Who was the Gators QB before Tebow?

1933 to present

Name Years Started
Chris Leak 2003–2006
Tim Tebow 2007–2009
John Brantley 2010–2011
Jacoby Brissett 2011–2012

Who did Tim Tebow backup at Florida?

Tim Tebow played behind Chris Leak as a freshman with the Gators, but he appeared in all 14 games. He threw for 358 yards and five touchdowns on just 33 attempts. He impacted the game with his legs in a major way, though. Tebow carried the ball 89 times for 469 yards and eight touchdowns.

Who was the quarterback for Florida in 2006?

quarterback Chris Leak
Florida quarterback Chris Leak was 19-of-29 for 352 yards and four touchdowns.

Who is the best QB in Florida history?

Tim Tebow
1. Tim Tebow (2006-09): Coming at no surprise, Tim Tebow is the Gators’ all-time best quarterback in program history. And there’s no argument. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner was a finalist three years in a row and became the first sophomore to ever win the award.

Who are the Florida Gators quarterbacks?

Jalen Kitna
Anthony RichardsonJack Miller IIIJack AndersKyle Engel
Florida Gators football/Quarterbacks

Who did Florida beat in the 2006 national championship?

Ohio State
Chris Leak (Charlotte, N.C.) threw for a touchdown and DeShawn Wynn (Cincinnati, Ohio) ran for another score to lead Florida to a 41-14 victory over Ohio State in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game.

How many players from the 2008 Gators went to the NFL?

Florida’s roster had 19 players eventually selected in the NFL Draft including six first-round picks, five second-round picks, a third-round pick, two fourth-round picks, four fifth-round picks and a seventh-round pick.

Who played with Tim Tebow at Florida?

They capped their season by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the BCS National Championship Game 24–14. The Gators finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and the Coaches’ Poll….2008 Florida Gators football team.

2008 Florida Gators football
Captain Louis Murphy James Smith Brandon Spikes Ryan Stamper Tim Tebow Phil Trautwein

Did Cam Newton ever play at Florida?

Where did Cam Newton go to college? Cam Newton’s college career started at Florida, where he played for two seasons before going to Blinn College and then Auburn. He chose Auburn over Mississippi State and Oklahoma.

Who was Florida Gators quarterback in 2010?

2010 – John Brantley In his redshirt junior season, he played in 13 games throwing 200 completed passes in 329 attempts for a 60.8 percent clip along with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions, leading Florida to an 8-5 season.

How many players from Florida are in the NFL?

STATES WITH MOST NFL PLAYERS

State Population * NFL Players
Louisiana 4,533,372 59
Alabama 4,779,736 62
Georgia 9,687,653 120
Florida 18,801,310 212