Tyreak Sapp
| Florida Gators – No. 94 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 5, 2002[1] Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 272 lb (123 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | St. Thomas Aquinas High School |
Tyreak Sapp is an American football defensive end for the Florida Gators.
Early life and high school
[edit]Sapp attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During Sapp's high school career, he notched over 100 tackles, 21.5 sacks, and five fumble recoveries.[2] Coming out of high school, Sapp was rated as a four-star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech, Miami, and Ohio State.[3][4] Ultimately, Sapp decided to commit to play [[college football] for the Florida Gators.[5][6]
College career
[edit]During Sapp's first collegiate season in 2021, he would use the season to redshirt, not appearing in any games during the year.[7] During the 2022 season, Sapp got his first amount of playing time, where he appeared in 13 games, notching 20 tackles with half a tackle being for a loss.[8][9] In week one of the 2023 season, Sapp got his first career start versus the Utah Utes, where he notched three tackles.[10] During the 2023 season, Sapp notched 24 tackles with five being for a loss, two sacks, and two forced fumbles for the Gators.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Edgar. "Reason to celebrate as UF's defense awakens against UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Abolverdi, Zach. "Tyreak Sapp, now playing EDGE, ready to 'start a fire' on defense". On3.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Goodall, Zach. "Defensive Lineman Tyreak Sapp Signs With the Florida Gators". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Goodall, Zach. "Florida Gators 2021 DE Commit Tyreak Sapp's SI All-American Scouting Report". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam. "St. Thomas 2021 defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp commits to Florida Gators". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Adam. "Longtime UF commit Tyreak Sapp announces a new top 5 that includes Alabama, Miami". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ de la Torre, Nick. "Tyreak Sapp eagerly awaits his first SEC contest". On3.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Tyreak Sapp 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Biggs, Terrance. "Florida Gators Edge Tyreak Sapp Reveals Key Change in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Bender, Corey. "Gators' Tyreak Sapp not shying away from Florida doubters, wants 'all the smoke'". On3.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Brockway, Kevin. "How a Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Miami coach helped develop Florida football DE Tyreak Sapp". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ de la Torre, Nick. "Tyreak Sapp using Florida Gators' doubters as fuel for 2024 season". On3.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.