With recorders surrounding his head and a circle of reporters glaring at him, Quincy Wilson stared blankly at the concrete floor.
For about half an hour, he knew this moment was coming. As soon as the clock hit zero in Florida’s loss to Tennessee, he knew he’d have to answer for his pre-game comments, when he taunted the volunteers’ 11-year losing streak against the Volunteers.
But he decided not to.
“I’m not answering that question,” he said when asked about his comments. “That’s just what we do.”
He said something similar when talking after Florida’s win over Missouri, when he and Jalen Tabor both notched pick-sixes.
“Kentucky like to throw the ball around and you saw how that went,” he said. “And now Missouri. I mean, that’s just what we do.”
Unlike his previous comment, this time it was easy to point to “what they do”: Dominate opposing defenses.
While Wilson doesn’t show up on the stat sheet as much as Tabor — trailing in both tackles (12 to 14) and interceptions (3 to 4) — some believe he’s as good or better than his highly regarded counterpart.
Among them is an executive cited by NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, who had some decisive words about Wilson as well as Tabor.
“I think Wilson is the best corner in the country,” the anonymous executive said.
“Tabor gets all of the hype, but Wilson is better in every area.”
As a junior, Wilson will be eligible for the NFL Draft along with Tabor at the end of the season. And even though that one executive preferred Wilson, there isn’t definitive separation between the two players. But according to Tabor, that’s exactly why the duo thrives.
“Competition brings out the best in us all,” he said.
Contact Ethan Bauer at ebauer@alligator.org and follow him on Twitter at @ebaueri.
Quincy Wilson (6) stiff-arms a Missouri defender after intercepting a pass during Florida's 40-14 homecoming win over Missouri on Oct. 15, 2016, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
