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Florida football all-time roster: Coaches, kickers and specialists

Florida football all-time roster: Coaches, kickers and specialists

We already presented our starting lineups along with our second team selections for the all-time greatest Florida football team on both offense and defense, which leaves the glue that holds the two together remaining: special teams and the coaching staff.

While it is often difficult to rank coaches based simply on the results on the field, and with the small sample sizes that special teams present, there are still coaches and players that stand out from the rest. Sometimes they benefitted from a cohort of exceptional talent while others seemingly found a way to make their name known, but at the end of the day, they were difference-makers for the Orange and Blue.

Take a look below at the starting lineup along with the backups for our all-time greatest Gators on special teams along with the best that Florida has had to offer on the sidelines.

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See the all-time Florida offense here.

See the all-time Florida defense here.

Check out our other College Wire all-time lineups: AlabamaArkansasAuburnClemsonColoradoGeorgiaIowaLSUMichiganNebraskaNorth CarolinaOhio StateOklahomaOregonPenn StateRutgersTennesseeTexasTexas A&MUSCWisconsin

Starting K: Evan McPherson

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[autotag]Evan McPherson[/autotag] is the SEC’s all-time leader in field goal percentage and was the first and went 149-of-150 on extra points during his career.

Backup K: Eddy Pineiro

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A converted soccer player who became one of the best booters in the business, [autotag]Eddy Pineiro[/autotag] had a career conversion rate of 88.4% and made 16 straight field goals to close his final season.

Starting P: Johnny Townsend

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The NCAA Division I FBS record-holder for the highest career average yards per punt until 2021, [autotag]Johnny Townsend[/autotag] also currently holds Florida’s all-time record.

Backup P: Shayne Edge

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[autotag]Shayne Edge[/autotag] was a second-team All-SEC selection in 1993 and 1994 while earning honorable mentions for All-American in all four years at Florida.

Starting Returner: Brandon James

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[autotag]Brandon James[/autotag]was a first-team All-American in 2007, a consensus first-team All-American, first-team All-SEC and SEC Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008, while serving as senior team captain in 2009.

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