As NFL training camps begin, so do the careers of six former Gators drafted back in April. Anthony Richardson, Amari Burney, Gervon Dexter, Ventrell Miller, Justin Shorter and O’Cyrus Torrence are all signed to four-year rookie deals worth a combined $59,684,738, according to Spotrac.com.
Richardson leads the group with a fully-guaranteed $33,994,031 deal as the Indianapolis Colts’ fourth overall pick. Dexter, Chicago’s second-round pick, is getting $6,723,728 with $5,056,856 (75%) guaranteed. Torrence was also a second-rounder (Buffalo), picked six spots after Dexter, and will be paid $6,220,978, with $3,307,120 (53%) guaranteed.
Miller’s deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars is worth $4,576,936, with $736,936 (16%) guaranteed, and Shorter, a fifth-round pick, also signed with the Bills for $4,163,948, with $323,948 (7.8%) in bonuses. Finally, Amari Burney agreed to a $4,005,116 deal with Las Vegas, getting $165,116 (4.1%) guaranteed.
Six players draft is hardly a record for Florida, but 2023 was a good bounce-back year for Gators football after the 2022 draft saw just three Gators come off the board — Kaiir Elam, Zach Carter and Dameon Pierce.
Year 1 of the Napier era produced good results in the draft, and that can’t hurt Florida’s recruiting efforts down the line.
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