All eyes will be on the Vernon Hargreaves and Amari Cooper matchup Saturday afternoon as two guys arguably considered the best at their respective positions square off for the first time ever.

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However, on the flip side, another matchup between a wide receiver and cornerback will also garner a lot of attention – Gators wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones.

The sophomore standout for Florida has emerged very quickly as Florida’s biggest playmaking threat on offense. It’s somewhat of anomaly for the Gators as wide receiver has been one of the team’s weakest positions under Will Muschamp. But now, they have a legitimate option on the outside for quarterback Jeff Driskel and they’ve been wearing him out.

In just two games, Robinson already has 21 receptions, nearly half of Solomon Patton’s catches for all of 2013 (44). He’s already gained 339 receiving yards and scored three times. There isn’t another wide receiver on Florida that has either double-digit receptions or even at least 100 receiving yards on the season. So it wouldn’t be a surprise if Florida continues to look Robinson’s way on Saturday against the Crimson Tide.

The difference is, however, that Alabama knows they will as Robinson is officially the main priority for defenses when it comes to defending the UF passing attack. And with Alabama’s injuries that have sidelined Jarrick Williams and continue to hamper Eddie Jackson’s playing time, it appears junior cornerback Cyrus Jones will be the likely option to cover Robinson.

Initially, the height difference sticks out as the obvious difference between Robinson and Jones. At 6-foot-2, 205-pounds, Robinson would create matchup problems for most defensive backs in college football, but with Jones standing at just 5-foot-10, 194-pounds, that advantage is amplified.

You would have to imagine that Alabama would bring at least a safety to help over the top on any deep balls that are thrown Robinson’s way to nullify the height advantage. That makes it even more important for Florida to establish a run game, which will force either Landon Collins, Nick Perry, Geno Smith or Maurice Smith down closer to the line of scrimmage. As long as Florida can get Alabama’s safeties up farther in coverage, that should open up the door for some deep plays down the field for Driskel and Robinson.

Alabama will have to focus on pressing Robinson at the line of scrimmage. Physical corners is one of the calling cards of Kirby Smart’s defense, so it’s nothing new from Alabama. Florida offensive coordinator Kurt Roper sees their physicality as one of the bigger obstacles for the Gators overcome this weekend.

“They’re hard to get separation from,” Roper said about the Alabama cornerbacks on Tuesday. “They add the ability to rush the passer on top of that, shortening the time. Those are challenges. They’re physical up front and can get off blocks and make the run game difficult.”

You can expect Robinson to see some press coverage from Jones and if he has a hard time getting off the line of scrimmage away from the defender, the more it enables the Alabama front seven to attack Driskel in the backfield. And with the offensive line issues that UF had against Kentucky, Driskel probably won’t have much time in the backfield to drop back and find Robinson downfield.

Something will have to give Saturday between Robinson, Jones and the opposing lines, but it’ll be a matchup that has a direct effect on the outcome of the game.