Five members of the Florida Gators were named to 2025 All-Southeastern Conference Teams: Center Jake Slaughter, running back Jadan Baugh, offensive tackle Austin Barber, kicker Trey Smack and long snapper Rocco Underwood.
Slaughter headlines the list as UF's only first-team selection. The senior center had another impressive year in 2025, posting a 78.7 Pro Football Focus grade. It marked his third straight season with a PFF grade of 77.5 or better.
Even more impressive was Slaughter's pass-blocking. He only allowed one sack and one quarterback hit, as well as only two quarterback hurries throughout the season. That earned him a 87.1 PFF pass blocking grade.
Slaughter is also one of three centers in the nation to be named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, which is annually awarded to the top center in the country.
Baugh followed up an impressive freshman season in 2024 with a standout 2025. He ran the ball 220 times for 1,170 yards, finishing third in the SEC in both categories. The sophomore also added 766 of his yards after contact and forced 65 missed tackles, per PFF.
He also broke out as a go-to pass catcher in the UF offense. After only making four grabs in 2024, he caught 33 passes for 210 yards and did not have any drops in 2025. Overall, his impressive season earned him an 86.7 PFF grade, including a 88.0 running grade.
Barber played 750 snaps for the Gators in 2025, marking his new career high. He faced 400 defensive pressure opportunities and only allowed 13 quarterback hurries, two sacks and two quarterback hits.
He finished his senior season with a 78.0 overall PFF grade, which included a career-best 82.2 PFF run blocking grade. 745 of his 750 snaps came at the left tackle spot.
After a rough opening outing Oct. 30 where he missed three field goals against Long Island, Smack had an excellent 2025, hitting 18-19 of his field goals over the final 11 weeks of the season. He was 5-6 on field goals from 50-plus yards, marking a career-best 83.3% rate from that distance.
Smack also nailed 27-28 of his extra point opportunities, with his only miss coming in Florida's season finale against Florida State. He finished the season with an 86.7 field goal grade per PFF.
Underwood served as Florida's primary long snapper for the fourth straight season, earning a PFF grade of 61.2. He also added two tackles in coverage.
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Max is in his sixth semester at The Alligator and now serves as The Alligator's Football Reporter and is a junior sports journalism student. He previously served as The Alligator's Sports Editor, and served as reporter for women's tennis, volleyball and lacrosse. He also has made multiple appearances on the Paul Finebaum Show. He wants to shoutout his cats, Scooter and Zoe, and niche former Florida Panthers players (shoutout Tomas Kopecky).
