2001 Football Roster
Roster
Shannon Snell
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 307
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tampa
- High School:
- Hillsborough
A three-year started at left guard...Signed a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos...
CAREER: Played in 46 games, with 36 starts, for 2,699 plays...Also started in the 2002 Orange Bowl... Named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News in 2003...Earned second-team All-SEC honors in 2002...
2003: Named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News in 2003East-West Shrine game participant... One of only two Gators on the offensive line to start every game at the same position, lining up at left guard in every contest...Saw the most action on the offensive line with 904 plays, ranking fifth on the team in snaps played...Named Offensive Lineman of the Week three times and Most Physical Lineman...Named Lineman of the Week with teammate Max Starks in the win vs. South Carolina... Selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Week against LSU where he graded out to a team-high 81 percent and posted a team-high eight knock downs ...Started at left guard against San Jose State and helped pave the way to 512 yards of total offense...Graded out to 87 percent, the second highest among any Gator o-line member, while seeing time in 59 plays, also the second highest on the o-line vs. San Jose...Helped the Gators to 397 yards of offense against one of the nation's toughest defenses...Graded out at over 80 percent scoring 83 percent against Miami, including nine knock downs, second among Gator offensive lineman...Named the Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Tennessee game, posting a team-high 10 knock downs while grading out to a team-best 89 percent...One of only two Gator offensive lineman to be in on all 71 offensive snaps against Tennessee...Posted 4 1/2 knock downs on 66 plays against the Wildcats...Voted Most Physical Offensive Lineman after recording nine knockdowns vs. Arkansas...Also played on extra point and field goal teams...Named a UF game captain against San Jose State, Kentucky, No. 6 LSU, No. 4. Georgia, South Carolina and Iowa...
2002: Started all 12 games played in at left guard and ranked third on the offensive line with 919 plays (missed LSU game due to shoulder injury)...Earned second-team All-SEC honors...Had consecutive line-high performances with 12.5 knockdowns vs. Kentucky and 11 knockdowns during the Tennessee game...Sustained injury to his left shoulder vs. Ole Miss, missing the second half of Ole Miss and did not play against LSU...Had a team-high nine knockdowns in win over undefeated Georgia...Was named a UF game captain the week of the Ohio game...Earned Offensive Lineman of the Week honors after the Ohio game...Named UF's Most Physical Offensive Lineman after the win over South Carolina...
2001: A true sophomore who started at left guard in all 11 regular season games and the Orange Bowl...715 plays ranked third on the offensive unit...Made first career start in season opener vs. Marshall...
2000: A backup at offensive guard as a true freshman...Played in 10 of 12 regular season games (all but Tennessee and Florida State) for 161 plays...
PREP: Considered one of the nation's elite prep offensive linemen in 1999...Named to USA Today's first-team All-America Squad...A Parade All-America selection...Named to PrepStar's All-America Dream Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top five offensive linemen...Named to SuperPrep's All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the country's top seven offensive linemen and top 30 players overall in the nation...Ranked among the nation's top five offensive tackles by National Bluechips...Ranked among the nation's top five offensive linemen by Prep Football Report...Ranked among the nation's top dozen offensive linemen by Rivals.com network...A first-team all-state (6A) selection in both 1998 and 1999...A three-year starter at Hillsborough High School who allowed just one sack in four years...An honor roll student who served as a peer mediator...Selected to play in Florida-Georgia All-Star Game...Cancelled visits to Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and UCLA after visiting UF...High school coach was Earl Garcia...
* Prior to the 2002 season, bowl games were not included in season and career statistics.
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