List of Florida Gators starting quarterbacks

This list of Florida Gators starting quarterbacks includes members of the Florida Gators football team who have started at the quarterback position in one or more regular season or post-season games. The Florida Gators represent the University of Florida in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. Florida Gators quarterbacks have led their teams to 689 wins, forty post-season bowl games, eight SEC championships, and three consensus national championships.
Three Gators quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy: Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, and Tim Tebow. Five have been recognized as first-team All-Americans: Spurrier, John Reaves, Wuerffel, Rex Grossman, and Tebow. Eighteen have been inducted into the [List of List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members|University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame], including sixteen recognized as "Gator Greats" for their college sports careers, and two as "Distinguished Lettermen" for their post-college career achievements. Two former Gators quarterbacks have returned to lead the Gators as their head coach: Doug Dickey and Steve Spurrier.

Main starting quarterbacks

1906 to 1911

The following players were the predominant quarters for the Gators each season the team was a non-conference independent team, following the birth of Florida football.

Name	Years Started	Notability	References
	1906–1908	The university's first quarterback.
	1908	He ran in the touchdown to tie Stetson. Freshman Dummy Taylor added the extra point to win 6-5.
	1909–1910
	1910–1911	Once picked second-team for an all-time Florida team in 1927, Shackleford was the quarterback on the 1911 team first dubbed "Gators" and which dubbed itself the "champions of South Carolina." He was later Rex Farrior's law partner.

1912 to 1921

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Gators each season after they joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association until the establishment of the Southern Conference.

Name	Years Started	Notability	References
	1912	"Harvey" scored 7 touchdowns in the 144–0 win over Florida-Southern in 1913. He coached Wofford in 1915.
	1913
	1913–1915	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. Once picked at the position for an all-time Florida team in 1927. The first scholarship athlete at UF.
	1916–1917	Fuller was a fullback before he was a quarterback.
	1917
?	1918	Due to World War I and the Spanish flu, the Gators played just one game, against Camp Johnston. No game reports have surfaced.
	1919–1920	Rondo Hatton was Anderson's backup.
	1920–1921
	1921
	1921

1922 to 1932

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Gators each season after the establishment of the Southern Conference until the establishment of the Southeastern Conference.

Name	Years Started	Notability	References
	1922
	1922	He started against Harvard.
	1923–1925	He scored all of UF's points in the 16 to 6 upset victory to close the season in 1923 over conference leading Alabama. In 1925, Jones set a Florida Gators football single-season scoring record that stood for 44 years. Twice All-Southern. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the university's athletic director from 1930 to 1936.
	1924
	1925
	1926–1928	Captain of 1928 team which led the nation in scoring with 336 points. He was later a coach, including the Gators' backfield coach in 1933. University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame.
	1927	Member of "Phantom Four" backfield of 1928 which led the nation in scoring. National Football League player.
	1927	University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame
	1927–1929	"Cannonball" was head of the "Phantom Four" backfield of 1928 which led the nation in scoring. He was ambidextrous and could pass or punt equally well with either hand or foot, while on the run or stationary. All-Southern. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. National Football League player.
	1930–1932

1933 to present

The following quarterbacks were the starters and/or leading passer for the Gators each season since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1933.

Name	Years Started	Notability	References
	1933	The Tampa native was the first captain and quarterback since Bowyer. Davis was then rated the greatest all-around athlete ever to come out of Plant High School.
	1934	2nd-team All-SEC.
	1935
	1935
	1936	His backup was Tiger Mayberry.
	1936
	1936
	1937–1938	Replaced Brock.
	1939
	1940–1942	Grandfather of Billy Latsko.
	1944	From Tampa. He was in the backfield with UF Hall of Fame member Bobby Forbes.
	1945	From Jacksonville, he later coached the freshman team.
	1945, 1948–1950	Led the "Golden Era" teams which defeated Georgia in 1949. He was later a well known insurance executive in Tampa.
	1946	Wendell "Billy" Parker spent 30 years as an educator and 20 years on the Duval County School Board. The Gators failed to win a single game in 1946, but Parker led the nation's 7th best passing attack.
	1947–1948
	1950–1951	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. The first sophomore in SEC history to throw for more than 1,000 yards in a season. Major League Baseball player, manager, general manager, and club owner with the Boston Red Sox. Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.
	1952	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame; played multiple running back positions.
	1952–1953	Climbed from seventh-string to starter after Sullivan left for the Major Leagues. Dickey also coached Florida from 1970 to 1978. Long time AD at Univ. of Tennessee. Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. College Football Hall of Fame.
	1954; 1959		-
	1955
	1956–1958	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1960–1962	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1961
	1962–1964	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1964–1966	Coached UF to its first national championship in 1996, and was its first Heisman Trophy winner in 1966. Recognized by The Gainesville Sun as the second greatest player from the first century of the Gators football program. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1967-1968	After the third game of the season against LSU in 1967 Eckdahl had a season ending injury, breaking his leg in practice.
	1967–1968
	1969–1971	First-team All-SEC. First-team All-American. Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. National Football League player. Finished Florida career as all-time NCAA leader in passing yards. Played 11 seasons in the NFL and two in the USFL.
	1972	Current offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins. Former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills.
	1972–1973
	1973–1975	He was the first African-American to play quarterback for the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida, and was later elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
	1975–1976
	1976	Son of James W. Kynes. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. Ended football career early to become a Rhodes Scholar.
	1977
	1978–1979
	1978	Father of John Brantley.
	1979
	1979
	1979–1980
	1980–1982	Recruited by Steve Spurrier. Started first 3 games of 1980 season, helping to lead major turnaround under offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan. Injured knee in third game and replaced by Wayne Peace.
	1980–1983	University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1984–1987	SEC Player of the Year. First-team All-SEC. Honorable mention All-American. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame. Went on to be successful college coach; currently head coach at Valdosta State.
Rodney Brewer	1986	Also played on Gator baseball team; spent four years with the St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball.
	1988–1989
	1988	Also a key member of the baseball team. Played nine seasons in Major League Baseball. Grew up in same small town as predecessor Kerwin Bell.
	1989
	1989	Transferred to the University of Houston.
	1990–1992	Led UF to its first official SEC championship. First Team All-SEC. SEC Player of the Year. SEC Player of the Year. Second-team All-American. Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1993–1994	Threw six touchdown passes against Louisiana-Lafayette.
	1993–1996	Led UF to its first national championship in 1996. 1996 Heisman Trophy Winner. College Football Hall of Fame. Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	1995	Transferred to Marshall University, where he threw to Randy Moss. National and Canadian Football League player.
	1997–1999	Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame. Played five seasons in the NFL, mostly for Atlanta. Drafted by Tampa Bay Rays and played portions of two seasons in their minor league system.
	1997	Started his career as a walk-on.
	1997–2000	ESPN college football analyst. Contestant on ABC's The Bachelor. NFL player.
	2000–2002	Consensus All-American. 2001 Heisman Trophy runner-up. Associated Press Player of the Year. Recognized by the Gainesville Sun in 2006 as the No. 10 all-time Gator. University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
	2001	Transferred to Miami.
	2003	Transferred to Furman. Spent four seasons with five different NFL teams 2006-2009, played for New York of the UFL in 2009.
	2003–2006	Led the Gators to the 2006 BCS National Championship, also named MVP. Florida career leader in passing yards.
	2007–2009	Part of two National and SEC Championships. Twice All-American, thrice All-SEC. 2007 Heisman Trophy winner. SEC Offensive Player of the Year. At the end of his college career, Tebow held five NCAA, 14 SEC, and 28 UF statistical records. He was the SEC's all-time leader in career passing efficiency, completion percentage, passing touchdown to interception ratio, rushing yards by a quarterback, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns responsible for. Played three seasons in NFL. Played minor league baseball for the New York Mets. Signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, released August 2021.
	2010–2011	Son of John Brantley, III.
	2011–2012	Transferred to North Carolina State.
	2012–2014	Transferred to Louisiana Tech. Drafted and signed by the Boston Red Sox but never played professional baseball.
	2013	Transferred to Boston College.
	2013	Son of Marty Mornhinweg. Transferred to Columbia.
	2014-2015	Transferred to Tennessee State in 2016.
	2015	Suspended for PEDs. Transferred to West Virginia.
	2016-2017	Son of Jack Del Rio. Transferred from Oregon State. Offensive quality control coach in the NFL for Washington.
Austin Appleby	2016	Graduate transfer from Purdue.
Feleipe Franks	2017-2019	Transferred to Arkansas.
Malik Zaire	2017	Graduate transfer from Notre Dame.
Kyle Trask	2019–2020	Started nine games in 2019 and all ten games in 2020. Holds UF single-season passing touchdowns record. Drafted by the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2021 draft, 64th overall pick in round 2.
Emory Jones	2021	Transferred to Arizona State.
Anthony Richardson	2021–2022	Played in rotation with Emory Jones in 2021. Drafted #4 overall in the 2023 NFL draft.
Jack Miller III	2022	Transfer from Ohio State. Started the Las Vegas Bowl.	-
Graham Mertz	2023-2024	Transfer from Wisconsin.	-
Max Brown	2023	Transferred to Charlotte.	-
DJ Lagway	2024	Transferred to Baylor.	-
Aidan Warner	2024	Transfer from Yale. Preferred walk-on.	-