Five players who stood out for Florida Football in loss to Tennessee

It was a frustrating night for Florida Football as the Gators lost to Tennessee 23-17 in overtime. The bulk of the frustration for this game lays at the feet of Billy Napier, who made several baffling decisions that ultimately led to Florida's demise.

But there were still some solid individual performances and the following are five players we felt stood out on Saturday.

Chimere Dike

Admittedly, we haven't been kind to Chimere Dike since he first arrived in Gainesville. After two games, Dike had two catches in total to validate those feelings.

Dike's biggest asset for the Gators has been in punt returns, and he had two more key returns on Saturday for 57 yards total.

But he also hauled in four catches and four 76 yards, including the game-tying touchdown with under 30 seconds to play.

Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson

The interior of Florida's offensive line had a rough night and was unable to open up any running lanes up the middle against Tennesee. Worse, four of the six pressures surrendered by Florida came from up the middle.

But Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson held his own at right tackle and, in 38 passing attempts, did not give up a single pressure.

Jaden Robinson

He only played 27 snaps, but Jaden Robinson still led Florida in tackles with four solo tackles and seven total tackles.

Robinson was also used on a blitz three times and got home to sack Nico Iamaleava twice. He also held up well in pass coverage and has earned his spot in the linebacker rotation.

Cam Jackson

The interior of Florida's defense line had a great night and was vital in stopping Tennessee's rushing attack, which in turn required the Volunteers to rely on deep shots for the bulk of the game.

Cam Jackson led the interior with five tackles off of 44 snaps.

Sharif Denson

The sophomore from Jacksonville had himself quite a night as he gave up two receptions but only for 11 yards. He crept all around in alignment, and his highlight of the night was when he picked off Iamaleava and gave Florida the ball back on the 22.