2017 Football Roster
Roster
Jorge Powell
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Coral Gables, Fla.
- High School:
- Belen Jesuit Prep
2018: Saw action in four contests as UF’s backup kicker… Was perfect on five extra-point attempts and buried his only field goal attempt of the season… Tallied two touchbacks on seven kickoffs… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… 2017: Saw action in two contests as UF’s backup kicker… Registered a pair of onside kick attempts on the season against Missouri and Florida State… Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… 2016: Appeared in two games as he served as the backup kicker throughout the season… Was used in an onside kick scenario at Tennessee… 2015: Appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending injury against LSU... Hit a career-long 31 yard field goal against Ole Miss... Handled the kickoff duties when active... 2014: Did not see any game action and redshirted.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Walk-on joined the team in the summer of 2014… Was 12-for-15 on field goal attempts at Belen Jesuit Prep as a senior… Named First Team All-Dade County and to the All-State team… Named to the Florida Nike All-Star team in 2014… Had a long field goal of 54 yards, a school record… Converted 29-of-29 extra point attempts… Named the team Offensive MVP in 2014 and the Sportsman of the Year… Member of the National Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society and Science National Honors Society… Chose to attend Florida over Tulane, FAU, Penn State, UMass and Miami… Played for Coach Richard Stuart.
