College Career
Gaffney accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team in 2000 and 2001. The Gators coaching staff decided to redshirt him as true freshman in 1999. Gaffney became a prolific pass-catcher as a first-year starter for the Gators, and made a game-winning touchdown catch with fourteen seconds remaining to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers 27–23—a game that ultimately decided the 2000 winner of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He was a first-team All-SEC selection in 2000 and 2001 and a first-team All-American in 2000, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American following his 2001 sophomore season. He finished his two-season college career with 138 receptions for 2,375 yards and twenty-seven touchdowns, and was chosen by his teammates as the Gators' most valuable player.
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