AaronGates

2026- Junior
• Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at Florida
• Played in 18 games with five starts for the Gators
• Has 34 career tackles, including 4.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one interception

2025- Sophomore (Florida)
• Appeared in four games and posted seven tackles before suffering a season-ending injury vs. No. 4 Miami on Sept. 20
• Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List

2024- Redshirt Freshman (Florida)
• Saw action in nine games with five starts at the STAR spot before a torn ACL vs. Ole Miss on Nov. 23, 2024 ended his season
• Logged 27 tackles (14 solo), an interception, three pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a quarterback hurry
• Finished fifth on the team in tackles-for-loss (4.0)

2023- Freshman (Florida)
• Redshirt season
• Played in four games on special teams
• Made his collegiate debut at South Carolina (Oct. 14) on special teams, stopped a two-point conversion, and intercepted a lateral on the game’s final play to secure the victory

High School
• Ranked a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 Consensus coming out of Trinity Christian
• Ranked nationally as the No. 12 player in his position group by ESPN
• Listed as the No. 187 overall recruit by ESPN
• Appeared in nine games with Trinity Christian in 2022, recording 32 tackles (18 solo) and an interception

Personal
• Born in Thomaston, Georgia
• Son of Antonio and Latrina Gates
• Siblings are Akeria and Trae
• Major is undecided

Aaron Says
• Nickname is “AG”
• After football he hopes to get into construction management
• Besides football, he’s also good at ping pong and baseball
• Three words to describe him are passionate, protective and silly
• His hobbies include gaming, reading and music