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Defensive back, Kentucky (from Florida), 2023–⁠26

Aaron Gates

Number
No. 3
Height
6′0″
Weight
199 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Newnan, GA

Aaron Gates plays defensive back for Kentucky, after Florida (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Oklahoma: 2 tackles.

2026 so far

14 tackles

Last game: 2 tackles at Oklahoma, W 21–⁠13

Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 5ALA
  2. 1@TA&M
  3. 1USA
  4. 5LSU
  5. 2@OU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

8tackles, career highat Texas, 2024

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
5–⁠78–⁠54–⁠86–⁠1*

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2023Florida1100000
2024Florida271440131
2025Florida7400000
2026Kentucky141010061
Career492950192

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Florida3DBFr.
2024Florida3DBSo.
2025Florida3DBJr.
2026Kentucky3DBSr.6′0″199

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Kentucky 5 games, 14 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 12vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠45520000
Sep 19atTexas A&MW 31–⁠21110000
Sep 26vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠21111003
Oct 10vs.LSUW 35–⁠34550000
Oct 17atOklahomaW 21–⁠13210003
2025 Florida 3 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.Long Island UniversityW 55–⁠0110000
Sep 6vs.South FloridaL 16–⁠18310000
Sep 13atLSUL 10–⁠20320000
2024 Florida 9 games, 27 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 7vs.SamfordW 45–⁠7210001
Sep 14vs.Texas A&ML 20–⁠33221000
Oct 5vs.UCFW 24–⁠13111000
Oct 12atTennesseeL 17–⁠23110000
Oct 19vs.KentuckyW 48–⁠20411001
Nov 2vs.GeorgiaL 20–⁠34431011
Nov 9atTexasL 17–⁠49830000
Nov 16vs.LSUW 27–⁠16420000
Nov 23vs.Ole MissW 24–⁠17100000
2023 Florida 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 14atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠39110000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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