Slaughter Earns AP First-Team All-America Nod
Monday, December 16, 2024 | Football
The Florida star center was the cornerstone of the Gators’ efforts at the line of scrimmage.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter has been named an AP First-Team All-American selection, the Associated Press announced on Monday. The accolade officially earns him a brick outside The Swamp.
Slaughter is just the third center in school history to claim a first-team all-america honor from one of the five current NCAA recognized publications for consensus and unanimous distinction; AP, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN) and the Walter Camp Foundation (WC). He joins Bill Carr (1966) and Maurkice Pouncey (2009) in the exclusive club.
He is the eighth UF center all-time to earn All-American distinction from official NCAA publications - Maurkice Pouncey (2009), Mike Degory (2002), Zac Zedalis (2001), Jeff Mitchell (1996), Cal Dixon (1991), Phil Bromely (1984, 1983) and Bill Car (1966).
Slaughter, a redshirt junior out of Sparr, Fla., shined throughout the 2024 campaign. He logged 728 snaps, the highest total of any Gator this season. In those snaps, Slaughter Graded out as the Gators' top offensive player, best pass blocker, and best run blocker per Pro Football Focus (PFF).
PFF rated Slaughter as the best overall center in the Southeastern Conference, and tabulated that in his 728 snaps, he allowed only one sack, one QB hit, six QB hurries and eight pressures while committing only three penalties. His sacks allowed, hits allowed, and penalty totals are improvements from last season, despite playing over 150 more snaps.
He also earned honors of 247Sports/CBS Sports All-American Second Team, PFF All-American First Team, CFN All-American Second Team, AP All-SEC First Team and USA Today All-SEC First Team.
Slaughter is Florida's 13th first-team all-american offensive lineman in program history, joining a class of O'Cyrus Torrence (2022 NFL Draft second-round selection), Maurkice Pouncey (5x NFL All-Pro, 9x Pro-Bowler), and Lomas Brown (5x NFL All-Pro, 7x Pro-Bowler).
2025 Season Tickets
After 12-straight sold-out games at The Swamp, fans can now secure season tickets for six games in 2025 with matchups against LIU (Aug. 30), South Florida (Sept. 6), Texas (Oct. 4), Mississippi State (Oct. 18), Tennessee (Nov. 22) and Florida State (Nov. 29).
Secure your 2025 season tickets here.
Slaughter is just the third center in school history to claim a first-team all-america honor from one of the five current NCAA recognized publications for consensus and unanimous distinction; AP, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN) and the Walter Camp Foundation (WC). He joins Bill Carr (1966) and Maurkice Pouncey (2009) in the exclusive club.
He is the eighth UF center all-time to earn All-American distinction from official NCAA publications - Maurkice Pouncey (2009), Mike Degory (2002), Zac Zedalis (2001), Jeff Mitchell (1996), Cal Dixon (1991), Phil Bromely (1984, 1983) and Bill Car (1966).
Slaughter, a redshirt junior out of Sparr, Fla., shined throughout the 2024 campaign. He logged 728 snaps, the highest total of any Gator this season. In those snaps, Slaughter Graded out as the Gators' top offensive player, best pass blocker, and best run blocker per Pro Football Focus (PFF).
PFF rated Slaughter as the best overall center in the Southeastern Conference, and tabulated that in his 728 snaps, he allowed only one sack, one QB hit, six QB hurries and eight pressures while committing only three penalties. His sacks allowed, hits allowed, and penalty totals are improvements from last season, despite playing over 150 more snaps.
He also earned honors of 247Sports/CBS Sports All-American Second Team, PFF All-American First Team, CFN All-American Second Team, AP All-SEC First Team and USA Today All-SEC First Team.
Slaughter is Florida's 13th first-team all-american offensive lineman in program history, joining a class of O'Cyrus Torrence (2022 NFL Draft second-round selection), Maurkice Pouncey (5x NFL All-Pro, 9x Pro-Bowler), and Lomas Brown (5x NFL All-Pro, 7x Pro-Bowler).
2025 Season Tickets
After 12-straight sold-out games at The Swamp, fans can now secure season tickets for six games in 2025 with matchups against LIU (Aug. 30), South Florida (Sept. 6), Texas (Oct. 4), Mississippi State (Oct. 18), Tennessee (Nov. 22) and Florida State (Nov. 29).
Secure your 2025 season tickets here.
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