, December 29, 2018 Southeastern Fire - NAIA - Mid-South Conference Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, January 1, 2019 Florida High School Football Rankings Districts 1A - 8A Outback Bowl Tampa, Raymond James Stadium, January 1, 2019 High Fives in Florida College Football Top Five Passing Games Top Five Rushing Games Top Five Receiving Games Top Five Tackling Games Top Returns Top Five Long Field Goals Top Five Scoring Games