Feleipe Franks , quarterback No. 13, quarterback

No. 2 Lamical Perine , running back (changed from No. 22 this season)

No. 58, Jonathan Greenard , linebacker/defensive end

No. 11 Kyle Trask , quarterback

No. 21 Trey Dean III , defensive back

No. 1 CJ Henderson , cornerback (changed from No. 5 this season)

No. 43 Tommy Townsend , punter

No. 99 Lloyd Summerall III , linebacker

No. 97 Khris Bogle , linebacker

No. 29 Jeawon Taylor , defensive back



No. 20 Malik Davis , running back

No. 75 T.J. Moore , offensive lineman

No. 17 Zachary Carter , defensive lineman

No. 3 Marco Wilson , cornerback

No. 41 James Houston IV , linebacker

No. 70 Michael Tarquin , offensive lineman

No. 77 Ethan White , offensive lineman

No. 23, Jaydon Hill , defensive back



No. 10 Josh Hammond , wide receiver

No. 66 Nick Buchanan , offensive lineman

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –and, three of the five inaugural members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, did not have a jersey number. They played before their usage became standardized.The most famous sports uniform number of all-time? For my money, I'm going with's No. 23, a numeral branded on my brain the same as ex-Braves star's No. 3. Someone out there is already fuming at the choice.The jersey number that carries the most significance for me as a fan?'s 33 with the Dallas Cowboys of my youth. Check out his 99-yard touchdown run against the Vikings on "Monday Night Football" in 1983.Meanwhile, off the top of my head, I have no idea what uniform number current professional stars likeorwear. Jersey numbers have never been my thing. Yes, it can be embarrassing.A colleague in the office asked recently what numberwore during his career. No. 8, right? Or did Rose wear No. 6? Two strikes.wore No. 14. The best NHL number in history? Easy,'s 99. People in Pittsburgh are yelling that I have the number turned upside down.To help ease the concerns of our targeted audience, the memory is nimbler when it concerns the Gators.wore 23. Oops, a bad typo. Yes, I'm positive it was 22. And I can still seerace down the field in No. 15 with that interception against Arkansas a few years ago.With the Gators in the early days of preseason camp and jersey numbers a topic of discussion for head coachon media day last week – asof The Tampa Bay Times writes, the Gators don't have just one No. 1 this season, but two in cornerback CJ Henderson and Kadarius Toney – the plan is to touch base with as many players as possible during camp to see why they wear the number they wear.In the first installment, here are the stories behind the numbers (edited for clarity, some deeper than others) in the players' own words:"It's the number I was given when I got here. I wanted 18. I've had 18 my whole life, but when I got here 13 was just the number I was given. Now, everything that I have like passwords, I have a 13 built into it. It's pretty cool.""The only person that can probably vouch for me on this is [former director of player personnel]and Coach Skip []. Honestly, I wanted No. 2 when I first got here. If you look on my official-visit pictures, that's what number I had on. I wanted that number but] ended up getting it. I couldn't do anything about it, so I just took No. 22. It's a big number and I just rolled with that. Everybody always wanted to compare me with, and I felt like that was no comparison. He's a great. I want to be myself and I want to make a route of my own and have a number I can make them remember me for that number. But hey, it worked out for me.""I wore it when I first got to college. I went to 7 last year. And then I got hurt, missed the whole year, so I went back to the basics. It got me to where I'm at right now, so I might as well stay with it. I didn't wear it in high school, just when I got to Louisville.""I came here and we didn't really pick numbers. It was just given. I was like, 'OK, I'll see what I can do with it.' I wore 18 in high school. I got it my freshman year because it was the only number available so I just stuck with it. The last time I picked my number was No. 9, freshman team in high school when I first got there. I was trying to be like.""Since we're DBU, I guess we should have aat Florida. I wore it before and I wore No. 1 in high school, but you know, you've got to live up to No. 1. That's the number I'm working towards. But yeah, there's a Deion at Florida."Editor's note: Sanders made 21 famous in the NFL after wearing No. 2 at FSU."I don't really have a story behind it. I had 5 since Pop Warner in little league football. The reason was for guys I look up to like.""It's actually not interesting at all. I think it was the second or third game of the season – I wore 88 for the first two games of the year – and then there was a personnel issue. There was going to be another No. 88 that could potentially be on the field at the same time as me. I had to change my number. Forty-three was one of the first football numbers I wore. I saw that one and said, 'you know what, I'm going to go with that one.' It's treated me pretty good so far. I probably could have changed it again this year but I just wanted to stick with it. I wore 12 in high school.""It's the number they felt like was best for me and I like it. It's me. I wore 11 and 7 in high school. Definitely 11 has been my main number. That's the number that kind of attracted attention. That's the number they seen me making plays in.""They just gave me the number. I wore 90, 7, 72 and 45 in high school. Every year was a different number. It was by my choice. I just wanted to try out different numbers every year to see which one fit me. I'd say probably 7 was my favorite. I played good. I had a chip on my shoulder and my mom's favorite number is 7 and we won state.""I look up toandand they wear 29, so I felt like it was only right that I wear it. I had 1 in high school.""I've had it since my freshman year of high school. That's just a number I'm sticking with. I was No. 2 before I went to high school. When I got there, No. 2 was taken so I just took No. 20 and stuck with it ever since.""I wear No. 75 and have had it since my Ridge Road Middle School days. It was seventh grade. I've even got it tattooed right there on my right leg. It's just an important number to me. It really defines who I am. There's not really a story behind it but I have stuck with it throughout my football career. I just love it.""Seventeen doesn't really have a special meaning. I really just wanted a different number and 17 was available. But a former player,, did wear 17 and he went to my high school in Tampa and he played here. People say I copied him. I wouldn't really say I copied him. I just wanted 17. I wore 54 in high school. None of my numbers really have any special meaning. I feel like you make the number special.""Originally, 3 was my favorite number. That's what I wore in high school and that was available at the time coming in as a freshman. I just took it and rolled with it and it stuck. It's my favorite number. I've worn it my whole life, from little league on. That's about it.""It's kind of a funny story. My sophomore year [in high school], the coach didn't really like me. I wanted No. 11 and he gave me 41 as a joke. It grew on me. I now like 41 and it's my favorite number.""It was just my number in high school. It's always been my number. I'm glad to get it changed. I was 64 when I got here. I never really picked 70. When I was a freshman, my coach threw me 70 when I got moved up to varsity and it has just stuck with me ever since.""No. 77 was the first number I had when I started playing football. It's also that my mom's birthday is on the seventh, so it works out like that. I like to keep that number. Her birthday is Jan. 7, so I've got to have a seven it there somewhere.""I was assigned to it in the spring, but then I had the option to switch if I really wanted to. But I mean, it's 23 and a Jordan. They just go together. I wore 22 my freshman year in high school. I can do 23 any day because I'm a big Jordan fan. They might as well sponsor me.""[My brother] Frankie wore 10 in high school. When he got here, he couldn't get it, so when I got here, I had a chance to get it and I did. When I saw it sitting there, I said give me a 10 jersey with 'Hammond' on the back. I wore 5 in high school.""It's the number they gave me. I wore 70 in high school. Numbers don't matter to me."