Kyle Trask will leave the University of Florida as the #1 quarterback in multiple categories. His dedication to the Gator program will never be forgotten. Trask declared for the NFL draft where he is projected as the #5 quarterback by Walter Camp after Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, and Trey Lance. Trask is described as being a QB with "serious pocket-passing ability for the NFL...[with] very accurate...ball placement, timing, field vision, and decision making...helped by a powerful arm [also] capable of making touch passes." The big marks against him are his lack of mobility, and his propensity to fumble the ball when hit. He has been compared to Joe Flacco in terms of size and playing style. His performance at Pro Day and in the NFL Combine will determine whether he is drafted in round 2, 3 or 4. Although fans may disagree with the decision to play him in the Cotton Bowl, that poor performance should not hurt his draft stock. His performance against LSU likely knocked him out of the Heisman race, but his record-setting performance in 2020 as a whole, along with his performance at Pro Day and NFL Combine will ultimately determine where he starts his NFL career.
As far as his legacy in Hogtown, he will always be a legend. He is the number 1 Gator QB in terms of season passer rating. He set or tied 20 different SEC and UF records. He is the record holder at UF for season passing yards (even in a shortened season), season passing touchdowns, and season passer rating. He is among the top 5 in a dozen FBS, SEC, and UF career accomplishments. Simply put, Kyle Trask is a legend.
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Regardless of Kyle's fate with the NFL, he will be mentioned among the great Gator QBs for quite some time.
As far as his legacy in Hogtown, he will always be a legend. He is the number 1 Gator QB in terms of season passer rating. He set or tied 20 different SEC and UF records. He is the record holder at UF for season passing yards (even in a shortened season), season passing touchdowns, and season passer rating. He is among the top 5 in a dozen FBS, SEC, and UF career accomplishments. Simply put, Kyle Trask is a legend.
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- FLORIDA 2020 Kyle Trask GRSR 285/409 69.70% 4125 YDS 43 TD 5 INT 186.70 RAT
AUBURN 2010 Cam Newton TRJR 185/280 66.10% 2854 YDS 30 TD 7 INT 182.00 RAT
FLORIDA 1995 Danny Wuerffel JR 210/325 64.60% 3266 YDS 35 TD 10 INT 178.40 RAT
WEST VIRGINIA 2018 Will Grier RSR 266/397 67.00% 3864 YDS 37 TD 8 INT 175.50 RAT
FLORIDA 1998 Jesse Palmer SO 73/123 59.30% 1246 YDS 14 TD 5 INT 173.90 RAT
FLORIDA 2001 Brock Berlin SO 36/60 59.90% 483 YDS 9 TD 1 INT 173.80 RAT
FLORIDA 2019 Feleipe Franks RJR 54/71 76.10% 698 YDS 5 TD 3 INT 173.40 RAT
FLORIDA 2007 Tim Tebow SO 234/350 66.90% 3286 YDS 32 TD 6 INT 172.50 RAT
FLORIDA 2008 Tim Tebow JR 192/298 64.40% 2746 YDS 30 TD 4 INT 172.40 RAT
FLORIDA 2001 Rex Grossman SO 259/395 65.60% 3896 YDS 34 TD 12 INT 170.80 RAT
FLORIDA 1996 Danny Wuerffel SR 207/360 57.50% 3625 YDS 39 TD 13 INT 170.60 RAT
FLORIDA 2009 Tim Tebow SR 213/314 67.80% 2895 YDS 21 TD 5 INT 164.20 RAT
ARKANSAS 2020 Feleipe Franks GRSR 163/238 68.50% 2107 YDS 17 TD 4 INT 163.10 RAT
WEST VIRGINIA 2017 Will Grier RJR 250/388 64.40% 3490 YDS 34 TD 12 INT 162.70 RAT
FLORIDA 2000 Rex Grossman FR 131/212 61.80% 1866 YDS 21 TD 7 INT 161.80 RAT
FLORIDA 2019 Kyle Trask RJR 237/354 66.90% 2941 YDS 25 TD 7 INT 156.20 RAT
FLORIDA 1994 Danny Wuerffel SO 132/212 62.30% 1754 YDS 18 TD 9 INT 151.30 RAT
FLORIDA 2014 Treon Harris FR 55/111 49.50% 1019 YDS 9 TD 4 INT 146.20 RAT
FLORIDA 1993 Danny Wuerffel FR 159/273 58.20% 2230 YDS 22 TD 10 INT 146.10 RAT
FLORIDA 2015 Will Grier FR 105/160 65.60% 1202 YDS 10 TD 3 INT 145.60 RAT
FLORIDA 1998 Doug Johnson JR 154/274 56.20% 2346 YDS 19 TD 8 INT 145.20 RAT
FLORIDA 2004 Chris Leak SO 238/399 59.60% 3197 YDS 29 TD 12 INT 144.90 RAT
FLORIDA 2006 Chris Leak SR 232/365 63.60% 2942 YDS 23 TD 13 INT 144.90 RAT
FLORIDA 2018 Feleipe Franks RSO 175/299 58.50% 2284 YDS 23 TD 6 INT 144.10 RAT
FLORIDA 2011 John Brantley SR 144/240 60.00% 2044 YDS 11 TD 7 INT 140.80 RAT
MIAMI (FL) 2004 Brock Berlin SR 195/348 56.00% 2680 YDS 22 TD 6 INT 138.10 RAT
NC STATE 2013 Jacoby Brissett JR 221/370 59.70% 2606 YDS 23 TD 5 INT 136.70 RAT
FLORIDA 2005 Chris Leak JR 235/374 62.80% 2639 YDS 20 TD 6 INT 136.50 RAT
FLORIDA 2013 Jeff Driskel JR 42/61 68.90% 477 YDS 2 TD 3 INT 135.50 RAT
FLORIDA 1997 Doug Johnson SO 148/269 55.00% 2023 YDS 21 TD 12 INT 135.00 RAT
FLORIDA 2012 Jacoby Brissett SO 23/35 65.70% 249 YDS 1 TD 0 INT 134.90 RAT
FLORIDA 2003 Chris Leak FR 190/320 59.40% 2435 YDS 16 TD 11 INT 132.90 RAT
FLORIDA 1999 Doug Johnson SR 190/337 56.40% 2574 YDS 20 TD 13 INT 132.40 RAT
FLORIDA 2012 Jeff Driskel SO 156/245 63.70% 1646 YDS 12 TD 5 INT 132.20 RAT
NC STATE 2014 Jacoby Brissett SR 237/395 60.00% 2662 YDS 20 TD 6 INT 130.30 RAT
FLORIDA 2016 Austin Appleby TR-SR 127/209 60.80% 1447 YDS 10 TD 7 INT 128.00 RAT
FLORIDA 2000 Jesse Palmer SR 116/223 52.00% 1653 YDS 11 TD 4 INT 127.00 RAT
FLORIDA 2002 Rex Grossman JR 287/503 57.10% 3402 YDS 22 TD 17 INT 121.50 RAT
MIAMI (FL) 2003 Brock Berlin JR 211/352 59.90% 2419 YDS 12 TD 17 INT 119.30 RAT
FLORIDA 2016 Luke Del Rio TR-SO 114/201 56.70% 1358 YDS 8 TD 8 INT 118.60 RAT
FLORIDA 2015 Treon Harris SO 119/235 50.60% 1676 YDS 9 TD 6 INT 118.10 RAT
FLORIDA 2010 John Brantley JR 200/329 60.80% 2061 YDS 9 TD 10 INT 116.40 RAT
FLORIDA 2017 Luke Del Rio TR-JR 16/25 64.00% 138 YDS 1 TD 1 INT 115.60 RAT
FLORIDA 2017 Feleipe Franks RFR 125/229 54.60% 1438 YDS 9 TD 8 INT 113.30 RAT
FLORIDA 2014 Jeff Driskel JR 114/212 53.80% 1140 YDS 9 TD 10 INT 103.50 RAT
- 1 Kyle Trask FLA QB 301 437 68.88% 4283 9.80091533180778 71 43 8 20 180.0
2 Mac Jones ALA QB 275 357 77.03% 4036 11.3053221288515 90 36 4 11 203.0
3 Zach Wilson BYU QB 247 336 73.51% 3692 10.9880952380952 78 33 3 11 196.4
4 Dillon Gabriel UCF QB 248 413 60.05% 3570 8.64406779661017 93 32 4 22 169.7
5 Brady White MEM QB 254 420 60.48% 3380 8.04761904761905 92 31 10 20 147.7
6 Sam Howell UNC QB 219 317 69.09% 3352 10.5741324921136 87 27 6 29 182.2
7 Trevor Lawrence CLEM QB 231 334 69.16% 3153 9.44011976047904 83 24 5 15 169.2
8 Shane Buechele SMU QB 242 370 65.41% 3095 8.36486486486487 85 23 6 20 152.9
9 Spencer Rattler OU QB 214 317 67.51% 3031 9.5615141955836 61 28 7 22 172.6
10 Matt Corral MISS QB 201 282 71.28% 2995 10.6205673758865 91 27 14 16 182.2
- Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Finalist
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist
- Manning Award Finalist
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist
- Senior CLASS Award Finalist
- Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Maxwell Award Semifinalist
- CBS Sports All-American First Team (Quarterback)
- Coaches All-SEC Second Team (Quarterback)
- Associated Press All-SEC Second Team (Quarterback)
- 2-time Maxwell Award Player of the Week (Georgia, Arkansas)
- 2-time CFPA National Performer of the Week (Ole Miss, Arkansas)
- 4-time Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (Ole Miss, Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas)
- 5-time Manning Award Star of the Week (Ole Miss, Georgia, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Tennessee)
- Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Tennessee - Game 9)
- SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Arkansas - Game 6)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Georgia - Game 5)
- Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (Georgia - Game 5)
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Ole Miss - Game 1)
Regardless of Kyle's fate with the NFL, he will be mentioned among the great Gator QBs for quite some time.