Joey Aguilar
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name = Joey Aguilar
|school = Tennessee Volunteers
|currentnumber = 4
|currentposition = Quarterback
|class = File:Redshirt.svg Senior
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|heightft = 6
|heightin = 3
|weight_lb = 220
|highschool = Freedom (Oakley, California)
|pastschools =
- Diablo Valley (2021–2022)
- Appalachian State (2023–2024)
- Tennessee (2025–present)
|highlights =
|bowlgames =
|espn = 5151948
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Joey Aguilar is an American football quarterback who plays for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Diablo Valley Vikings.
Early life
Aguilar attended Freedom High School, where he completed 336 of 552 pass attempts for 5,575 yards and 59 touchdowns to 14 interceptions. He also rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Joey Aguilar Football Stats |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ca/brentwood/liberty-lions/athletes/joey-aguilar/football/stats/?careerid=k4se22ktsvnsc |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=MaxPreps.com}} {{better source needed|date=February 2025}} Aguilar enrolled to play college football at Diablo Valley College.{{Cite web|title=Joey Aguilar |url=https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/joey-aguilar/8102 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=appstatesports.com}}
College career
=Diablo Valley=
At Diablo Valley, Aguilar completed 228 of 379 passing attempts for 2,992 yards and 21 touchdowns with ten interceptions and rushed for 619 yards and two touchdowns, while also hauling in one reception.{{Cite web |title=Joey Aguilar Stats |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/joey-aguilar-aguil0011 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=The Football Database}}
=Appalachian State=
For his junior year, Aguilar committed to playing Division I college football at Appalachian State University.{{Cite web |title=
Joey Aguilar|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/joey-aguilar-285182?view=pv |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=Rivals.com}}{{Cite web |title=Joey Aguilar, Appalachian State, Quarterback |url=https://247sports.com/player/joey-aguilar-46053691/ |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=247Sports}} He was named backup quarterback behind Ryan Burger.{{Cite web|last=McCormack |first=Patrick |date=August 28, 2023|title=Burger to start at quarterback for App State|url=https://www.wataugademocrat.com/sports/local_sports/burger-to-start-at-quarterback-for-app-state/article_183a69ae-45c4-11ee-a798-376e3f4433cc.html |access-date=October 3, 2023|website=Watauga Democrat}} However, in week one, after Burger went down with an injury, Aguilar came in for relief, where he completed 11 of his 13 passes for 174 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Gardner-Webb.{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2023 |title=Backup Joey Aguilar throws 4 TD passes, App State pulls away from Gardner-Webb 45-24 |url=https://apnews.com/article/college-football-gardnerwebb-appalachian-state-7d408d27505283927452af89e2c66572 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=AP News}} He was named the starting quarterback for their week 2 matchup versus North Carolina.{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Moss |title=App State's Aguilar to start against UNC Chapel Hill, Burger out 3-4 weeks |url=https://www.wataugademocrat.com/sports/asu_sports/app-states-aguilar-to-start-against-unc-chapel-hill-burger-out-3-4-weeks/article_b2b23d44-4b3d-11ee-a748-2b82718f5a1b.html |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=Watauga Democrat|date=September 4, 2023 }} In his first start against North Carolina, Aguilar went 22 for 43 passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in a loss.{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Chip |date=September 10, 2023 |title=How North Carolina won an offensive game against Appalachian State with its defense |url=https://newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article279095264.html |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=News & Observer}} In week 3, Aguilar completed 17 of 29 passing attempts for 241 yards and three touchdowns with an interception, while also adding a touchdown on the ground in a win over East Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Aguilar accounts for 4 TDs, Noel runs for 178 yards and a TD; Appalachian State beats ECU 43-28 |url=https://lancasteronline.com/sports/football/college/aguilar-accounts-for-4-tds-noel-runs-for-178-yards-and-a-td-appalachian-state/article_2d2c79d6-881c-5ca1-abba-23f6cc80b55d.html |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=Lancaster Online |author1=A. P. }} In week 5, Aguilar went 27 for 39 for 335 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions, as he helped the Mountaineers beat Louisiana-Monroe 41–40.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Hughes kicks 54-yard field goal as time expires, Appalachian State tops Louisiana-Monroe 41-40 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20230930_APLST@LAMON/ |access-date=October 3, 2023 |website=CBS Sports|agency=Associated Press}}
= Tennessee =
On December 28, 2024, Aguilar decided to transfer to UCLA.{{Cite web |last=Uggetti |first=Paolo |date=December 28, 2024 |title=Joey Aguilar transferring to UCLA after 2 years at App State |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43203028/joey-aguilar-transferring-ucla-2-years-app-state |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=ESPN}} Following Nico Iamaleava's transfer to UCLA, Aguilar decided to transfer to Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Rapp |first=Timothy |date=April 21, 2025 |title=UCLA's Joey Aguilar Reportedly Will Sign with Tennessee After Nico Iamaleava Transfer |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25188845-uclas-joey-aguilar-reportedly-will-sign-tennessee-after-nico-iamaleava-transfer |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Bleacher Report}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jonathan |date=2025-04-29 |title=Joey Aguilar Officially Commits to Tennessee Volunteers |url=https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/joey-aguilar-officially-commits-to-tennessee-volunteers-01jt1ket4b6q |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=SI.com |language=en-US}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2021 | Diablo Valley
| 10 || 0 || 0–0 || 102 || 182 || 56.0 || 1,546 || 8.5 || 13 || 6 || 144.4 || 52 || 261 || 5.02 || 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022
|6 |0 |0–0 |126 |197 |64.0 |1,446 |7.3 |8 |4 |135.0 |65 |358 |5.51 |0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Appalachian State
| 14 || 13 || 8–5 || 293 || 460 || 63.7 || 3,757 || 8.2 || 33 || 10 || 151.6 || 81 || 245 || 3.0 || 3 | | ||||||||||||||
| 2024
|11 |11 |5–6 |218 |391 |55.8 |3,002 |7.7 |23 |14 |132.5 |59 |207 |3.5 |2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2" |CCCAA Career
!16 !0 !0–0 !228 !379 !60.2 !2,992 !7.9 !21 !10 !139.5 !117 !619 !5.27 !2 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.footballdb.com/players/joey-aguilar-aguil0011 Career] | 25 | 24 | 13−11 | 511 | 851 | 60.0 | 6,759 | 7.9 | 56 | 24 | 142.8 | 140 | 452 | 3.2 | 5 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.dvcvikings.com/sports/fball/2021-22/bios/aguilar_joey_ihb9 Diablo Valley Vikings bio]
- [https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/joey-aguilar/8102 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
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Category:Diablo Valley Vikings football players
Category:People from Oakley, California
Category:Players of American football from Antioch, California
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Category:Hispanic and Latino American players of American football