Is Aaron Gates starting?
Aaron Gates is the projected starter at NB for Kentucky Wildcats.
Aaron Gates is the projected starting NB on a Solid Kentucky — 74 OVR.
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What's Next
The Story
Making His Case
A 4-star recruit out of Trinity Christian School, ranked #337 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 7 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).
- Jersey
- #3
- Class
- RS JR/TR
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 199 lbs
- Transfer
- Florida
Stats
| Season | Tkl | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★★☆4-star
- Composite
- 0.8994
- National Rank
- #337
- High School
- Trinity Christian School
- Hometown
- Sharpsburg, GA
Why this rating?
On a 81-rated defense; 31th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 74.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 12LALATKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 45-17
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | LALA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Gates's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.