Florida football center Jake Slaughter accepts Senior Bowl invite

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Jake Slaughter finally responded on Monday to the Panini Senior Bowl invitation he received, with the event announcing on social media that the Florida Gators center had officially accepted.

The redshirt senior was Pro Football Focus' fifth-highest-graded center among FBS schools this season with an 78.9 overall offensive grade. He also earned a 78.3 run-blocking mark — the fifth-highest at his position — while his 87.1 pass-blocking rating was the eighth-highest. 

Slaughter has been a presence on the Florida Gators' offensive line since 2021, spanning two head coaching tenures — but mostly under Billy Napier's tutelage. He debuted that season against the Samford Bulldogs on Nov. 13 before redshirting, and after that, the rest was history.

Since 2022, he has appeared in every single Gator game and has started in all of them since 2024. This season, he was listed on the Lombardi Award Watch List, Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List and Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team, while also being named a Rimington Trophy Finalist.

He graduated last spring with a degree in Agricultural Education and Communication.

About the Panini Senior Bowl

"The Panini Senior Bowl is the premier college football all-star game and the official first step in the NFL Draft process," the official website states. "For more than 76 years, Mobile, Alabama, has proudly hosted this historic event, making it the longest continually running all-star game in football."

The game will be played on Jan. 31, 2026, at Hancock Whitney Stadium.

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