
Aaron Gates
Position coaches (Kentucky, 2026): Ty Holder, Trey Odom, Allen Brown, Josh Christian-Young
Aaron Gates is a 6'0", 199-lb Senior Defensive Back from Newnan, GA. Aaron Gates entered the transfer portal from Florida on January 6, 2026 and committed to Kentucky. TransferPortl estimates Aaron Gates's NIL market value at $321K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Aaron Gates has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.
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Advanced Statistics
2026 · 21 tklPercentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida | 62 Very high | Entered portal |
| 2025 | Florida | 22 Moderate | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Florida | 22 Moderate | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Florida| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky | 21 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 7 | - |
| 2025 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 | Florida | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - |
| 2023 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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