2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 34
George Gumbs Jr.
- Position:
- Edge
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Season at UF:
- 2nd
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Simeon
- Prev School:
- Northern Illinois
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COLLEGIATE HONORS
2025: Played as the Gators' starting edge in 10 games with 402 snaps (345 defensive and 58 special teams) for 31 tackles (14 solo), 6.5 TFLs for 30 yards, 2.5 sacks fo eight yards, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery for nine yards and four quarterback hurries... Finished the season with the second most TFLs, tied for third most quarterback hurries and a PFF Run Defense grade of 76.4... Earned personal best PFF Defensive grade of 91.9 against LIU (Aug. 30)... Earned a season best PFF Run Defense grade of 92.6 and a Defense grade of 85.5 against No. 3 LSU (Sept. 13)... Made a season high nine tackles against No. 5 Georgia (Nov. 1).
2024: Appeared in 13 games with three starts… Finished second on the team in tackles-for-loss (8.0) and sacks (5.0)... Made 35 tackles (20 solo) with four quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery… Placed fourth on the team in stops with 21.
Prior to Florida
2023 at Northern Illinois: Played in 12 games and started the last seven consecutive at defensive end… Finished with 32 total tackles (15), 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles in his first season on defense… Had three tackles (2 solo), a solo sack and a forced fumble at Nebraska (Sept. 16)... Recorded three straight games with a tackle-for-loss… Had a career-high six tackles (three solo) vs. Tulsa (Sept. 23)
2022 at Northern Illinois: Appeared in eight games at tight end and on special teams… Had four catches for 44 yards… Caught his first career catch vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 1) for 13-yards… Made a career-high three receptions for 31-yards against Toledo (Oct. 8).
2021 at Northern Illinois: Saw action in four games on special teams and earned a redshirt… Made his collegiate debut against Wyoming (Sept. 11).
High School
Played at Simeon High School in Chicago… Named a team captain in 2020… Helped school win the 2019 City Championship.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- East West Shrine Bowl 100 Participant (2026)
- Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (Fall 2025)
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024)
2025: Played as the Gators' starting edge in 10 games with 402 snaps (345 defensive and 58 special teams) for 31 tackles (14 solo), 6.5 TFLs for 30 yards, 2.5 sacks fo eight yards, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery for nine yards and four quarterback hurries... Finished the season with the second most TFLs, tied for third most quarterback hurries and a PFF Run Defense grade of 76.4... Earned personal best PFF Defensive grade of 91.9 against LIU (Aug. 30)... Earned a season best PFF Run Defense grade of 92.6 and a Defense grade of 85.5 against No. 3 LSU (Sept. 13)... Made a season high nine tackles against No. 5 Georgia (Nov. 1).
- vs. LIU: Started the season opener for the Gators on the defensive line, recording two tackles (one solo), a quarterback hurry, 0.5 sacks and 1.5 TFLs for four yards across 18 total snaps. Breaking past his previous PFF Defensive grade (81.1) with a 91.9 grade.
- vs. USF: Recorded three tackles (one solo) and a quarterback hurry, in 51 total snaps (40 defensive and 11 special teams) as the Gators starting edge. Earned a PFF Tackle grade of 76.6 against the Bulls.
- at No. 3 LSU: Started his third game of the season at edge... Played 42 snaps (31 defensive and 11 special teams)... Made a season high five tackles (two solo) as a Gator with 1.0 TFL for 17 yards and one forced fumble... Earned a PFF Defense grade of 85.5 and a season best Run Defense grade of 92.6.
- at No. 4 Miami: Did not see action
- vs. No. 9 Texas: Returned as Gators starting defensive end... Played a total of 35 snaps on defense and two snaps on special teams... Recorded 1.0 sack for a two yard loss and a quarterback hurry.
- at No. 5 Texas A&M: Played 36 snaps (29 on defense and seven on special teams)... Credited with two tackles and earned a PFF Tackle grade of 75.2.
- vs. Mississippi State: Made one tackle on 49 snaps (45 defensive and four special teams) as the starting edge... Earned a PFF Tackle grade of 73.0.
- vs. No. 5 Georgia: Recorded nine tackles (four solo), one sack for a five yard loss and one quarterback hurry on 58 snaps (52 defensive and six special teams). Earned a PFF Tackle grade of 80.4.
- at Kentucky: Played 46 snaps (38 defense and eight special teams) and recorded five tackles (three solo) with 1.0 TFL for one yard. Recorded his first fumble recovery of the season with a nine yard return.
- at No. 7 Ole Miss: Totaled three tackles (two solo), 1.0 TFL for one yard and forced a fumble in 63 snaps (57 on defense and six on special teams).
2024: Appeared in 13 games with three starts… Finished second on the team in tackles-for-loss (8.0) and sacks (5.0)... Made 35 tackles (20 solo) with four quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery… Placed fourth on the team in stops with 21.
- vs. No. 19 Miami: Made his Gator debut and had two tackles (one solo).
- vs. Samford: Recorded three solo tackles-for-loss (-15 yards) and sack of -8 yards with a quarterback hurry.
- vs. Texas A&M: Earned first start at UF, finished with three tackles.
- at Mississippi State: Had four tackles (one solo) for third straight game of three-plus tackles.
- vs. UCF: Recorded two tackles totaling 1.5 tackles-for-loss and sacks of -11 yards.
- at No. 8 Tennessee: Back-to-back games with a tackle-for-loss and sack (0.5) and had four tackles (two solo).
- vs. Kentucky: Second start as a Gator and had three tackles (one solo), two quarterback hurries and pass breakup on 3rd-down.
- vs. No. 2 Georgia: Consecutive outing a quarterback hurry to go with two tackles.
- at No. 5 Texas: Had second pass breakup on the season and had a solo tackle.
- vs. No. 21 LSU: Posted three tackles (two solo) with 1.0 TFLs and a sack of -5 yards.
- vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: Logged two solo tackles.
- at Florida State: Graded his best outing by PFF with a 81.1 grade. Had three solo tackles, 2.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack with a fumble recovery.
- Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane: Made third start on the defensive line and had three solo tackles.
Prior to Florida
2023 at Northern Illinois: Played in 12 games and started the last seven consecutive at defensive end… Finished with 32 total tackles (15), 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles in his first season on defense… Had three tackles (2 solo), a solo sack and a forced fumble at Nebraska (Sept. 16)... Recorded three straight games with a tackle-for-loss… Had a career-high six tackles (three solo) vs. Tulsa (Sept. 23)
2022 at Northern Illinois: Appeared in eight games at tight end and on special teams… Had four catches for 44 yards… Caught his first career catch vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 1) for 13-yards… Made a career-high three receptions for 31-yards against Toledo (Oct. 8).
2021 at Northern Illinois: Saw action in four games on special teams and earned a redshirt… Made his collegiate debut against Wyoming (Sept. 11).
High School
Played at Simeon High School in Chicago… Named a team captain in 2020… Helped school win the 2019 City Championship.
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