2016 Football Roster
Roster
Teez Tabor
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- Friendship Collegiate Acad.
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2016: Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior seasonβ¦ Played and started in 12 gamesβ¦ Totaled 33 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), six pass break-ups, one sack and a fumble recoveryβ¦ Notched that interception returned for a touchdown against Missouriβ¦ Recorded eight interceptions during his final two seasons in Gainesville, which tied for the 14th-most among players during that spanβ¦ Additionally, his three interception return touchdowns during the past two years was third most by an FBS player during that period... Ended his career with 33 pass breakups, which ranks as the sixth most all-time in program historyβ¦ Named Second Team All-America by the FWAA, AFCA, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, while he earned Third Team All-America accolades b ye APβ¦ Garnered First Team All-SEC honors by the leagueβs Coaches, AP, Athlon Sports, ESPN.com and Gridiron Nowβ¦ Earned Pro Football Focus Second Team All-SEC accoladesβ¦ 2015: Appeared in 13 games, starting nineβ¦ Named First Team All-SEC by Coaches, AP, ESPN.com, Athlon, PFF and Gridiron Nowβ¦ Sporting News Second Team All-American... Named Honorable Mention All-America by SI.com and PFFβ¦ First Gator since Brandon Spikes (2009) to return two interceptions for touchdowns in one seasonβ¦ Racked up 18 pass deflectionsβ¦ 2014: Played in all 12 games and started five times at cornerback as a true freshmanβ¦ Led all freshmen with 31 total tackles on the season and had 4.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, eight pass breakups and an interceptionβ¦ Earned Freshman All-America First Team honors from the Sporting News and Second Team honors from Scout.comβ¦ Named to the SEC All-Freshman teamβ¦ Earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week Honors after his first career start at Tennessee, when he totaled five tackles, a sack, one pass breakup, a forced fumble and a fumble recoveryβ¦ Had a team-leading two tackles-for-loss against Alabama.
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PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Enrolled in January of 2014β¦ A two-time Washington Post All-Met selection and named Washington D.C.βs Mr. Football as a seniorβ¦ Named a 247 Sports Second Team All-Americanβ¦ Was the only sophomore among the Washington Post All-Met first and second teams in 2011β¦ Played in the Under Armour All-American Game in St. Petersburg, Fla.β¦ Invited and participated in The Opening, an All-Star summer camp at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.β¦ Intercepted five passes and had 17 pass breakups as a seniorβ¦ Helped Friendship Academy to its second-consecutive berth in the DCSAA AA Championship Gameβ¦ According to the Washington Post, he did not allow a reception as a juniorβ¦ Coached by Aazaar Abdul-Rahim at Friendship Collegiate Academy.
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TABORβS CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 7 (2x, last vs. Michigan, 2015)
Sacks: 1 (4x, last vs. Georgia, 2016)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (Tennessee, 2014)
Interceptions: 1 (9x, last vs. Mizzou, 2016)
