2015 Football Roster

Rachel Mowat

1 Vernon Hargreaves

  • Position DB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 199
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Tampa
  • Highschool Wharton

Biography

2015: Named one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award…A consensus First Team All-American and First Team All-SEC selection…A semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award…Started 13 games at cornerback, missing one due to injury…Totaled 33 tackles and tied for the team lead with four interceptions which he returned for a combined 152 yards…2014: Named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and a Lott IMPACT Trophy Nominee…A First Team All-America selection by Sporting News, ESPN.com and CBSSports.com…Second-Team All-America selection by the Associated Press, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated and Walter Camp…Third Team All-America pick by Phil Steele…Unanimous First Team All-SEC selection…Ranked seventh on the team with 50 total tackles, third-most among defensive backs…Led the team and ranked first in the SEC with 13 pass breakups…Ranked second on the team with three interceptions…Intercepted a pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter of the Birmingham Bowl victory to seal the win…Had a season-high eight tackles in the win against Georgia…Selected as a game captain against Alabama…2013: Enrolled in the summer and quickly moved up the depth chart, starting the final 10 games of the season at cornerback…Named a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press…Named the National Defensive Freshman of the Year by College Football News…First Team All-Freshman All-America selection by College Football News, Sporting News, FWAA, 247sports.com and Athlon Sports…Chosen by Athlon Sports as the SEC Newcomer of the Year…Named First Team All-SEC by both the AP, the leagues’ coaches, Athlon Sports and Sporting News…Also named to the Freshman All-SEC team…Ranked second in the SEC in passes defended (1.17 per game) and tied for seventh in the league in interceptions (3)…His 11 pass breakups equaled the most by a true freshman in school history, matching the total Janoris Jenkins had in 2008…The total also tied for the ninth-most in a single season in school history…Had an interception in each of his first two collegiate games…Named a team captain for the South Carolina game…Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Named the National Defensive Player of the Year at the 58th Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards…Totaled 110 tackles, 5 interceptions, 5 forced fumbles and 5 pass breakups as a senior…Also scored five touchdowns and five two-point conversions and averaged 34 yards per kickoff return…Named All-Western Conference, All-Hillsborough, All-Suncoast, All-State, Class 8A Defensive Player of the Year and the Guy Toph Award winner as Hillsborough County’s top senior football player…Finalist for the 2012 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football Award…Named the Tampa Bay Times All-Hillsborough Defensive Player of the Year and a USA Today First Team All-American…Named the MVP of the Under Armour All-America game after a team-high 5 tackles, one interception and a pass breakup…Competed on the Southeast team at Champion Gridiron Kings where he had six interceptions and earned Defensive MVP honors…Earned a spot on the 247Sports Class of 2013 All-America team…Named the Tampa Bay Times Blue Chipper of the Year…Competed in the Sling-n-Shoot 7-on-7 tournament at USF…Defensive MVP from the IMG Madden 7-on-7 National Championship…As a junior in 2011, had 49 tackles and 2 interceptions, along with 11 offensive touchdowns…As a sophomore in 2010, had 44 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 interceptions…Chose Gators over an estimated 50 offers including Clemson, Vanderbilt, Miami and Notre Dame…His father, Vernon Hargreaves, Jr., is the linebackers coach at Arkansas…Vernon Jr. was named a member of UConn’s 100th Anniversary Team, commemorating the best football players in the programs first 100 years…Coached by David Mitchell.
 
HARGREAVES’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9 (Georgia, 2013)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (at LSU, 2015)
Interceptions: 1 (10x, last vs. Georgia, 2015)
Pass Breakups: 4 (Kentucky, 2014)
 
2013 (12 GP/10 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
Toledo - 8/31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
at #24 Miami - 9/7 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
*Tenn - 9/21 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
*at Kty - 9/28 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
*Ark - 10/5 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
*at #10 LSU - 10/12 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
*at #14 Mizzou - 10/19 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
*vs. UGA - 11/2 8 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Vandy - 11/9 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
*at #11 SC - 11/16 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
*GS - 11/23 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
*#2 FSU - 11/30 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
2013 Totals 26 12 38 0 0 3 11 0 0
2014 (12 GP/12 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
*E.Mich - 9/6 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
*Kentucky - 9/13 2 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 0
*at #3 Bama - 9/20 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
*at Tenn - 10/4 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
*LSU - 10/11 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Missouri - 10/18 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
*vs. #9 UGA - 11/1 4 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0
*at Vandy - 11/8 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0
*SC - 11/15 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
*E.Kty - 11/22 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
*at #3 FSU - 11/29 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
*vs. ECU - 1/3 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
2014 Totals 31 19 50 2 0 3 13 2 0
2015 (13 GP/13 GS*) Defensive Stats
OPPONENT U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
*NMSU - 9/5 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
ECU - 9/12 DNP
*at UK - 9/19 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
*Tenn - 9/26 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
*#3 Ole Miss - 10/3 5 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0
*at Mizzou - 10/10 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
*at #6 LSU - 10/17 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
*vs. UGA - 10/31 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
*Vandy - 11/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
*at USC - 11/14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
*FAU - 11/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*#14 FSU - 11/28 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
*vs. #2 Bama - 12/5 4 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0
*#14 Mich - 1/1/16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Totals 23 10 33 1 0 4 4 0 1
Career Totals U A T TFL SK INT PB FR FF
37 GP/35 GS 80 41 118 1 0 4 4 0 1

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 192 lbs
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    2014Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    1
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    2015Junior

    DB
    5'11" 199 lbs
    1