GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Great Gator performances helped power their teams to Wild Card victories in the first round of the NFL Playoffs.  

Each week of the 2025-26 season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville.

Offense

Demarcus Robinson – WR – San Francisco 49ers

Demarcus Robinson is no stranger to the playoff stage, appearing in the postseason for the 10^th time in his NFL career. On the first drive of his 2025 playoff campaign against the Eagles, Robinson jump-started the 49ers offense, weaving his way through the defense for a 61-yard reception before hauling in the first score of the game just a few plays later.

Robinson finished the day with six catches for 111 yards, leading the 49ers offensively as San Francisco beat Philadelphia on the road and advanced to the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

 

PURDY TO ROBINSON AGAIN

This time for a TD 🙌

SFvsPHI on FOX/FOX One

Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/jgfhCLVGdA

— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2026

O’Cyrus Torrence – G – Buffalo Bills
Big man doing big things! O’Cyrus Torrence powered the Bills to a Wild Card win against the Jaguars with his strength. Facing a fourth-and-short with just over a minute remaining, Torrence drove his defender off the line and helped push Josh Allen forward for a 10-yard gain down to the one-yard line. The play set up the game-winning touchdown, sealing Buffalo’s playoff victory.
The third-year guard kept the pocket clean on Sunday, finishing the game unpenalized and preventing any sacks and quarterback hits from affecting the passing attack.
 

🐊👀Former Florida #Gators OL O’Cyrus Torrence BEASTS #Bills QB Josh Allen all the way down to the goal line in the fourth quarter. pic.twitter.com/fUdg3prWTw

— OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news (@onlygators) January 11, 2026

Defense
Gervon Dexter Sr. – DL – Chicago Bears
Dexter made an impact when it mattered most. With 22 seconds remaining on the Packers’ final drive, quarterback Jordan Love had an opportunity to make the game-winning throw in the end zone, but the pass was disrupted by the presence of the nose tackle. Dexter’s pressure hurried the throw, forcing an incompletion as the Bears’ defense stood their ground to close out regulation.
 
Dexter finished the night with one solo tackle and four quarterback hurries, helping Chicago advance to the Divisional Round for the first time since 2011.
 

Brenton Cox Jr. – DL – Green Bay Packers 

In a limited snap count, Brenton Cox Jr. made the most of his opportunity in his second career playoff appearance, generating pressure and recording a quarterback hit.

 

Special Teams

Eddy Piñeiro – K – San Francisco 49ers

With the wind still got the win. Piñeiro remained steady in tough conditions, knocking through two extra points and a field goal in his playoff debut with the 49ers. Those five points gave San Francisco the edge they needed to secure their playoff debut victory against Philadelphia.

 

Gators Still in the Hunt

Player	Team	Position
O’Cyrus Torrence	Buffalo Bills	G
C.J. Gardner-Johnson	Chicago Bears	S
Gervon Dexter Sr.	Chicago Bears	DL
Jeremy Crawshaw	Denver Broncos	P
Tommy Townsend	Houston Texans	P
Graham Mertz	Houston Texans	QB
Trent Brown	Houston Texans	OT
DJ Humphries	Los Angeles Rams	OL
Fred Johnson	Philadelphia Eagles	OT
Ricky Pearsall	San Francisco 49ers	WR
Demarcus Robinson	San Francisco 49ers	WR
Eddy Piñeiro	San Francisco 49ers	K
Ja’Markis Weston*	Seattle Seahawks	LB

* Denotes a member of the practice squad
 
For a complete list of Gators in the NFL, see below.
Buffalo Bills (BUF 27-24 JAX)
64 – O’Cyrus Torrence – G – 3 years
 
Carolina Panthers (LAR 34-31 CAR)
37 – Montrell Johnson* – RB – Rookie (Practice Squad)
92 – Cam Jackson – DT – Rookie
 
Chicago Bears (GB 27-31 CHI)
35 – C.J. Gardner-Johnson – S – 7 years
99 – Gervon Dexter Sr. – DL – 3 years (1 TOT, 1 Solo, 1 QB Hit, 3 QB Hurries)
 
Denver Broncos (First Round Bye)
16 – Jeremy Crawshaw – P – Rookie
 
Green Bay Packers (GB 27-31 CHI)
57 – Brenton Cox Jr. – DL – 3 years (1 QB Hit)
 
Houston Texans (HOU 30-6 PIT)
6 – Tommy Townsend – P – 6 years (3 Punts, 125 Yards, 1 IN20, Long of 60)
18 – Graham Mertz – QB – Rookie
77 – Trent Brown – OT – 11 years
 
Jacksonville Jaguars (BUF 27-24 JAX)
51 – Ventrell Miller – LB – 3 years
 
Los Angeles Chargers (LAC 3-16 NE)
35 – Marcus Maye* – S – 9 years (Practice Squad)
 
Los Angeles Rams (LAR 34-31 CAR)
72 – DJ Humphries – OL – 11 years
 
Philadelphia Eagles (SF 23-19 PHI)
74 – Fred Johnson – OT – 7 years
 
Pittsburgh Steelers (HOU 30-6 PIT)
53 – Jeremiah Moon – LB – 3 years
61 – David Sharpe* – OT – 6 years (Practice Squad)
 
San Francisco 49ers (SF 23-19 PHI)
1 – Ricky Pearsall – WR – 1 year
5 – Demarcus Robinson – WR – 10 years (6 Rec, 111 Yards, 1 TD)
18 – Eddy Piñeiro – K – 5 years (1/1 FG, Long of 36 Yards, 2/3 XP)
 
Seattle Seahawks (First Round Bye)
46 – Ja’Markis Weston* – LB – Rookie (Practice Squad)
 
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