12 in the country according to the 247Sports team rankings. He can attest to the hunger within the Gators' locker room. Latest on Florida Gators defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN He totaled 19.5 sacks in 58 games with the Raiders before retiring after the 2007 season. All-American strong-side defensive end and Florida commit Tyreak Sapp has signed his NLI to the University of Florida. As a senior, he had 92 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 24 sacks and 15 hurries. [12] He was selected to seven Pro Bowls, was named a first-team All-Pro four times and a second-team All-Pro twice, voted to the 1990s and 2000s All-Decade Teams, and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after a 12.5-sack season in 1999. https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2021/08/07/florida-football-tyreak-sapp-school-enrollment-qualify/, These two 4-stars set dates for official visits to Florida, Nation's top 2023 cornerback prospect names Florida in top 5, Florida to stay at a hotel during training camp as a COVID-19 measure, Florida football gets another Clemson transfer, Florida football's running back room is deep and diverse, Dooley's Dozen: 12 Gators we thought would be better in the NFL, Colorado lands former Florida OT through transfer portal, Ranking top 50 schools in 2024 football recruiting cycle per 247Sports composite, Florida Gators NFL draft history: The last 30 Gators to be selected in the first round, Former Gators EDGE signs UDFA contract with Green Bay Packers, Florida fans react to Anthony Richardson going 4th overall in 2023 NFL draft, Dooley's Dozen: 12 Gators you may not realize had long NFL careers, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. A youth football star that got snaps early on in his high school career because of his quick hands and quick feet. Polish: Sapp will need to add a bit more to his toolbox as a pass-rusher, but he has the explosiveness and point-of-attack strength to find a place on a defensive front on the edges fairly early in his career. Warren Sapp and Randy Moss waited longer than expected to hear their names called in the first round of the NFL draft because teams were concerned about off-field issues. Tyreak Sapp News | Latest News On Tyreak Sapp Sapp is the nephew of former Miami Hurricane and NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp. Sapp and Jones have interviewed celebrities such as Derrick Johnson, Adam Schefter, Ray Lewis, Kevin Carter, Rick Neuheisel, and Jen Welter on the podcast.[34]. He woke up a few hours later still reveling in a 29-26 victory against seventh-ranked Utah that set the tone for coach Billy Napier's tenure and provided validation for a new regime that spent nine months tweaking and tuning nearly every aspect of the program. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. In addition, his paperwork revealed he owed Akilah Akins $4,000 per month. Sapp was a standout performer at the Future 50 camp in Orlando several weeks ago . Defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp reacts after a play in the victory over Utah. Sapp played defensive tackle, defensive end and linebacker for Winter Garden Foundation Academy (Fla.). Though he has the athleticism to play on the end, he likely projects as an interior lineman once he develops. Stocky build with developed shoulders and large traps. The others are Mean Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Mel Blount, Lester Hayes, Mike Singletary, Lawrence Taylor, Bob Sanders, Deion Sanders, Reggie White, Ray Lewis, Rod Woodson, and Sapp's former teammate, Derrick Brooks.