Aaron Philo packed up and started over at Florida, and the new tape already reads 721 team passing yards leader.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Bogart, GA · Prince Avenue Christian
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 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
Junior quarterback for Florida. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Aaron Philo
Aaron Philo arrives at Florida with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
721
Team leader in passing yards (721).
Florida fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida | 47 | 64 | 73.4% | 721 | 11.3 | 6 | 2 | 192.8 | 75 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 106 | 166 | 63.9% | 1,659 | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 157.7 | 66 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 150 | 4.4 | 3 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-39@ Auburn | 15/22 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 | 89.9 | |
| Total | 47/64 | 721 | 6 | 2 | 11.3 | 80.8 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–39
at Auburn
204 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.9 · 22 rush yds (9 car)
Edged out Auburn on the road in a shootout.
With J. Baugh — 162 rush yds (26 car) · 3 TD · V. Brown III — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +204 passing yards, +1 passing TD, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (98th percentile). Strength: completion % (89th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
11.278 of 126 QBsSack rate
3.0%36 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (36 of 126 QBs) and still 8 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 73.4% completion on 64 attempts · 64% completion on 14 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 55 dropbacks75Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
61.6%100th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.9% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
10.51100th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.8 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
4.1%75th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.4% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (11 of 66 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 258 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 204 | 1.0 | 9.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 240 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
39.9%
81 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #22 this season.
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