After going over the defensive linemen on the team in detail, it’s time to talk about Florida’s outside linebackers room heading into 2022.
These are the edge rushers of the team that are expected to cause havoc opposite of Princely Umanmielen at the strongside defensive end spot. Brenton Cox Jr. leads the group and is returning for his third year at Florida.
The Gators are only losing two players at the position, Jeremiah Moon to graduation and Khris Bogle to the transfer portal, and they added two freshmen in the most recent cycle. Florida still has plenty of depth on the edge, though. Cox should be good for 13 starts barring injury, and there’s a trio behind him that can do the job if he does need any rest.
Here’s a look at all eight outside linebackers/JACK/edge rushers on the 2022 Florida Gators football roster.
See also:
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Quarterbacks
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Running Backs
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Wide Receivers
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Tight Ends
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Offensive Line
2023 Florida Football Season Preview: Defensive Line
Starter: No. 1 Brenton Cox Jr. (R-Sr.)
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Stats:
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS-YDS | INT | PD | FF | FR |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6-32 | 2-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 14.5-61 | 8.5-46 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 20.5-93 | 10.5-71 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Brenton Cox is the unquestioned starter at outside linebacker for the Gators coming into the season. After transferring from Georgia, sitting out a year and then starting 25 games for Florida at the BUCK, Cox opted to return for one more year to boost his draft stock.
Coming into the season, Cox has a chip on his shoulder. He’s hitting hard in practice and has hopes of breaking the school’s single-season sack record (13). His 8.5 sacks last season came while recovering from injury too, so it’s not out of the realm of…
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