Mincey, Webb Selected On Day Two Of NFL Draft
Sunday, April 30, 2006 | Football
Former University of Florida defensive end Jeremy Mincey and defensive back Dee Webb were selected on the second day of the NFL Draft. Mincey was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round with the 191st overall pick on Sunday, while the Jacksonville Jaguars took Webb in the seventh round with the 236th overall choice.
Mincey joins former teammate Chad Jackson on Bill Belichick's squad. A native of Statesboro, Ga., Mincey was a two-year starter on the defensive line, starting all 24 games of his Gator career. Over the span of the 2004-05 seasons, Mincey tallied 110 tackles with 17 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He was a team captain in 2005 and was selected to the second team All-Southeastern Conference squads as voted on by both the Associated Press and league coaches. En route to helping lead the Gators to a 9-3 record in 2005, the senior finished with 62 tackles, which was the fourth-best total for a UF player, and earned SEC Player of the Week honors three times over the course of the season.
Webb will return to his hometown of Jacksonville as he became the Jaguars' fifth pick of the 2006 draft late Sunday afternoon. Webb was named to the AP All-SEC first team after leading the conference with 13 pass breakups in 2005 as he wrapped up his third season at UF. He was a two-year starter at cornerback, accumulating four interceptions and 22 PBUs in the process. Webb saw action in 35 contests, starting 24 of those, totaling 102 tackles over that span.
The Gators had three players selected in the 2006 NFL Draft, mirroring the 2005 total.
JEREMY MINCEY BIO:
A two-year starter for UF after transferring to UF in the spring of 2004.
HONORS: Selected to 2005 Associated Press and Coaches' Second Team All-SEC team… Selected team captain as a senior in 2005… Membership of UF's Leadership Committee in 2005.
CAREER: Has seen action in 24 games, starting all 24.
2005: Started all 12 contests at defensive end… Finished with 62 tackles on the year, fourth best on squad and tops among defensive line… Led all SEC defensive lineman with 61 tackles… .Recorded 10.5 tackles for a net loss of 48 yards, tied for second best on the team, has also recorded 3.5 sacks for a net loss of 31 yards and recovered one fumble… Added one solo tackle to his total in the Gators' home win over Florida State, as well as a quarterback hurry… Recorded three solo tackles, one for a loss of one yard, against South Carolina, as well as a quarterback hurry… Notched six tackles in the Gators' overtime win against Vanderbilt, including four solo efforts and one tackle for a loss of two yards. Also contributed a quarterback hurry… One of four Gators to post a team-leading seven tackles against Georgia, with five solo efforts… Notched one tackle for a loss of eight yards during the Bulldogs next to last drive of the game; following the play UGA was unable to convert on 4th and 12 and were forced to punt the ball away… Knocked down a pass at the line with just under two minutes to play against the Red and Black to take his pass deflection total to three for the season… Posted his second consecutive 10-tackle game in Florida's road swing against Louisiana State, including four solo and six assisted efforts… Recorded one sack for a loss of 12 yards against the Tigers… Led the team with 10 tackles in the Gators' home victory over Mississippi State, including three tackles for a net loss of 18 yards… Notched two sacks against the Bulldogs, as well as one quarterback hurry… Tied with Brandon Siler and Earl Everett to lead the team with seven tackles against Alabama… Forced his first fumble of the season and recorded one quarterback hurry against the Crimson Tide… Added four to his tackle total against Kentucky with three solo and one assisted, including two tackles for a net loss of four yards… Notched four tackles against Tennessee, including one for a loss… Posted three tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, against Louisiana Tech… Recorded the first fumble recovery of his career against Wyoming; also posted one pass break-up… Recorded two solo tackles and one assisted tackle, as well as an assisted sack in the Gators' home opener against Wyoming.
2004: The starting left defensive end who started every game and led all defensive linemen and first-year players with 688 snaps… Named UF's "Outstanding Defensive Lineman" in 2004… In the South Carolina game, became first defensive linemen to intercept a pass since Alex Brown in 2000 against Florida State… 51 tackles led all defensive linemen… Nine tackles for a loss was tied for second on the team… Had a tackle for a loss in six of the last nine games of the season… Led team with seven quarterback hurries and was second with seven pass deflections… First career sack and forced fumble vs. Middle Tennessee State… Career-high nine tackles at Mississippi State led all defensive linemen… Along with Steven Harris, led all defensive linemen in tackles vs. Georgia with three… Led all defensive linemen in tackles with seven vs. South Carolina, including four for a loss… Also contributed on special teams as a member of the field goal and extra point block teams and saw action on the punt return team.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: First-team All-Conference… Had 59 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, two pass breakups, three forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles and one sack for a safety… Considered one of the top juco defensive linemen in the nation… Rated the No. 18 non-high school player in the nation by Rivals.com… Graduated from Statesboro (Ga.) High School in 2002.
PREP: Two-year letterwinner a Statesboro High… Coach was Howard "Buzz" Busby.
| CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||
| Year | UT-AT | TT | TBL | QBS | FF | FR | PD | INT |
| 2004 | 28-23 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2005 | 31-31 | 62 | 9 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals: | 56-54 | 110 | 17 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
MINCEY'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10 (twice, last vs. LSU, 2005)
QB Sacks: 2 (Miss. St., 2005)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (twice, last vs. Alabama, 2005)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (Wyoming, 2005)
Interceptions: 1 (South Carolina, 2004)
DEE WEBB BIO:
A two-year starter at cornerback… Led the SEC in passes defended in 2005 with 14, including 13 PBUs and an interception… Earned first-team Associated Press All-SEC honors as a junior… Finished his career with 102 tackles, including 80 solo efforts… Saw action in 35 games with 24 starts, including each game of the 2004-05 seasons… Blocked a field goal against Tennessee, a punt against Miss. State and returned just the second-ever Florida defensive extra point against South Carolina as a junior in 2005… All three special teams plays led to Gator scores.
HONORS: Earned first-team Associated Press All-SEC honors as a junior… Named to the 2005 SEC Coaches' Second Team Preseason All-SEC Team.
CAREER: Saw action in 35 games, with 24 starts… Had 102 tackles, 25 pass deflections and four interceptions in his career.
2005: Started all 12 games at cornerback… Earned first-team Associated Press All-SEC honors… Led the SEC in passes defended in 2005 with 14, including 13 PBUs and an interception… Blocked a field goal against Tennessee, a punt against Miss. State and returned just the second-ever Florida defensive extra point against South Carolina as a junior in 2005… All three special teams plays led to Gator scores… Totaled 36 tackles, including 27 unassisted stops… Led the team with 10 tackles against Iowa in the Outback Bowl, his final collegiate game… Totaled six tackles, a forced fumble and pass break-up in the Gators' 34-7 win over rival Florida State… Picked off his fourth career pass against Louisiana Tech.
2004: Starter at one cornerback spot… Started all 12 games… Saw the most plays of any Gator on the squad (924)… Averaged 77.0 plays a game… Named the most Outstanding Defensive Back at the conclusion of the 2004 season… Saw time on special teams as a member of the kickoff coverage, punt return and field-goal blocking teams… Was fourth on the team with 61 tackles… Was tied for second on the squad with three interceptions… Led UF with 10 pass break-ups and finished fifth in the conference… Was 45th in the SEC with 5.1 tackles per contest and finished 22nd among defensive backs in the conference… By the second game of the season, he had surpassed his 2003 tackle total of 11… Recorded a career high and defensive back season-high of 13 tackles in the contest with Vanderbilt, including 11 solo tackles, upping his total to 50 on the season… Blocked a field goal attempt against Vanderbilt… Made his first career interception against LSU, and also added picks vs. Middle Tennessee and Florida State… Recovered first career fumble in the Tennessee game and went on to notch a career high of eight tackles against the Vols… Posted a career-best two pass deflections in the season opener against Eastern Michigan.
2003: Saw time on special teams in 11 games (FAMU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, FSU, Iowa) and on defense in six (FAMU, Ole Miss, Georgia, Vandy, Iowa) for 198 total plays… Saw first career action with 38 plays in the win over FAMU, totaling four tackles, including three solo stops, and a forced fumble and pass breakup… Had a season-high 53 plays vs. FAMU… Recorded two tackles against Georgia… Missed the first two games because of an ankle injury.
PREP: Ranked as the No. 2 cornerback prospect in the nation by Rivals.com… A USA Today First-Team All-America… A SuperPrep All-American and listed to the publication's Elite 50 list as the nation's top defensive back and the No. 6 prospect overall… SuperPrep's Defensive Player of the Year in the Dixie Region… First-Team All-State (6A) selection… Florida Times Union Player of the Year… First-Team All-Gridiron team… A three-year starter and two-time team captain… Had eight interceptions his senior season… Scored on defense a school-record eight times (returned five interceptions, blocked a field goal, intercepted two-point option pass and recovered a fumble for touchdowns)… Also played QB as a senior, passing for 450 yards and four touchdowns, along with 645 rushing yards and 15 TDs… Named Team MVP senior year… Had 10 interceptions as a junior and ran for 780 yards as a tailback… Returned four of 10 interceptions for touchdowns as a junior… Caught 40 passes and had 10 TD receptions as a junior… Played cornerback and tailback as a sophomore and had eight interceptions and 820 yards rushing… Invited to participate in the Florida-California All-Star Game… Lettered as a freshman on special teams… Also ran summer track, qualifying for the Junior Olympic team in the 100 meters (10.6) and was the anchor on the 4 x 400 relay… A three-time all-conference selection in track… Also considered Miami and Florida State in the recruiting process… High school football coach was Dan Disch.
PERSONAL: Born Demetrice A. Webb on Dec. 8, 1984, in Jacksonville, Fla… .Enjoys playing video games and running track… Plans to major in Business Management… Parents: Angelia and Ronald Harrison.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year UT-AT TT TBL QBS FF FR PD INT
2003 7-4 11 0 0 1 0 1 0
2004 46-15 61 4.5 0 0 1 10 3
2005 27-9 36 2 0 2 0 12 1
Totals: 80-28 102 6.5 0 3 1 23 4
CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2005 3 6 2 0 9
Totals: 3 6 2 0 9
WEBB'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 13 (Vanderbilt, 2004)
QB Sacks: None
Forced Fumbles: 1 (three times, last vs. Florida State, 2005)
Interceptions: 1 (four times, last vs. Louisiana Tech, 2005)
