2023 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 18
Dante Zanders
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- High School:
- Boca Raton
Pronunciation Feature Clips Season Stats (PDF) Career Stats (PDF)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023: Played in eight games at tight end and on special teams… In the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31) had a catch.
2022: Played in all 13 games with seven starts…Finished with 10 catches for 75 yards.. Caught a pass for 11 yards at Florida State (Nov. 25)... Had a catch for three yards at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)... Logged a catch for 11 yards vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)... Recorded one catch for eight yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 5)... Had one catch for four yards vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 29)... Caught one pass for four yards vs. LSU (Oct. 15)... Against Missouri (Oct. 8) had one catch for 12 yards… Had two catches for 18 yards with a long of 11 at No. 11 Tennessee (Sept. 24)... Caught first career pass for four yards vs. No. 20 Kentucky (Sept. 10)... Made first career start at tight end in the season opener vs. No. 7 Utah (Sept. 3).
2021: Appeared in all 12 regular season games, racking up six tackles (two solo), 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles for loss… Set a single-game career high with four total tackles (two solo) at South Florida… Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, tallying two tackles while getting to the quarterback for the first time in his career (0.5 sacks for one-yard loss).
2020: After missing the season opener, participated in every game… Recorded his first tackle of the season at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21)… Logged one solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against Kentucky (Nov. 28)… Finished with two tackles at Tennessee (Dec. 5)… Registered one assisted tackle against LSU (Dec. 12)… Saw action in the SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama (Dec. 19) and in the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma (Dec. 30).
2019: Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve tight end.
2018: Earned a redshirt as he appeared in two games as a reserve tight end and special team’s contributor.. Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Charleston Southern (Sept. 1).
High School
Started his high school career primarily playing defensive end before switching to tight end for his senior season... Compiled 70 tackles and 20 sacks during his junior season in 2016... Played for Coach Eric Davis... Chose Florida over Georgia, LSU, Virginia Tech, Arkansas and Kentucky.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Studies (Fall 2022)
2023: Played in eight games at tight end and on special teams… In the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31) had a catch.
2022: Played in all 13 games with seven starts…Finished with 10 catches for 75 yards.. Caught a pass for 11 yards at Florida State (Nov. 25)... Had a catch for three yards at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)... Logged a catch for 11 yards vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)... Recorded one catch for eight yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 5)... Had one catch for four yards vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 29)... Caught one pass for four yards vs. LSU (Oct. 15)... Against Missouri (Oct. 8) had one catch for 12 yards… Had two catches for 18 yards with a long of 11 at No. 11 Tennessee (Sept. 24)... Caught first career pass for four yards vs. No. 20 Kentucky (Sept. 10)... Made first career start at tight end in the season opener vs. No. 7 Utah (Sept. 3).
2021: Appeared in all 12 regular season games, racking up six tackles (two solo), 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles for loss… Set a single-game career high with four total tackles (two solo) at South Florida… Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic, tallying two tackles while getting to the quarterback for the first time in his career (0.5 sacks for one-yard loss).
2020: After missing the season opener, participated in every game… Recorded his first tackle of the season at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21)… Logged one solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against Kentucky (Nov. 28)… Finished with two tackles at Tennessee (Dec. 5)… Registered one assisted tackle against LSU (Dec. 12)… Saw action in the SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama (Dec. 19) and in the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma (Dec. 30).
2019: Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve tight end.
2018: Earned a redshirt as he appeared in two games as a reserve tight end and special team’s contributor.. Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Charleston Southern (Sept. 1).
High School
Started his high school career primarily playing defensive end before switching to tight end for his senior season... Compiled 70 tackles and 20 sacks during his junior season in 2016... Played for Coach Eric Davis... Chose Florida over Georgia, LSU, Virginia Tech, Arkansas and Kentucky.
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