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Florida football: Your Week 5 Gators stock report

By Matthew Clark

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: Kyle Trask #11 of the Florida Gators scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the Towson Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: Kyle Trask #11 of the Florida Gators scores a touchdown in the second quarter against the Towson Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 28: Dameon Pierce #27 of the Florida Gators runs for yardage during the third quarter against the Towson Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 28: Dameon Pierce #27 of the Florida Gators runs for yardage during the third quarter against the Towson Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) /

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Jeremiah Moon

Redshirt junior Jeremiah Moon was just named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week after his play against Towson Saturday.

He had five tackles and 0.5 sacks against the Tigers.

His stock is up because he has been a steady force on defense all season. In the first five games of the season, Moon has notched nine solo and 10 assisted tackles for 19 in total — good for second on the team — along with two sacks and a pair of passes defended.

He, along with Jon Greenard and David Reese have put Florida in a position defensively to compete with just about anyone in the conference.

Dameon Pierce

Sophomore running back Dameon Pierce, from Bainbridge, Georgia, had 86 of Florida football’s 160 yards on the ground against Towson.

That performance was good enough to move him into second in rushing this season, behind Perine, with 158 yards.

But, more than that, Pierce showed a penchant for finding those slight holes the offensive line has been giving the running game.

Last year, Pierce was used sparingly — only getting 424 yards rushing on 69 carries — but this season, his 5.9 yards per carry average is considerably better than anyone else with at least nine carries on the season.

If the Florida football running attack is going to build up any steam going into the next four weeks, perhaps Pierce should have a chance to lead it.

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