2016: Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season… Played and started in 12 games… Totaled 33 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), six pass break-ups, one sack and a fumble recovery… Notched that interception returned for a touchdown against Missouri… Recorded eight interceptions during his final two seasons in Gainesville, which tied for the 14th-most among players during that span… 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 history… Named Second Team All-America by the FWAA, AFCA, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, while he earned Third Team All-America accolades b ye AP… Garnered First Team All-SEC honors by the league’s Coaches, AP, Athlon Sports, ESPN.com and Gridiron Now… Earned Pro Football Focus Second Team All-SEC accolades… 2015: Appeared in 13 games, starting nine… Named First Team All-SEC by Coaches, AP, ESPN.com, Athlon, PFF and Gridiron Now… Sporting News Second Team All-American... Named Honorable Mention All-America by SI.com and PFF… First Gator since Brandon Spikes (2009) to return two interceptions for touchdowns in one season… Racked up 18 pass deflections… 2014: Played in all 12 games and started five times at cornerback as a true freshman… 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 interception… Earned Freshman All-America First Team honors from the Sporting News and Second Team honors from Scout.com… Named to the SEC All-Freshman team… 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 recovery… Had a team-leading two tackles-for-loss against Alabama.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Enrolled in January of 2014… A two-time Washington Post All-Met selection and named Washington D.C.’s Mr. Football as a senior… Named a 247 Sports Second Team All-American… Was the only sophomore among the Washington Post All-Met first and second teams in 2011… Played in the Under Armour All-American Game in St. Petersburg, Fla.… Invited and participated in The Opening, an All-Star summer camp at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.… Intercepted five passes and had 17 pass breakups as a senior… Helped Friendship Academy to its second-consecutive berth in the DCSAA AA Championship Game… According to the Washington Post, he did not allow a reception as a junior… Coached by Aazaar Abdul-Rahim at Friendship Collegiate Academy.
TABOR’S 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)
