2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 42
Rocco Underwood
- Position:
- Long Snapper
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Mary, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Mary
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COLLEGIATE HONORS
2025 SEASON: Played as Florida's primary long snapper... Recorded a total of 103 snaps (52 punt coverage, 51 FG/XP kick)... Made a solo tackle against LSU (Sept. 13)... Recorded a fumble recovery against Kentucky (Nov. 8)... Made a tackle against No. 7 Ole Miss (Nov. 15).
2024 SEASON: Saw action in Florida's first 6 games in the 2024 season handling starting long snapper duties for the third-straight season, played 103 snaps and recorded three total tackles on the yearβ¦
2023:Β Saw action in every game in the 2023 season as Floridaβs primary long snapper and recorded one total tackle on the yearβ¦ Finished with eight snaps ( 4 PATs, 3 Punts and 1 FG) against No. 9 Missouri... Had nine snaps (5 PAT'sΒ andΒ 4 Punts) against No. 18Β LSU. (Nov. 11)β¦HadΒ 13 snaps (4 FG, 3 PATs, 6 Punts) against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Totaled 10 snaps (5 FG's, 3 PAT's, 2 Punts) in win against South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Recorded nine snaps (5 PATs, 3 punts, 1 FG) against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)...Β Had seven snaps (5 punts, 2 PAT's) at Kentucky... Snapped the ball eight times (5 FG's, 2 punts, 1 PAT) in win vs. Charlotte (Sept. 22)... Snapped the ball eight times (3 punts, 3 PAT, 2 FGs) vs. Tennessee (Sept. 16)... Β Had a total of six snaps (5 PAT, 1 punt) Β inΒ home opener vs. McNeese (Sept. 9)...Β Appeared in season opener against No. 14 Utah (8/31) and snapped the ball six times (4 punts, 2 FG's) as well as assisted on one tackle.Β
2022: Played in 13 games while serving as Floridaβs primary long snapper in 12 contests, finishing the campaign with one tackleβ¦ Appeared in his 13th-straight game including his 12th-consecutive as the Gatorsβ primary long snapper in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. No. 14 Oregon Stateβ¦ Saw game action for the second time in his career, playing on special teams in the season-opening win over No. 7 Utah (Sept. 3).
2021: Made collegiate debut vs. UCF (Dec. 23) in the Gasparilla Bowl...Β Redshirted.Β
High School
Regarded as the nationβs top-ranked long snapper according to Rubio Long Snapping... Played tight end for Lake Mary in addition to special teams... Finished the season with 23 catches for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns. Also rushed the ball once for an 8-yard touchdown 2019. First Team All-State selection... Cousin of Johnny and Tommy Townsend... Also had offers to play tight end... Chose Florida over Alabama and Arkansas.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- Mannelly Award Semifinalist (2025)
- Mannelly Award Winner (2024)
- AFCA Second-Team All-American (2024)
- All-SEC Second Team (2024)
- Phil Steele First-Team All-American (2024)
- Earned his bachelor's degree in Sport Management (Spring 2025)
- Three-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022-24)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2025 SEASON: Played as Florida's primary long snapper... Recorded a total of 103 snaps (52 punt coverage, 51 FG/XP kick)... Made a solo tackle against LSU (Sept. 13)... Recorded a fumble recovery against Kentucky (Nov. 8)... Made a tackle against No. 7 Ole Miss (Nov. 15).
- vs. LIU: Played as the Gators starting long snapper for a fourth-straight season, recording 13 snaps (one punt coverage, 12 FG/XP kick).
- vs. USF: Served as the primary long snapper in nine total snaps, with four punt coverage, four field goals and one extra point.Β
- at No. 3 LSU: Played a total of seven snaps as the Gators primary long snapper (five punt coverage, two FG/XP kick)... Recorded a solo tackle against the Tigers.Β
- at No. 4Β Miami: Snapped the ball eight times on special teams (seven punts and one XP kick).
- vs. No. 9 Texas: Made a total of 10 snaps (six punt coverage and three FG/XP kick).
- at No. 5 Texas A&M: Snapped the ball nine times (three for XP/FG and six for punt coverage).
- vs. Mississippi State: Tallied nine snaps (five XP/FG and four on punt coverage).
- vs. No. 5 Georgia: Snapped the ball nine times (four XP/FG and five punt coverage).Β
- at Kentucky: Totaled four snaps (one XP/FG and three punt coverage)... Recorded his first fumble recovery of the season on a muffed punt, putting the Gators in scoring range.Β
- at No. 7 Ole Miss: Tallied eight snaps (four XP/FG and four punt coverage) and recorded a tackle.
- vs. No. 20 Tennessee: Snapped the ball six times (two onΒ FG and four on punt coverage).
- vs. Florida State: Recorded nine snaps (seven on FG/XP and two on punt coverage).
2024 SEASON: Saw action in Florida's first 6 games in the 2024 season handling starting long snapper duties for the third-straight season, played 103 snaps and recorded three total tackles on the yearβ¦
- vs. No.19 Miami: Recorded 1 solo tackle while playing eight total snaps (5 punt coverage, 3Β FG/XP kick)
- vs. Samford: Played nine snaps in the victory (2 punt coverage, 7 FG/XP kick)
- vs. Texas A&M: Tallied seven snaps played (5 punt coverage, 2 FG/XP kick)
- at Mississippi State : Logged nine snaps played (2 punt coverage, 7 FG/XP kick)
- vs. UCF: Recorded nine snaps played (4 punt coverage, 5 FG/XP)
- at No. 8 Tennessee: Played 8 snaps (5 punt coverage, 3 FG/XP) and recorded 1 tackle.
- vs. No. 2 Georgia: Tallied 13 snaps (8 punt coverage, 5 FG/XP).
- at No. 5 Texas: Logged nine snaps (5 punt coverage, 4 FG/XP).
- vs. No. 21 LSU: Logged nine snaps (4 punt coverage, 5 FG/XP).
- vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: RecordedΒ 11 snaps (7 punt coverage, 4 FG/XP).
- at Florida State:Β Tallied one fumble recovery and recordedΒ 11 snaps (6 punt coverage, 5 FG/XP).
- Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane:Β Tallied 10 snaps (3 punt coverage, 7 FG/XP).
2023:Β Saw action in every game in the 2023 season as Floridaβs primary long snapper and recorded one total tackle on the yearβ¦ Finished with eight snaps ( 4 PATs, 3 Punts and 1 FG) against No. 9 Missouri... Had nine snaps (5 PAT'sΒ andΒ 4 Punts) against No. 18Β LSU. (Nov. 11)β¦HadΒ 13 snaps (4 FG, 3 PATs, 6 Punts) against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Totaled 10 snaps (5 FG's, 3 PAT's, 2 Punts) in win against South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Recorded nine snaps (5 PATs, 3 punts, 1 FG) against Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)...Β Had seven snaps (5 punts, 2 PAT's) at Kentucky... Snapped the ball eight times (5 FG's, 2 punts, 1 PAT) in win vs. Charlotte (Sept. 22)... Snapped the ball eight times (3 punts, 3 PAT, 2 FGs) vs. Tennessee (Sept. 16)... Β Had a total of six snaps (5 PAT, 1 punt) Β inΒ home opener vs. McNeese (Sept. 9)...Β Appeared in season opener against No. 14 Utah (8/31) and snapped the ball six times (4 punts, 2 FG's) as well as assisted on one tackle.Β
2022: Played in 13 games while serving as Floridaβs primary long snapper in 12 contests, finishing the campaign with one tackleβ¦ Appeared in his 13th-straight game including his 12th-consecutive as the Gatorsβ primary long snapper in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. No. 14 Oregon Stateβ¦ Saw game action for the second time in his career, playing on special teams in the season-opening win over No. 7 Utah (Sept. 3).
2021: Made collegiate debut vs. UCF (Dec. 23) in the Gasparilla Bowl...Β Redshirted.Β
High School
Regarded as the nationβs top-ranked long snapper according to Rubio Long Snapping... Played tight end for Lake Mary in addition to special teams... Finished the season with 23 catches for 347 yards and 5 touchdowns. Also rushed the ball once for an 8-yard touchdown 2019. First Team All-State selection... Cousin of Johnny and Tommy Townsend... Also had offers to play tight end... Chose Florida over Alabama and Arkansas.
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