Gators offensive linemen Garcia and Brown in Senior Bowl today
Saturday, January 24, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
Gators offensive lineman Trenton Brown certainly has the size to play in the NFL. (Photo: Tim Casey)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For the past two seasons Max Garcia and Trenton Brown were stalwarts on Florida's offensive line.
Today at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., Garcia and Brown are teammates on the North Team as they try to improve their stock in the eyes of NFL talent evaluators.
Voted Florida's Offensive MVP in 2014, Garcia (photo, left) transferred from Maryland and developed into the Gators' most consistent offensive lineman the past two seasons. He moved to center as a senior and performed admirably considering he had never played the position.
In an interview with 247Sports.com this week, Garcia said he has faced questions about where he sees himself playing after moving to center as a senior.
“Teams are asking me where I feel most comfortable playing,'' he said. “I've been playing center for a year, and I just like having the ball in my hand and being able to direct offensive linemen on the calls before the snap.”
6-8 376lb Trenton Brown vs. 6-2 343lb Danny Sheldon. https://t.co/GjzktSyWcX
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) January 20, 2015
Meanwhile, Brown transferred to Florida from Georgia Military College in 2013 and split time between starting and filling a reserve role. Brown's size -- he measured 6-foot-8, 376 pounds this week in Mobile -- has draw attention from scouts and media this week.
Brown told 247Sports.com this week that his size -- and work ethic -- have been a topic in his interviews with teams.
“In my interviews, a lot of times the word 'lazy' had come up,'' Brown said. “I'm not lazy. I'm just even-keeled, chill guy. I don't get too high or too low.”
The Senior Bowl is at 4 p.m. today and will be shown live on the NFL Network.
