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Florida Quarterback Kyle Trask hadn't started a game since his freshman year of high school, but somehow became a Heisman trophy finalist for the Gators after taking over the starting role in 2019.
Relieving injured teammate Feleipe Franks, Trask went on to have a record-breaking season, throwing for 4,283 yards to go along with 43 touchdowns. The former three-star prospect was named Second-Team All-American in 2020, a feat that The Athletic defines as one of the biggest recruiting finds of the past decade.
A Texas native, Trask had offers from Houston Baptist, McNeese State, and Lamar after a high school career in which he was a back-up for three seasons. So, how does a recruit go from obscurity to breaking a 24-year-old school record held by Gator great Danny Wuerffel? Extreme perseverance, patience, and seizing the moment. Trask's scholarship offer at Florida didn't come from HS game tape, but from attending a camp where he showcased his elite pocket passing.
The adversity didn't stop once he got to Florida; the 6-foot-5-inch playmaker had multiple foot injuries in the process, losing battles to higher-ranked recruits. In the third game of the 2019 season, Franks suffered an ankle injury against Kentucky. Trask entered the contest and led the Gators to a comeback win, and the rest is history.
Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 draft.
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Relieving injured teammate Feleipe Franks, Trask went on to have a record-breaking season, throwing for 4,283 yards to go along with 43 touchdowns. The former three-star prospect was named Second-Team All-American in 2020, a feat that The Athletic defines as one of the biggest recruiting finds of the past decade.
A Texas native, Trask had offers from Houston Baptist, McNeese State, and Lamar after a high school career in which he was a back-up for three seasons. So, how does a recruit go from obscurity to breaking a 24-year-old school record held by Gator great Danny Wuerffel? Extreme perseverance, patience, and seizing the moment. Trask's scholarship offer at Florida didn't come from HS game tape, but from attending a camp where he showcased his elite pocket passing.
The adversity didn't stop once he got to Florida; the 6-foot-5-inch playmaker had multiple foot injuries in the process, losing battles to higher-ranked recruits. In the third game of the 2019 season, Franks suffered an ankle injury against Kentucky. Trask entered the contest and led the Gators to a comeback win, and the rest is history.
Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 draft.
Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Former Florida QB Kyle Trask one of decade's biggest recruiting wins
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