Florida redshirt freshman DB entering transfer portal
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After two seasons with the Florida Gators, cornerback Jamroc Grimsley is headed to the transfer portal. Grimsely announced the decision on his social media pages.
Grimsley, a consensus four-star recruit, signed with Alabama as a member of the 2024 class, but he entered the transfer portal at Nick Saban abruptly decided to retire a month later.
“Grimsley, we all know is 6-foot-2 and change. He’s like 190 pounds. He’s a two-way player, a guy that played receiver as well,” Billy Napier said after the transfer. “But a big, long corner, heavy-handed, ball skills, was a little bit banged up as a senior, but I think we feel really good about the skill set there. Certainly, keeping a player from the state of Florida at home, and Jameer (formerly known as) is a Gator. He grew up dreaming of playing for the Gators and we were able to get that done.”
Grimsley only played five games with the Gators over two seasons. As a true freshman in 2024, he played 15 snaps against Texas and 22 snaps against Florida State. Grimsley played 27 total snaps over three games — LIU, Texas and Mississippi State — in 2025, making his first career start against MSU. He leaves Florida with one solo tackle and one pass deflection.
Florida Gators in the transfer portal
Florida has lost 22 players (19 scholarship) to the transfer portal this offseason, including Grimsley. For an up-to-date list of players in the portal, check out Gators Wire’s tracker.
On offense, quarterback DJ Lagway, running back KD Daniels, wide receivers Tank Hawkins, Aidan Mizell, Mike Peterson Jr. (walk-on), Muizz Tounkara, Eugene Wilson III and Jackson Wade (walk-on), offensive linemen Devon Manuel, Marcus Mascoll, Noel Portnjagin and Enoch Wangoy and tight ends Hayden Hansen and Amir Jackson are departing.
Defensive lineman Michai Boireau, Tarvorise Brown (walk-on), linebacker Grayson Howard and defensive backs Jordan Castell, Josiah Davis and Teddy Foster are also gone.
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