2021 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 56
Jean Delance
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Weight:
- 307
- Hometown:
- Mesquite, Texas
- High School:
- North Mesquite
- Prev School:
- Texas
SeasonΒ Stats (PDF)Β Career Stats (PDF)Β Β
COLLEGIATEΒ HONORS
2021 (Redshirt Senior*): Opted to use final year of eligibility... Started in 12 games at right tackle... Helped the offense stay in the top-5 in rushing all season and top-10 in total offense six of the seven weeks⦠Part of a line that has only allowed five sacks, tied for the seventh fewest in FBS and second in SEC.
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Started at right tackle in all 12 games of the season... Blocked for Heisman Trophy Finalist Kyle Trask to help the Gators lead the nation in passing yards per game (378.6), while ranking eighth nationally in yards per play (7.28)Β and ninth in yards per game (509.8)...Β Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.Β
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 13 games on the offensive lineβ¦ Spent majority of snaps at tackleβ¦ Helped Floridaβs offense set a single-season school record with three rushing plays of 75-plus yardsβ¦ Led the way for four different Gators to tally at least four rushing touchdowns for the first time since 2008.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in four games (Charleston Southern, Idaho, Florida State, Michigan) as a reserved offensive lineman⦠Made his Gators debut in the season opener.
2017 (Sophomore): Sat out due to transfer rules.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Appeared in two games in his freshman season at Texas... Played for coach Mike Robinson at North Mesquite... A two-time all-state honoreeβ¦ Selected to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Gameβ¦ Invited to play in the 2016 USA Football International Bowlβ¦ Named third-team 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by the Associated Press in 2015β¦ Picked to the All-USA Texas First Team by USA Todayβ¦ Tabbed first-team All-District 10-6Aβ¦ One of five offensive linemen named βTops in Texasβ and to β2016 Texasβ Bestβ by Dave Campbellβs Texas Footballβ¦ Chosen first-team All-Area and the No. 6 recruit in North Texas by the Dallas Morning Newsβ¦ Placed No. 13 on the Austin American-Statesmanβs Fab 55β¦ Picked a Top 30 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribuneβ¦ Rated No. 78 nationally (No. 6 OT) and No. 2 OT in Texas by Scoutβ¦ Ranked No. 128 overall (No. 13 OT) and No. 20 overall in Texas by ESPNβ¦ Rated No. 152 nationally (No. 12 OT) and No. 24 overall in Texas by 247Sportsβ¦ Ranked No. 208 nationally (No. 13 OT) and No. 28 overall in Texas by Rivalsβ¦ Anchor for an offense that accumulated over 5,000 total yards, averaging 389.0 ypg, including seven games of 400 yards or moreβ¦ Helped a ground game that averaged 300.0 ypg, including nine games of 250 yards or more and four games of 400 or moreβ¦ Part of an offense that averaged 38.2 points per game with six games of 45 points or moreβ¦ Helped North Mesquite to a 10-3 overall record, including a 5-3 district record, with an appearance in the 6A Division I regional playoffs in 2015β¦ Named 2015 preseason first-team Super Team by Dave Campbellβs Texas Footballβ¦ Selected honorable mention 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014β¦ Part of an offense that averaged 356.5 total yards per game as juniorβ¦ Helped North Mesquite to a 5-5 overall record in 2014.
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PERSONAL:
Son of Jean and Altavian DeLance... Has two siblings - Jalen and Javen... Grandfather Alton Carson played football for Kansas State from 1974-77... Volunteers time at the Boys & Girls Club in Austin, donates toys to the Dell Childrenβs Medical Center and volunteers in helping clean up the streets in Austin to keep them clean... Born in Eastman, Ga.... Can play the tuba, flute, clarinet, trombone, trumpet and the baritone.
COLLEGIATEΒ HONORS
- East-West Shrine Bowl (2021)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020)
2021 (Redshirt Senior*): Opted to use final year of eligibility... Started in 12 games at right tackle... Helped the offense stay in the top-5 in rushing all season and top-10 in total offense six of the seven weeks⦠Part of a line that has only allowed five sacks, tied for the seventh fewest in FBS and second in SEC.
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Started at right tackle in all 12 games of the season... Blocked for Heisman Trophy Finalist Kyle Trask to help the Gators lead the nation in passing yards per game (378.6), while ranking eighth nationally in yards per play (7.28)Β and ninth in yards per game (509.8)...Β Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.Β
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 13 games on the offensive lineβ¦ Spent majority of snaps at tackleβ¦ Helped Floridaβs offense set a single-season school record with three rushing plays of 75-plus yardsβ¦ Led the way for four different Gators to tally at least four rushing touchdowns for the first time since 2008.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in four games (Charleston Southern, Idaho, Florida State, Michigan) as a reserved offensive lineman⦠Made his Gators debut in the season opener.
2017 (Sophomore): Sat out due to transfer rules.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Appeared in two games in his freshman season at Texas... Played for coach Mike Robinson at North Mesquite... A two-time all-state honoreeβ¦ Selected to participate in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Gameβ¦ Invited to play in the 2016 USA Football International Bowlβ¦ Named third-team 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by the Associated Press in 2015β¦ Picked to the All-USA Texas First Team by USA Todayβ¦ Tabbed first-team All-District 10-6Aβ¦ One of five offensive linemen named βTops in Texasβ and to β2016 Texasβ Bestβ by Dave Campbellβs Texas Footballβ¦ Chosen first-team All-Area and the No. 6 recruit in North Texas by the Dallas Morning Newsβ¦ Placed No. 13 on the Austin American-Statesmanβs Fab 55β¦ Picked a Top 30 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribuneβ¦ Rated No. 78 nationally (No. 6 OT) and No. 2 OT in Texas by Scoutβ¦ Ranked No. 128 overall (No. 13 OT) and No. 20 overall in Texas by ESPNβ¦ Rated No. 152 nationally (No. 12 OT) and No. 24 overall in Texas by 247Sportsβ¦ Ranked No. 208 nationally (No. 13 OT) and No. 28 overall in Texas by Rivalsβ¦ Anchor for an offense that accumulated over 5,000 total yards, averaging 389.0 ypg, including seven games of 400 yards or moreβ¦ Helped a ground game that averaged 300.0 ypg, including nine games of 250 yards or more and four games of 400 or moreβ¦ Part of an offense that averaged 38.2 points per game with six games of 45 points or moreβ¦ Helped North Mesquite to a 10-3 overall record, including a 5-3 district record, with an appearance in the 6A Division I regional playoffs in 2015β¦ Named 2015 preseason first-team Super Team by Dave Campbellβs Texas Footballβ¦ Selected honorable mention 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014β¦ Part of an offense that averaged 356.5 total yards per game as juniorβ¦ Helped North Mesquite to a 5-5 overall record in 2014.
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PERSONAL:
Son of Jean and Altavian DeLance... Has two siblings - Jalen and Javen... Grandfather Alton Carson played football for Kansas State from 1974-77... Volunteers time at the Boys & Girls Club in Austin, donates toys to the Dell Childrenβs Medical Center and volunteers in helping clean up the streets in Austin to keep them clean... Born in Eastman, Ga.... Can play the tuba, flute, clarinet, trombone, trumpet and the baritone.
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