2016 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Maye
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne
- High School:
- Holy Trinity Episcopal School
2016: Played and started in Floridaβs first nine games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against South Carolinaβ¦ Notched 50 tackles, which tied for fourth on the team, one sack, one interception and six pass breakupsβ¦. Tallied that INT against USC prior to getting hurtβ¦ Was a key member of special teams for the Gatorsβ¦ Named Second Team All-SEC by the AP, Athlon Sports, Gridiron Now and Pro Football Focusβ¦ 2015: Named a First Team All-American by USA Today and Pro Football Focusβ¦ Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from Sports Illustratedβ¦ Named First Team All-SEC by PFF and GridIron Now and Second Team All-SEC by Athlon Sports and Phil Steeleβ¦ Played in 13 games and started 12 times at safetyβ¦ Racked up 82 tackles, fourth most on the teamβ¦ Hard-hitter forced five fumbles, second most in the country, and recovered twoβ¦ Intercepted two passes and broke up six moreβ¦ 2014: Played in 11 games and started nine timesβ¦ Played both safety and nickel positionsβ¦ Totaled 62 tackles on the year, third most on the team and most among defensive backsβ¦ Recorded a team-leading 12 red zone defensive playsβ¦ Had five-or-more tackles in nine of 11 gamesβ¦ Named the Special Teams Player of the Game against Tennesseeβ¦ Led the team in tackles against Vanderbilt (6 tackles) and East Carolina (8)β¦ Had a career-high nine tackles against Kentuckyβ¦ 2013: Played in all 12 games and made two starts at safetyβ¦ Recorded 16 tackles on the year with 1.0 tackle-for-lossβ¦ Had his first career interception against Tennessee and returned it 30 yardsβ¦Also a key member on special teams, recording four special teams tackles on the seasonβ¦ 2012: Did not see game action and redshirted.
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PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.comβ¦The No. 5 safety in the country and the No. 70 player overall by Rivals.comβ¦Ranked the No. 13 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.comβ¦Competed in the Under Armour All-America Gameβ¦Recorded four interceptions and 45 tackles during his senior season at Holy Trinityβ¦Also played running back for the Tigers, rushing for 712 yards and nine touchdowns as a seniorβ¦Against Heritage, Maye went 3-for-3 passing for 63 yards and two touchdowns, his only passing attempts of the seasonβ¦Chose Florida over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and LSUβ¦Coached by Mark Ainsley.
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MAYEβS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11 (Arkansas, 2016)
Sacks: 1 (North Texas, 2016)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (6x, last vs. Michigan, 2015)
Interceptions: 1 (5x, last vs. USC, 2016)
