2016 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Maye
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne
- High School:
- Holy Trinity Episcopal School
2016: Played and started in Florida’s first nine games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against South Carolina… Notched 50 tackles, which tied for fourth on the team, one sack, one interception and six pass breakups…. Tallied that INT against USC prior to getting hurt… Was a key member of special teams for the Gators… Named Second Team All-SEC by the AP, Athlon Sports, Gridiron Now and Pro Football Focus… 2015: Named a First Team All-American by USA Today and Pro Football Focus… Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from Sports Illustrated… Named First Team All-SEC by PFF and GridIron Now and Second Team All-SEC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele… Played in 13 games and started 12 times at safety… Racked up 82 tackles, fourth most on the team… Hard-hitter forced five fumbles, second most in the country, and recovered two… Intercepted two passes and broke up six more… 2014: Played in 11 games and started nine times… Played both safety and nickel positions… Totaled 62 tackles on the year, third most on the team and most among defensive backs… Recorded a team-leading 12 red zone defensive plays… Had five-or-more tackles in nine of 11 games… Named the Special Teams Player of the Game against Tennessee… Led the team in tackles against Vanderbilt (6 tackles) and East Carolina (8)… Had a career-high nine tackles against Kentucky… 2013: Played in all 12 games and made two starts at safety… Recorded 16 tackles on the year with 1.0 tackle-for-loss… Had his first career interception against Tennessee and returned it 30 yards…Also a key member on special teams, recording four special teams tackles on the season… 2012: Did not see game action and redshirted.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com…The No. 5 safety in the country and the No. 70 player overall by Rivals.com…Ranked the No. 13 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com…Competed in the Under Armour All-America Game…Recorded four interceptions and 45 tackles during his senior season at Holy Trinity…Also played running back for the Tigers, rushing for 712 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior…Against Heritage, Maye went 3-for-3 passing for 63 yards and two touchdowns, his only passing attempts of the season…Chose Florida over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and LSU…Coached by Mark Ainsley.
MAYE’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11 (Arkansas, 2016)
Sacks: 1 (North Texas, 2016)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (6x, last vs. Michigan, 2015)
Interceptions: 1 (5x, last vs. USC, 2016)
