# 2017 Florida Gators football team

The 2017 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain until his dismissal on October 28, after which defensive coordinator Randy Shannon served as the interim head coach until the end of the season.
Florida finished with a 4–7 record overall and were 3–5 in SEC play, good for fifth place in the Eastern Division. It was the program's second losing season since 1979.

## Spring Game

The spring game, dubbed the Orange and Blue Debut, took place on April 7, in Gainesville.
| Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| April 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Orange vs. Blue | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | Orange 31–0 | 48,000 |

## Schedule

The Gators' 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 3 away games, and 2 neutral site games in the regular season. The Gators hosted SEC opponents Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Texas A&M. They traveled to Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina. They faced Georgia at a neutral site.
Florida's non-conference schedule consisted of two home games: UAB and their rival Florida State. A third was scheduled for Sep 9 vs Northern Colorado, but was canceled due to inclement weather caused by Hurricane Irma. The season was opened against Michigan in the Advocare Classic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Michigan* | No. 17 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Advocare Classic / SEC Nation) | ABC | L 17–33 | 75,802 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Tennessee | No. 24 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 26–20 | 87,736 |
| September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 20 | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | SECN | W 28–27 | 62,945 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 21 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | W 38–24 | 84,478 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | LSU | No. 21 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 16–17 | 88,247 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN2 | L 17–19 | 86,114 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Georgia | | EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 7–42 | 84,107 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Missouri | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN2 | L 16–45 | 49,154 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at South Carolina | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | CBS | L 20–28 | 79,727 |
| November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | UAB* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 36–7 | 84,649 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 22–38 | 89,066 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game ||||||||
    The game between Florida and Northern Colorado was originally scheduled for September 9 at 7:30 p.m. On the Wednesday before the game, the kickoff time was moved up to noon, as forecasts for Hurricane Irma had the storm approaching the east coast of Florida on Sunday. On Thursday, updated forecast tracks (correctly) predicted that Irma would move up the middle of the Florida peninsula as a major hurricane, prompting both schools to agree to cancel the game altogether due to safety and traffic concerns. This cancellation marked the third time in four seasons that Florida had to cancel or move a home game due to inclement weather and the second season in a row in which a scheduled home game was affected by the threat of a hurricane.
Schedule Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 16 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### No.11 Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Michigan | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 17 Florida | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas
* Date: September 2, 2017
* Game time: 3:41 p.m.
* Game weather: Game indoors
* Game attendance: 75,802
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 46-yard field goal, 12:26
Michigan – Quinn Nordin 25-yard field goal, 5:27
Michigan – Tarik Black 46-yard pass from Wilton Speight (Quinn Nordin kick), 3:01
Second Quarter
Florida – Duke Dawson 48-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 12:19
Florida – C. J. Henderson 41-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 10:50
Michigan – Nordin Quinn 55-yard field goal, 4:20
Third Quarter
Michigan – Karan Higdon 3-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick), 11:53
Michigan – Quinn Nordin 30-yard field goal, 11:05
Michigan – Quinn Nordin 50-yard field goal, 9:00
Fourth Quarter
Michigan – Noah Forbush 0-yard fumble recovery (Quinn Nordin kick), 1:37
Passing leaders
MICH – Wilton Speight – 11/25, 181 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
FLA – Malik Zaire – 9/17, 106 yards
Rushing leaders
MICH – Ty Isaac – 11 carries, 114 yards
FLA – Mark Thompson – 5 carries, 13 yards
Receiving leaders
MICH – Tarik Black – 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 touchdowns, 71 yards
Tackling leaders
MICH – Devin Bush Jr. – 7 tackles
FLA – David Reese – 11 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 0–3 | January 1, 2016 | Michigan, 41–7 |
Uniform Combination* :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
* Special "color rush" uniforms

### No.23 Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Tennessee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| No. 24 Florida | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 26 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 16, 2017
* Game time: 3:40 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy, 70% humidity
* Game attendance: 87,736
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 26-yard field goal, 7:39
Second Quarter
Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 41-yard field goal, 8:11
Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia – 51-yard field goal, 2:58
Fourth Quarter
Florida – C. J. Henderson 16-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:23
Tennessee – John Kelly 34-yard run (Aaron Medley kick), 8:36
Florida – Brandon Powell 5-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:13
Tennessee – Ethan Wolf 28-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (Aaron Medley kick), 4:43
Tennessee – Aaron Medley 27-yard field goal, 0:50
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 63-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 0:00
Passing leaders
TENN – Quinten Dormady – 21/39, 259 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 18/28, 212 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
TENN – John Kelly – 19 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Malik Davis – 4 carries, 94 yards
Receiving leaders
TENN – John Kelly – 6 receptions, 96 yards
FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
TENN – Rashaan Gaulden – 10 tackles
FLA – David Reese and Marco Wilson – 7 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 26–20 | September 24, 2016 | Tennessee, 38–28 |
With 0:09 seconds left in the fourth quarter quarterback Feleipe Franks threw a 63-yard hail mary to wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland for the win.
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Florida | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
* Date: September 23, 2017
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 62,945
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Kentucky – Blake Bone 14-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 5:06
Second Quarter
Florida – Kadarius Toney 36-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:16
Kentucky – Garrett Johnson 9-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 7:24
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 45-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:16
Third Quarter
Kentucky – C. J. Conrad 23-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 12:11
Kentucky – Austin MacGinnis 42-yard field goal, 5:54
Fourth Quarter
Kentucky – Austin MacGinnis 50-yard field goal, 11:33
Florida – Brandon Powell 6-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 7:58
Florida – Freddie Swain 5-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:43
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 7/12, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
KEN – Stephen Johnson – 17/25, 196 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
FLA – Malik Davis – 21 carries, 93 yards
KEN – Sihiem King – 5 carries, 63 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 touchdown
KEN – Garrett Johnson – 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
FLA – David Reese – 8 tackles
KEN – Mike Edwards – 11 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 50–17 | September 10, 2016 | Florida, 45–7 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 21 Florida | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 30, 2017
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: Northeast at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Showers, 90% humidity
* Game attendance: 84,478
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 6:12
Vanderbilt – Kalija Lipscomb 13-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 2:27
Second Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 13-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 10:03
Vanderbilt – Caleb Scott 12-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 6:51
Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 42-yard field goal, 0:43
Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 21-yard field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 6:56
Fourth Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:18
Vanderbilt – Nathan Marcus 7-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 3:14
Florida – Malik Davis 39-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:42
Passing leaders
VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 18/40, 264 yards, 3 touchdowns
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 10/14, 185 yards
Rushing leaders
VAN – Ralph Webb – 11 carries, 29 yards
FLA – Malik Davis – 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
VAN – C. J. Duncan – 5 receptions, 75 yards
FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 2 receptions, 67 yards
Tackling leaders
VAN – Oren Burks – 15 tackles
FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson, David Reese, Nick Washington – 6 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 38–10–2 | October 10, 2016 | Florida, 13–6 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LSU | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 21 Florida | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 7, 2017
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 88,247
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 32–28–3 | November 19, 2016 | Florida, 16–10 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Florida | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 14, 2017
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 86,114
* Referee: Hubert Owens
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht & Rocky Boiman
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 2–1 | September 8, 2012 | Florida, 20–17 |
Uniform Combination* :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
* Special "alligator skin" uniforms

### No.3 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Georgia | 21 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 28, 2017
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 84,107
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 43–49–2 (per Florida) 43–50–2 (per Georgia) | October 29, 2016 | Florida, 24–10 |
Following the game, it was announced that Florida and Head Coach Jim McElwain would be parting ways and Defensive coordinator Randy Shannon was to be promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Missouri | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 4, 2017
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 49,154
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer & Kris Budden
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 3–3 | October 15, 2016 | Florida, 40–14 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: November 11, 2017
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 79,727
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 26–8–3 | November 12, 2017 | Florida, 20–7 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Florida | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 18, 2017
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 84,649
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 2–0 | September 10, 2010 | Florida, 39–0 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Florida | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 25, 2017
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 89,066
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 34–25–2 | November 26, 2016 | Florida State, 31–13 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

## Personnel
### Roster

    As of November 8, 2017
* Redshirt
* Injury
* $^{SUS}$ Suspension

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Joined staff |
| Jim McElwain | Head coach (dismissed Oct 29) | 2015 |
| Randy Shannon | Defensive coordinator / Interim head coach (after Oct 29) | 2015 |
| Doug Nussmeier | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 2015 |
| Chris Rumph | Defensive line / Interim defensive coordinator (after Oct 29) | 2015 |
| Robb Akey | Defensive line (after Oct 29) | 2017 |
| Greg Nord | Special teams coordinator / Tight Ends | 2015 |
| Brad Davis | offensive line | 2017 |
| Ja'Juan Seider | Running Backs | 2017 |
| Kerry Dixon II | Wide receivers | 2015 |
| Tim Skipper | Linebackers | 2015 |
| Corey Bell | Defensive Backs | 2017 |
| Mike Kent | Director of Strength & Conditioning | 2015 |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Kadarius Toney ATH | Eight Mile, Alabama | Blount HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | — | Enrolled January 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kadeem Telfort OT | Miami, Florida | Booker T. Washington HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | — | Enrolled January 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| James Houston IV OLB | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | American Heritage HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | — | Enrolled January 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kemore Gamble TE | Miami, Florida | Miami Southridge HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | — | Enrolled January 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kyree Campbell DT | Kingston, Pennsylvania | Wyoming Seminary Prep School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | — | Enrolled January 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Marco Wilson CB | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | American Heritage HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jake Allen QB | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | St. Thomas Aquinas HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Daquon Green WR | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Bay Tech HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Donovan Stiner CB | Bellaire, Texas | Bellaire HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Ventrell Miller LB | Lakeland, Florida | Kathleen HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Zachary Carter DE | Tampa, Florida | Hillsborough HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Malik Davis TB | Tampa, Florida | Jesuit Tech HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Brad Stewart CB | New Orleans, Louisiana | McDonogh 35 HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| T.J. Moore OT | Charlotte, North Carolina | Mallard Creek HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Lacedrick Brunson OLB | Miami, Florida | Miami Jackson HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | — | Commit February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Tedarrell Slaton OG | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | American Heritage HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 360 lb (160 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Elijah Conliffe DT | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| C. J. Henderson CB | Miami, Florida | Columbus HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Nick Smith LB | Orlando, Florida | Dr. Phillips HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Brian Edwards CB | Hollywood, Florida | Miramar HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| James Robinson IV WR | Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Adarius Lemons TB | Clearwater, Florida | Clearwater HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | — | Signed February 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 10 ESPN: 13 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017. |||||||

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 1 | 29 | Taven Bryan | DT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2 | 56 | Duke Dawson | CB | New England Patriots |
| 4 | 105 | Antonio Callaway | WR | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | 173 | Johnny Townsend | P | Oakland Raiders |
| 6 | 184 | Marcell Harris | S | San Francisco 49ers |