Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 16/21 | 275 | 3 | 1 | 13.1 | — | Season-high 275 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 16/21 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 71.6 | |
| Total | 32/42 | 517 | 5 | 1 | 12.3 | 71.6 |
#12
Aaron Philo
Aaron Philo packed up and started over at Florida, and the new tape already reads 517 team passing yards leader.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Bogart, GA · Prince Avenue Christian
Watch-list name (model)Transferred Georgia Tech → Florida for 2026
The numbers
517
passing yards · 2026
5 TD · 1 INT · 12.3 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Florida from 56% to 81% to win.Florida Atlantic at Florida · 66-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2024.
- Transferred from Georgia Tech to Florida in 2026.
- Philo named Florida QB1 (Aug 24) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
22.4own fans
16national conversation
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In Their Words
554 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Aaron Philo named starting quarterback for Week 1 Florida names Aaron Philo starting quarterback for Week 1.”
board/Football · fan post, verbatim
Aaron Philo
On Trialas of 2026-09-15
Aaron Philo arrives at Florida with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
517PASS YDS5PASS TD33RUSH YDS
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
517
Team leader in passing yards (517).
Florida fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
medium confidence28 sources
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
20245 games
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Prince Avenue Christian School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Badges
- Program Benchmark
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Florida
2026era →
Jon Sumrall
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida
2025Georgia Tech
2026Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Florida2-0HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 258 YDS/g, 2.5 TD/g, 12.3 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida | 32 | 42 | 76.2% | 517 | 12.3 | 5 | 1 | 214.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 28 | 75.0% | 373 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | 191.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 38 | 74 | 51.4% | 565 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 114.5 | 59 | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 144 | 63.2% | 1,455 | 10.1 | 7 | 4 | 158.6 | 59 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 128 | 5.1 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–3
vs Campbell
242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.6 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Campbell.
With V. Brown III — 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · A. Clark — 13 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Campbell · 2&14 · Q2 · EPA +4.51(09:16) Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete deep middle to #6 D.Wilson caught at CU10, for 40 yards to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:06, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.87(13:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete deep right to #4 T.Abrams caught at FAU30, for 63 yards to the FAU08 (#24 A.Ware), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76(08:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete short right to #1 V.Brown III caught at FAU50, for 49 yards to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:41, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.92(11:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo rush right for 3 yards gain to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:02 #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 2&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.85(09:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete short left to #6 D.Wilson caught at FLA48, for 19 yards to the FAU49 (#6 L.Hart Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Campbell · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(03:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete short middle to #1 V.Brown III caught at CU18, for 14 yards to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:30, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(06:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete short right to #3 B.Stockton caught at FAU11, for 12 yards to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:28, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.51(04:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Philo pass complete short left to #20 D.Clark caught at FAU04, for 10 yards to the FAU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:21, 1ST DOWN #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
- Week 1 · Florida Atlantic · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.34(05:28) No Huddle #12 A.Philo rush middle for 4 yards gain to the FAU47 (#43 H.Chavez), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Campbell · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21(08:14) Shotgun #12 A.Philo rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:11 #91 P.Durkin kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Clark, LS: #54 L.Anderson)
Game log
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #23
Peaked at #23 this season.
Background
Pronunciation Feature Clips Career Stats (PDF) COLLEGIATE HONORS ACC Rookie of the Week (Sept. 6, 2025) 2025 at Georgia Tech: Played in three games, highlighted by one start vs. Gardner-Webb on Sept. 6… Completed 75.0% of his passes (21-for-28) for 373 yards in that game, equating to 13.3 yards p...
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