Veteran Florida DB reportedly entering NCAA transfer portal
After five seasons in Gainesville, a Florida defensive back is reportedly looking at finishing his college football career elsewhere.
According to multiple reports, including a tweet by Matt Zenitz of AL.com, defensive back C.J. McWilliams has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Graham Hall of The Gainesville Sun reported on Oct. 31 that McWilliams opted-out of the 2020 season following Florida’s win over Ole Miss on Sept. 26.
Including his one game in 2020, McWilliams played in 17 games over three seasons during his five seasons at UF. McWilliams joined the program in 2016, redshirting his first year on campus. In 2017, he played in seven games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor. The following year, McWilliams played in nine games, including two starts (LSU, Vanderbilt) at cornerback, recording 16 tackles and 4 pass breakups. McWilliams did not play in 2019, missing the season due to injury.
A 3-star prospect, McWilliams was recruited out of Southwest Miami by former UF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon, who is now at UCF, and Kerry Dixon, currently on staff at Georgia Tech. McWilliams had nine other scholarship offers, including Florida Atlantic, Miami, UCF and USF.
McWilliams will be considered a redshirt senior again in 2021 due to the NCAA’s eligibility rules for the unique circumstances of the 2020 season during COVID-19.
Good luck, young man! May the wind be always at your back.
Where’s co mee palley at? He’s got some splainin to do…
Simple explanation. Gators have a 3 star seldom used guy leave seeking more PT at a lesser school while pups have a 5 star penciled in starter leave to another P5 school because he likes their coaches much better
Try as Dr Strange has…can’t fix stupid, tater. Homestead had nothing to do with it…
Man, I was hoping it was going to be Elam
After all these years this kid should be leaving with a PHD or two by now. Do football players actually attend classes at UF?
How do you know he’s not?
He would be looking for a good job after last semester.
Didn’t “Tyrique” enter the transfer portal? Wasn’t he a prized 5-star? Ignorance is… not knowing your ignorant because your ignorant.
Ignorance is putting somebody’s name in quotes because you think its weird.
2020 graduation rates for UF athletes…89 percent
2020 graduation rates for UGA athletes…87 percent
2020 average GPA for UF athletes…3.17
2020 average GPA for UGA athletes…3.14
Lol wtf are these statistics? GPA at two different schools that are a whopping …. point zero three percent different? and that graduation rate! Here are some more relevant statistics, which proves just how far UGA is ahead of Florida:
Number of CFP Playoff Births: UGA 1, Florida 0.
State Income Tax Paid by Head Coach: UGA ~$370,000, Florida 0 (no state income tax in Florida, hence the trailer parks (see below)).
Number of Trailer Parks within College Town: UGA 13, Florida 21.
Murder Trials since 2010: Florida 2, UGA 1 (unverified)
Athletic Department Profit (2019): Florida $17.2 million, UGA $30.7 million
Good luck to CJ.
Is C.J. Williams the last of the McElwain recruits?
Dawgs could use a DB if we don’t sign Arnold.
I didn’t even know he had opted out last season, just assumed he was on the bench.
Good luck to you bro