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Gators defense striving to be elite

Every single offseason the questions swirl as the Florida Gators send players to the NFL Draft. There’s no way they can replace them. This will be the season that the Gators’ defense takes a step back.

This offseason was the departures of Jachai Polite and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson that highlighted but this has become an every-year occurrence in Gainesville. When one group of highly-touted, highly productive group leaves for the NFL or through graduation there are questions that get answered by the next group of highly-touted and talented players that have just been waiting for their chance.

This season the Gators have given up just 44 points through four games and just seven in the fourth quarter.