Jeremiah Moon looks to make his sixth year his best

Name: Jeremiah Moon

Number: 7

Position: Linebacker

Class: Redshirt Senior

Height: 6’5″

Weight: 250 lbs

Hometown: Hoover, Ala.

High School: Hoover

Twitter: @jmoonvii

2020 statistics:

Overview:

Moon originally joined the Gators under former coach Jim McElwain as a four-star recruit from high school football powerhouse Hoover in Alabama. Moon saw early action as a true freshman, appearing in the team’s first two games and notching three tackles. But he suffered a season-ending injury after that and took a medical redshirt.

He returned in 2017 to a bigger role, appearing in 10 games and starting five for a Florida squad that went 4-7. He finished with 23 tackles (one for loss) and half a sack.

He played in every game as a redshirt sophomore in 2018, but this time he only started four games. Still, he improved his production, reaching 31 tackles with a sack and tackle for loss, as well.

Moon’s redshirt junior season was cut short once again by a season-ending injury, but this time he played in nine games prior (starting eight of them). He only had 31 tackles again, but this time he managed career highs in tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (3.5).

He entered the 2020 season with some competition at BUCK from Georgia transfer Brenton Cox Jr. Moon won the job to begin the year, and though injuries held him out of the opener against Ole Miss, he started the next four games. But another injury cut his season short, yet again, and he finished with just 14 tackles and a sack.

With three injury-shortened seasons and limited production in college, Moon made the likely wise decision to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility the NCAA is offering due to COVID-19, and he will be back for his sixth year in 2021.

Since his injury, Cox, a former five-star recruit, established himself as the BUCK starter. Moon has his work cut out to win his old job back, but he should at least be a rotational player for UF.

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