Citrus Bowl Preview: Florida roster notes

Valdez Showers

Players Michigan recruited coming out of high school:

• LB Alex Anzalone: 6 tackles
• WR Alvin Bailey: 3 catches, 49 yards
• DT Khairi Clark: 15 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU
• CB Vernon Hargreaves III: 31 tackles, 4 INT, 4 PBU
• DE CeCe Jefferson: 28 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks
• S Marcus Maye: 73 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 4 FF, 6 PBU
• OT Andrew Mike: 3 games played
• S Brian Poole: 36 tackles, 3.5 TFL, .5 sacks, 10 PBU
• LB Matt Rolin: 9 tackles, .5 TFL
• WR Valdez Showers: 6 catches, 64 yards
• CB Jalen Tabor: 33 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 4 INT (2 TD), 14 PBU
• S Quincy Wilson: 26 tackles, 2 INT, 5 PBU

Hit the jump for a few more notes.

Players from the state of Michigan:

• C Cameron Dillard from Canton (MI) Canton: starting center, 12 games played
• WR Valdez Showers from Madison Heights (MI) Madison: backup wide receiver, 6 catches for 64 yards

Coaching connections:

• Former Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, who recently took the head coaching job at Maryland, spent the 2013-2014 seasons as Florida’s defensive coordinator, and he was the interim head coach when Will Muschamp was fired in 2014
• Florida co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Randy Shannon has been rumored to be a candidate for Michigan’s vacant defensive coordinator job
• Florida offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier was Michigan’s quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in 2014 under Brady Hoke

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