GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida will get another key underclassman back for the 2020 season.

On Monday, redshirt sophomore cornerback Marco Wilson announced that he will not enter the 2020 NFL Draft, instead opting to return for his junior season. His return will help mitigate the loss of fellow third-year cornerback CJ Henderson, who announced in December that he will enter the NFL Draft.

"I will be returning to the University of Florida for another year," Wilson wrote on his Twitter account. "Our team has a lot of goals that we are still working to accomplish and I would love to be a part of that experience. I cannot wait to get back to work with my brothers for this upcoming season."

Wilson posted 36 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, 3 interceptions, 2 pass breakups and a quarterback hurry as a redshirt sophomore in 2019. He was returning from a torn ACL that sidelined him for the majority of the 2018 season, but Wilson seemed to quickly find his groove again.

He was a big factor in a secondary that had some ups and downs and made some late-season adjustments. And the Gators winning 11 games was a big deal for Wilson.

"It was pretty important," Wilson said. "Every time we get on the field we just want to win no matter what's the circumstance, so it was pretty exciting to get the win."

The goal now will obviously be to take things one step further in 2020. That means winning the SEC East and competing for a championship in Atlanta.

Of course, Wilson's decision to wait on the NFL Draft will also allow him to put another year on tape to prove to NFL teams that he's worth a high draft choice. Wilson showed some flexibility in 2019 by making a late-season move to nickelback after Florida struggled at the position earlier in the season.

He adapted quite well to that move, so whether he returns to playing mostly outside cornerback next season or finds his best fit at the next level might be at that nickelback spot will be interesting.

At the very least, his return should help Florida's coaches rest much easier.

The Gators should return virtually every key contributor in the back end other than Henderson next season. Safeties Brad Stewart, Donovan Stiner and Shawn Davis will all be seniors, while first-year contributors Kaiir Elam, Jaydon Hill and Chester Kimbrough all avoided redshirts and earned significant playing time this fall. Trey Dean, Quincy Lenton and Christopher McWilliams will also return as valuable depth pieces.

Florida's only two losses from this year's secondary as things stand right now -- the deadline for underclassman to be considered for the NFL Draft is Jan. 20, so there's still a chance for a surprise departure -- are Henderson and senior Jeawon Taylor.