Ranking the Top-5 Gator Linebackers of All-Time
No. 4 Alonzo Johnson (1982-1985)
Contributing to two consecutive 9-1-1 seasons, Alonzo Johnson always found a way to make an impact on the field.
Playing at Florida for a full four years, Johnson accumulated 335 tackles, 55 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, and one interception.
His 27 career sacks are still a record for Gator linebackers and stood until Alex Brown broke it in 1998. The school record for sacks in a season (12) was also Johnson’s before Brown broke that record as well.
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Despite Johnson’s impressive statistics and an overall good collection of talented players at Florida in the early ’80s, the Gators struggled to win bowl games. Of the two bowl games Johnson played in, Florida could only win the 1983 Gator Bowl.
In his junior and senior seasons, the Gators were ineligible for postseason play.
Despite just one bowl win, Johnson still earned his keep at Florida. Some of his accolades include:
- First-team All-SEC in 1984 and 1985
- First-team All-American in 1984 and 1985
- Second-team Florida Gators All-Century-Team
- Florida’s All-Time Team
- UF Hall of Fame inductee in 2002
After graduation, Johnson entered the 1986 NFL Draft and was picked 48th overall in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played just one NFL season before calling it quits, registering one sack and three interceptions.
*No photo was available for Johnson.
Next: No. 3 David Little