Tag: Aidan Warner

Florida football lands Ivy League quarterback via transfer portal

This former Yale Bulldog is returning to the Sunshine State to join Florida’s quarterback room.

The college football transfer portal news keeps rolling in for Billy Napier and Co. and their Florida football program.

Former Yale Bulldogs quarterback [autotag]Aidan Warner[/autotag], who is originally from Winter Park, Florida, announced his commitment to the Gators Monday evening on his personal Twitter account. The Orange and Blue beat out the Miami Hurricanes and Minnesota Golden Gophers for the young man’s talents.

Coming out of high school, 247Sports ranked Warner No. 116 among quarterbacks in the class of 2023. According to the 2023 On3 rankings, Warner was the No. 100 quarterback in his class.

The 6-foot-3-inch, 216-pound passer completed 95-of-154 tosses for 1,160 yards and 18 touchdowns with five interceptions while running 233 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and three touchdowns for Winter Park High his senior season.

Warner still has all four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2023. Florida had just two scholarship quarterbacks — Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway — on the roster for 2024 before Warner made his commitment.

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Gators getting recently offered transfer QB on campus to start 2024

Days after picking up an offer from the University of Florida, Yale transfer quarterback Aidan Warner has an official visit planned with the Gators.

Florida offered former Yale quarterback [autotag]Aidan Warner[/autotag] as a preferred walk-on on Saturday, and now he’s set to take an official visit to the Swamp.

Warner has plans to stop by Gainesville from Jan. 3-5 for an official visit, according to Swamp247 Donovan Keiser.

“Aidan is an elite talent with the ability to throw both on and off platform for different arm slots and is extremely accurate on the run,” Warner’s trainer, Baylin Trujillo, said to Keiser. “He is a true dual-threat quarterback with a high IQ level. He has a smooth, quick release.”

Warner spent a year at Yale before hitting the transfer portal. He’s already picked up offers from Miami and Minnesota, but Florida is making a push to lock him up in hopes of adding some depth to the quarterback room.

Florida already has Graham Mertz returning for another year and plans to welcome DJ Lagway in January. Jack Miller III is likely behind those two, but Billy Napier likes to keep five quarterbacks on the roster. Parker Leise joined the team as a walk-on last year, but Micah Leon is out of eligibility. That’s where Warner fits in.

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Yale transfer QB picks up scholarship offer from Florida Gators

Billy Napier is looking to add some depth to his quarterback room in Gainesville, so Florida offered former Yale quarterback Aidan Warner.

The future of the quarterback position in Gainesville seems fairly clear with Graham Mertz returning and DJ Lagway joining the team in 2024, but Florida head coach Billy Napier is still looking to add some depth to his quarterback room through the transfer portal.

The latest player to pick up an offer is former Yale Bulldog [autotag]Aidan Warner[/autotag], who played high school ball at Winter Park High outside of Orlando. Warner announced the Florida offer on Twitter on Saturday afternoon.

So far, the Miami Hurricanes and Minnesota Golden Gophers are the only other teams that have offered, but the list could grow soon.

Coming out of high school, 247Sports ranked Warner No. 2,008 nationally and No. 116 among quarterbacks in the class of 2023.

He still has all four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2023. Florida could use a developmental piece to add to the stable behind Lagway, Mertz and Jack Miller III.

Max Brown transferred out to Charlotte this offseason and Micah Leon is out of legibility. Walk-on Parker Leis is also on the roster.

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