Seven Florida Gators came off the board through the three days of the 2026 NFL Draft, with a first-round selection, two picks along the offensive line, one from the secondary, an edge player, a kicker and a punter.

The Gators had a draft pick in all seven rounds this year for the first time in program history.

Here’s a look at the latest Gators to enter the NFL:

NFL Draft Day 3: Tommy Doman is Picked by Buffalo in Seventh Round

The Florida punter was selected 239th overall by the Bills on Saturday. Doman averaged 44.04 yards per punt in 2025, placing 17-of-50 inside the 20-yard line.

Doman, a Michigan transfer, led the FBS in hang time last season (4.5 seconds).

Florida punter Tommy Doman (19) kicks during Pro Day at Sanders Practice Fields in Gainesville on March 26, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]

NFL Draft Day 3: Trey Smack is Selected by Green Bay in Sixth Round

Florida’s All-SEC kicker was picked 216th overall, a compensatory pick (from Pittsburgh via Seattle) after the Packers traded both of their seventh-round picks to move up for Smack.

Florida Gators kicker Trey Smack (29) kicks the football.
Florida kicker Trey Smack holds the program record of nine 50-yard-or-more field goals. [Matthew Lewis/WRUF]
Smack broke Florida’s school record for 50-plus-yard field goals. He was 100 of 101 on extra points over three years and 53 of 64 (83 percent) on field goals, including 14 of 19 from 40-49 yards and 10 of 13 from 50 or longer. His career long is 56 yards.

NFL Draft Day 3: George Gumbs Jr. Picked by Indianapolis in Fifth Round

Gumbs, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound edge, was selected 156th overall by the Colts.

He started nine games last year (31 tackles, 6.5 TFLs with 2.5 sacks, 2 FFs). Had surgery on his right meniscus in November.

Gumbs, a transfer from Northern Illinois, played in 13 games with three starts (35 tackles, 8 TFLs with 5 sacks, 2 PBUs) in 2024 for UF.

Florida edge rusher George Gumbs Jr. runs during Pro Day inside the Heavener Football Training Center, on March 26. [Noah Lantor/WRUF]

NFL Draft Day 3: Devin Moore Picked by Dallas in Fourth Round

The 6-foot-3 1/4, 198-pound Moore was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 114 overall pick in the fourth round. He recorded 64 tackles, five interceptions and 14 defended passes in 30 appearances and 17 starts in four season with the Gators.

Florida defensive back Devin Moore runs the 40-yard-dash during Pro Day inside the Heavener Football Training Center on March 26, 2026. [Noah Lantor/WRUF]
Last season, Moore posted single-season highs of 35 total tackles including two for loss, one sack, six defended passes and one forced fumble, while producing two interceptions for a second consecutive year.

NFL Draft Day 2: Austin Barber Goes to Cleveland in Third Round

Florida Gators offensive lineman Austin Barber is heading to Cleveland after being selected in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, pick No. 86 by the Browns.

Offensive lineman Austin Barber runs during Pro Day inside the Heavener Football Training Center, on March 26, 2026. [Noah Lantor/WRUF]
The 6-foot-7 offensive tackle ran a 5.12 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and capped his final season in Gainesville with Third-Team All-SEC honors.

In 2025, Barber allowed three sacks and 17 quarterback pressures in pass protection, according to Pro Football Focus. He also posted a 90.0 run-blocking grade, the highest of his career.

Barber earned a 5.98 prospect grade from NFL.com, projecting him as an average backup or special teamer at the next level.

The former Gator will now look to compete for a spot along Cleveland’s offensive line heading into the fall.

NFL Draft Day 2: Jake Slaughter Lands in L.A.

Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter will make the trip to Los Angeles to live out his NFL dreams.

Slaughter was selected 63rd overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in the second round on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Florida offensive lineman Jake Slaughter (66) takes the field pregame as the Gators face the Miami Hurricanes on Sept. 20, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. [Matthew Lewis/WRUF]
The Starr, Florida native is the second Gator off the draft board after defensive tackle Caleb Banks was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings at No. 18.

Slaughter was ranked as a top-10 center in the country, according to PFF. He allowed only one sack in over 800 snaps at Florida, becoming one of the best pass-protecting centers in the country and the NFL draft.

He was a 2024 First-Team All-American, a two-time All-SEC selection (2024, 2025), and a 2025 Rimington Trophy Finalist during his time as a Gator. 

The 6-foot-5, 303-pound offensive lineman will look to make an immediate impact out in California.

NFL Draft Day 1: Gators’ Caleb Banks Goes 18th Overall to Vikings

Florida Gators defensive lineman Caleb Banks has found his new home. Banks was drafted 18th overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.

Defensive lineman Caleb Banks takes interviews during Pro Day inside the Heavener Football Training Center on March 26, 2026. [Noah Lantor/WRUF]
“The whole day was nerve-wracking, if I’m being honest. I kind of had the jitters the whole entire day,” Banks said. “I was hoping it was the Vikings — I loved everything that I seen when I went there, from the people to the players and the coaches, just the whole atmosphere around Minnesota.”

A towering 6-foot-6 and 327 pounds, Banks was ranked in the top 5 of his position group going into the draft. The Vikings defense finished 3rd best in the NFL, allowing 32 touchdowns while giving up an average of 282.6 yards per game.

“I feel like I’m a freak athlete one on one. I know if I develop the way I could, I’m going to be dangerous,” Banks said.

Read more here. 

Notes: Former Florida wide receiver Caleb Douglas (Texas Tech) was drafted by Miami in Round 3 with the No. 75 overall pick.

Former Florida offensive lineman Jalen Farmer, who started the last two years after transferring to Kentucky, was picked in the fourth round, No. 113 overall, by the Indianapolis Colts.

Former UF defensive tackle Chris McClellan was selected in the third round Friday by the Packers, at No. 77 overall. The 6-3¾, 313-pounder played two years at Florida before finishing with two years at Missouri.

Texas Tech wideout Caleb Douglas during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 28. [Kirby Lee-Imagn Images]
Defensive end Tyreak Sapp (a projected fourth- or fifth-round pick) and wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant (a projected seventh-round pick) were not selected in the draft and join defensive back Micheal Caraway Jr. and long snapper Rocco Underwood expected to sign undrafted free agent contracts starting later Saturday night.

Sapp did sign a deal with the Cleveland Browns, Sturdivant with the Packers and Underwood with the Philadelphia Eagles.

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