Two Gators make PFF Preseason All-SEC Team

Pro Football Focus has given the Florida Gators plenty of offseason praise. Now, two UF players have made the PFF Preseason All-SEC Team—center Jake Slaughter and long snapper Rocco Underwood.

Slaughter’s selection is no surprise. PFF this week named him the top offensive player in the conference.

Wrote PFF: “Slaughter was the only Power Four center to earn 80.0-plus PFF grades as a pass blocker and a run blocker in 2024. Even more impressive is that he faced a murderer’s row of defensive tackles, including Walter Nolen, Alfred Collins, Shemar Turner, Deone Walker, Omarr Norman-Lott and Joshua Farmer — all of whom were selected in the first four rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. Slaughter’s 85.8 PFF overall grade since 2023 trails only Jackson Powers-Johnson among Power Four centers. He moves very well at 6-foot-4 and 308 pounds, allowing him to dominate in a zone-blocking scheme.”

Underwood was a second-team All-SEC pick after the 2024 season. Additionally, he won the 2024 Mannelly Award, which is given annually to the best long snapper in the country. Both Slaughter and Underwood are redshirt seniors.

Alabama, Georgia and Texas had four players each on the team. Texas A&M had three.

PFF only released a first team. Last week, at SEC Media Days, three All-SEC teams were announced—first, second and third. Overall, eight Florida Gators were chosen in that poll, but only Slaughter and senior left tackle Austin Barber were first-team choices.

Here is the complete PFF preseason All-SEC squad:

QB: Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB: Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
WR: Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR: Eric Singleton Jr., Auburn
WR: Cam Coleman, Auburn
TE: Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
LT: Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
LG: Cayden Green, Missouri
C: Jake Slaughter, Florida
RG: Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
RT: Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M
DI: Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DI: Christen Miller, Georgia
EDGE: Colin Simmons, Texas
EDGE: Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
LB: Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB: Taurean York, Texas A&M
CB: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
CB: Malik Muhammad, Texas
S: Michael Taaffe, Texas
S: KJ Bolden, Georgia
Flex-D: Bray Hubbard, Alabama
K: Peyton Woodring, Georgia
P: Brett Thorson, Georgia
RS: Zavion Thomas, LSU
LS: Rocco Underwood, Florida