2021 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 32
Mordecai McDaniel
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 191
- Hometown:
- Washington D.C.
- High School:
- St.John's
Pronunciation Feature Clips Season Stats (PDF) Career Stats (PDF)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2021 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 13games at safety and special teams… Finished season with 15 tackles (seven solo) and one interception… Made his first career start as a Gator at strong safety and tallied six tackles (three solo) against FAU (Sept. 4)… Collected a solo tackle against Missouri (Nov. 20)… Registered an interception, the first of his career, against Samford (Nov. 13)… Recorded one tackle against Georgia (Oct. 30)… Recorded one tackle against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Registered one tackle against Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Recorded three tackles against Alabama (Sept. 18)… Logged two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry against USF (Sept. 11)... Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games for Florida and tallied four tackles... Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Ole Miss (Sept. 26)... Had three tackles (two solo) in the Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 30)... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Florida:
Played wide receiver for St. John’s College High School… Two-time 2019 D.C. State Athletic Association Indoor Championships gold medalist (55 meters; 300 meters)… Competed in Iceland for the Reykjavik International Games with National Scholastic Athletics Foundation team… Held offers from over 15 Division I programs, including Alabama, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Penn State… Verbally committed to Tennessee before flipping to Florida.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2021 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 13games at safety and special teams… Finished season with 15 tackles (seven solo) and one interception… Made his first career start as a Gator at strong safety and tallied six tackles (three solo) against FAU (Sept. 4)… Collected a solo tackle against Missouri (Nov. 20)… Registered an interception, the first of his career, against Samford (Nov. 13)… Recorded one tackle against Georgia (Oct. 30)… Recorded one tackle against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Registered one tackle against Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Recorded three tackles against Alabama (Sept. 18)… Logged two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry against USF (Sept. 11)... Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games for Florida and tallied four tackles... Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Ole Miss (Sept. 26)... Had three tackles (two solo) in the Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 30)... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Florida:
Played wide receiver for St. John’s College High School… Two-time 2019 D.C. State Athletic Association Indoor Championships gold medalist (55 meters; 300 meters)… Competed in Iceland for the Reykjavik International Games with National Scholastic Athletics Foundation team… Held offers from over 15 Division I programs, including Alabama, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Penn State… Verbally committed to Tennessee before flipping to Florida.
Game Time presented by Tower Hill Insurance 10-10-25
Friday, October 10
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Friday, October 10
J. Michael Sturdivant Media Availability 10-8-25
Wednesday, October 08
Billy Napier Press Conference 10-8-25
Wednesday, October 08