Florida football: Top 10 all-time passing leaders in Gators history
By Will Thomas
Florida football is a legendary program that has had tons of talent pass through The Swamp in its history.
They have an elite list of athletes that have come to Gainesville and moved on to do legendary things like Percy Harvin and Joe Haden, as well as some younger guys looking to make some noise in the NFL like Kadarius Toney and Kyle Pitts.
But you can’t overlook all of the elite arms that came to UF and slung the rock around like nobody’s business.
Recently we took a look at the five worst QBs to ever play for the Gators. But now let’s put a positive spin on our quarterbacks.
These are the top ten passers in Florida football history.
Florida football passing leaders – No. 10: Doug Johnson, 7,114 yards
The first guy on our list is Doug Johnson, who quarterbacked the Gators from 1996 to 1999 and was the starter for the last three years of his career.
Johnson was a member of the 1996 national championship team, although he wasn’t the starter and threw just 27 passes that season.
But when he took charge and was the head of the offense, he was one of the best in the SEC.
He was top five in the conference each year he started in passing efficiency rating, passing touchdowns, and touchdowns responsible for.
He also led the league in passing yards per attempt in his senior season with an average of 7.6.
After he left Gainesville however, he didn’t find a whole lot of success in the pros. He had a 2-9 record in games that he started with a 56.8% completion percentage, 6.8 yards per attempt, and a 13:18 TD-to-INT ratio.
Despite his struggles at the next level, Johnson is still regarded as one of the best passers in Florida history, and for good reason.
Being consistently near the top of the SEC in multiple categories is not an easy feat, and is even harder to do every year of your career.