Aidan Warner is Florida football’s new QB vs Georgia after DJ Lagway injury

November 2, 2024 Vaseline blog 0

Aidan Warner is Florida football’s new QB vs Georgia after DJ Lagway injury

The Gators have a new quarterback vs. Georgia after DJ Lagway’s injury. His name is Aidan Warner. Here’s what to know about Warner, the redshirt freshman walk-on.

Florida football has a new man behind center.

Aidan Warner entered the game for the Gators in the second quarter for the injured DJ Lagway vs. Georgia.

Here’s what to know about Warner:

Florida quarterback Aidan Warner is an Orlando-area native

Warner is the pride of Winter Park High School.

He was named All-State for athletics and academics at Winter Park, where he threw for 1,659 total yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions. He won three district championships as QB for the Wildcats, where he went 10-2 and advanced to the Class 4M-Region 1 Semifinals in 2022 — his senior season.

Warner began his college career at Yale

Warner played for the Bulldogs his freshman year in New Haven.

He chose Yale over offers from UConn, Coastal Carolina, FAU and others. 247 Sports rated him a 3-star QB. He was the 133rd ranked QB in the Class of 2023 and the 312th ranked recruit in Florida.

He redshirted the 2023 season and didn’t see any action before he decided to transfer to Florida.

He walked onto the Florida football team

Warner joined the Gators as a walk-on in the spring and has been steadily rising up the depth charts.

He didn’t play in the spring game, but he began the season as the third-string QB behind Graham Mertz and Lagway.

He’s played in two games this season

Warner entered in both games that Lagway has started.

Against Samford, he scored on a nine yard touchdown rush and completed one pass for 10 yards.

He came in late vs. Kentucky and connected on his lone attempt, a 20 yarder.

Florida leads Georgia 10-6 just before halftime.

Billy Napier gives Warner words of praise

Florida’s head coach was asked about Warner in his interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe at halftime.

Napier praised Warner and said he earned the backup quarterback.

“He’s had some good practices, and he earned it,” Napier said.

Warner went 2-4 for eight yards and led Florida on a field goal drive just before halftime.

Trey Smack’s 53 yard FG gave the Gators a 13-6 lead over Georgia at halftime.

Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at [email protected] and follow him @Noah_ram1 on X/Twitter.