2014 Football Roster
Roster
Gerald Willis
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Edna Karr
2014: Played in eight games as a true freshman and recorded 14 total tackles… Also had two quarterback hurries… Forced a fumble in the Birmingham Bowl against ECU at the opponents one-yard line that was recovered by the Gators, preventing the Pirates from scoring… Recovered a fumble against Eastern Kentucky and the Gators scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA
Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American Game… Named 2013 First-Team All-USA by USA Today and MaxPreps Second Team All-American… Named the All-Metro and District 9-4A Defensive Player of the Year as both a junior and senior… Led Edna Karr to four-consecutive Class 4A state finals berths and four-straight district titles… Recorded a total of 289 tackles with 62 TFL, 36 sacks, one interception and one defensive touchdown during his high school career… Totaled 107 tackles with 43 tackles-for-loss, including 15 sacks, as a senior in 14 games… Named a second-team All-American and first-team LSWA Class 4A all-state recipient as a junior… Recorded 141 tackles with 28 TFL and 15 sacks in his junior season… Chose Florida over Alabama, Arkansas, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M and TCU… Coached by Jabbar Juluke and Nathaniel Jones.
