2002 Football Roster
Roster
Johnny Lamar
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Lauderdale
- High School:
- Dillard
Signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills in 2004...
CAREER: Played in 38 career games with 13 starts, for 1,155 plays, and also played in the 2002 Orange Bowl...Recorded 20 "Big Plays" (five TFL, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, 10 pass breakups and two interceptions)...
2003: Earned a scholarship at the end of preseason workouts and the starting corner job opposite Keiwan Ratliff...Started all 13 games as appeared in 951 plays...Was ranked fourth on the defense with 90 tackles...Also has five TFL, two interceptions, 11 pass breakups a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...Tied for third on the team with two interceptions and led the team with 11 pass breakups...Ranked fourth on the defense with 948 plays... Forced two turnovers that resulted in Gator touchdowns- an interception at Miami and an interception at Kentucky...Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance vs. Kentucky, including an interception in the final minutes that set up the winning touchdown in the come-from-behind win in Lexington...Recorded three tackles and two pass breakups vs. Arkansas...Ranked second on the team with 11 tackles versus Vanderbilt, also had four pass breakups...Led the defense vs. Ole Miss with 15 tackles, including nine solo stops, doubling his previous career-high... Ranked second on the team at No. 3 Miami with six tackles, including five solo hits, two pass breakups and an interception...Ranked first among defensive backs with 12 tackles versus FSU...Forced his first career fumble to seal the Gator win at eventual national champion LSU in the Tigers final drive of the game...Recorded his first interception at Miami off QB Brock Berlin that would set up a Gator touchdown in the third quarter...Ranked third among defensive backs vs. Tennessee, finishing with five tackles and a fumble recovery...Led the defense with six tackles, including four solo hits vs. SJSU in his first career start at corner...Named a UF game captain for the FAMU game...
2002: Listed as a backup at cornerback...Key member of the kick and punt coverage teams...Saw action in all 13 games for 136 plays...Led the team with 16 special teams tackles...Named Florida Special Teams Player of the Week after the Georgia game...Made two tackles on the season with one each vs. UAB and Ohio... Recovered a fumble on a kickoff against Tennessee ...Made a special teams tackle vs. Michigan in the Outback Bowl...Co-recipient of the most improved award in the spring of 2002...
2001: Defensive back who saw some action as a back-up at the cornerback position and on special teams... Played in all 11 regular season games, for 90 plays, and the 2002 Orange Bowl... Recorded 13 tackles and one "Big Play" (pass deflection)...
PREP: Attended Dillard High School...Visited Bryant College in Rhode Island but decided to walk-on at UF...High school coach was Ken Scott...
MAJOR: Leisure Service Management.
| Career Defensive Stats: | ||||||||
| year | ut-at | tt | tbl | qbs | ff | fr | pd | int |
| 2002 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 61-29 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Total | 62-30 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Career Highs:
Total Tackles: 15 (Ole Miss, 2003)
QB Sacks: -
Forced Fumbles: - 1 (LSU, 2003)
Interceptions: 1 (twice, last Kentucky 2003)
Big Plays: 2 (Arkansas, 2003)
