2018 Football Roster
Roster
Jorge Powell
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Coral Gables, Fla.
- High School:
- Belen Jesuit Prep
2018: Saw action in four contests as UFβs backup kickerβ¦ Was perfect on five extra-point attempts and buried his only field goal attempt of the seasonβ¦ Tallied two touchbacks on seven kickoffsβ¦ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Rollβ¦ 2017: Saw action in two contests as UFβs backup kickerβ¦ Registered a pair of onside kick attempts on the season against Missouri and Florida Stateβ¦ Named to the SEC Academic Honor Rollβ¦ 2016: Appeared in two games as he served as the backup kicker throughout the seasonβ¦ Was used in an onside kick scenario at Tennesseeβ¦ 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.
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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.
