CAREER: A redshirt senior quarterback that passed for 4,750 yards and 30 touchdowns as a Gator…Completed 398-of-645 passes for a completion percentage of 61.7…Finished his career with a passer efficiency rating of 133.33.

 

2011: Started in 11 games for the Orange and Blue as a redshirt senior quarterback…Was one-of-two quarterbacks in the nation with two, 80-yard passing plays, and touchdown scores of the 2011 season, joining James Vandenberg from Iowa (80-yard touchdown pass to Andre Debose vs. Furman, and 83-yard touchdown pass to Chris Rainey vs. Tennessee)…Was 144-of-240 on the season with 2,044 yards, 11 touchdowns and a completion percentage of 60.0…Tallied a 140.83 efficiency rating at the end of his redshirt senior season…Led the Gators to a 24-17 victory over Ohio State in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, completing 12-of-16 passes for 132 yards and tallying one touchdown pass to Deonte Thompson…Completed 9-of-15 passes for 104 yards against Florida State…Had a career game against Furman, recording the first 300-yard passing game of his career when he completed 16-of-28, threw for 329 yards in the air and four touchdowns…Went 13-of-21 with 119 yards against South Carolina…Threw for 173 yards against Vanderbilt, completing 16-of-24 passes for a quarterback rating of 127.2…Brantley averaged 20.4 yards per throw against Georgia, when he totaled 245 yards on 12 completions and had the second-highest output of his career…Against the Bulldogs, Brantley completed a pass for 72 yards to Jeff Demps and completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Reed…Had a career-best passing performance in a single half when he went 10-for-20 with 226 yards in the first half against the Bulldogs…Recorded the highest quarterback rating of his career against Alabama, 176.6, when he threw for 190 yards off 11 completions and topped it off with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Andre Debose on the first play of the game…His 190 yards were the second-most against the Tide in a single-game all season, and his 68.8 completion percentage was the highest for any QB against Alabama…Connected with Gerald Christian on a 45-yard touchdown pass against Kentucky where he completed 8 passes for 115 yards…Went 14-for-23 with two touchdowns and 213 yards against Tennessee…Had a career-long pass of 83 yards to Chris Rainey for a touchdown against the Vols, the pass was the fifth-longest passing play by the Gators at Florida Field in school history… He also tacked on a 1-yard touchdown pass to Trey Burton against the Vols…Was 12-for-19 with 195 yards against UAB…Threw for 229 yards against Florida Atlantic completing 21-of-30 passes with one touchdown off a 14-yard pass to Chris Rainey in the season opener.

 

2010: Was 200-of-329 on the season with 2,061 yards, nine touchdowns, and a completion percentage of 60.8…Was 6-for-13 for 41 yards in the Outback Bowl against Penn State while being utilized on third-down conversions in Florida’s three quarterback system…Went 6-of-12 for 52 yards at Florida State and threw a 20-yard touchdown…Was 16-of-22 for 222 yards against Appalachian State, and caught a TD pass, a five-yard grab from Jordan Reed…Recorded a quarterback rating of 148.40 against Appalachian State…The last time a starting quarterback had a receiving touchdown was in 1998, when Doug Johnson caught a 10-yard reception from wide receiver Travis McGriff against Georgia on October 31, 1998…Went 16-of-31 for 130 yards against South Carolina…Went 11-of-18 for 157 yards with two touchdowns against Vanderbilt…Recorded two passing touchdowns against Vanderbilt after not having thrown for a touchdown in the four previous games…Went 16-of-25 for 193 yards against Georgia, helping lead Florida to 450 yards of total offense, the Gators’ second-highest offensive showing of the season…Also averaged 8.1 yards per pass against the Bulldogs, the highest output of the season, and completed multiple passes to six different receivers…Recorded career highs in rushing attempts (nine), passing attempts (39), and tied his career high in completions (24) against Mississippi State…Went 24-of-39 for 210 yards against Mississippi State…Went 16-of-24 for 154 yards against LSU, including a 51-yard pass to Carl Moore in the fourth quarter…Went 16-of-31 for 202 yards against Alabama…Had a streak of 157 passes without an interception until the game against Kentucky – the second longest in school history. His last interception previously was against Vanderbilt in 2008…Went 24-for-35 for 248 yards and a touchdown, an 11-yard pass to Trey Burton in the first quarter against Kentucky…Completed 14 of 23 passes for 167 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee, a seven-yard pass to Frankie Hammond, Jr. that gave the Gators a 17-10 lead…Completed 18 of 31 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns versus USF…Completed 17 of 25 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener.

 

2009: Dressed for every game and saw action in seven…Finished the season 36-for-48 for 410 yards, seven touchdowns and zero interceptions…Also tallied 67 rushing yards on 13 carries…Was 9-for-13 with 146 passing yards and three touchdowns against FIU…Tallied 23 yards on three carries on the ground against the Golden Panthers…Went 3-for-3 for 19 yards to finish off a 27-3 victory over Vanderbilt in Gainesville…Was 4-for-6 for 30 yards at Kentucky, including an eight-yard scoring toss to Riley Cooper…Had 10 completions on 12 attempts for 135 yards while also connecting with Mike Gillislee on a six-yard toss for a touchdown in the win against Troy…Went 8-for-12 for 67 yards and two touchdowns against Charleston Southern…Also set career marks in rushing against the Buccaneers with six attempts for 40 yards, including a 23-yard carry.

 

2008: Dressed for every game and saw action in all contests except for Miami, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Alabama…Went 18-for-28 for 235 yards with three touchdowns and one interception…Led the Florida offense on 22 drives, with 10 ending in a touchdown…Threw his first career touchdown on a 38-yard pass to David Nelson in the fourth quarter against Kentucky…Saw his most action of the season after leading the Gators through 2.5 quarters versus The Citadel completing 8-of-11 for 110 yards and one score…Recorded the second touchdown of his career on a pass to Deonte Thompson in the win over Georgia…Made the first appearance of his career versus Hawaii, where he attempted one pass and rushed for one yard.

 

2007: Redshirted during his true freshman year…Dressed for all 13 games during the season but did not see any action.

 

PRIOR TO FLORIDA: Heralded as one of the top-three overall quarterback prospects in the nation by Rivals.com…Was chosen as a U.S. Army All-American and the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2006…Owned a 27-1 record as a starter and broke the state record for career touchdown passes with 99, topping the total of 98 shared by UF quarterback Tim Tebow and Florida State signal-caller Xavier Lee…Threw for 2,766 yards and 41 touchdowns in his final prep season…Established a Trinity Catholic career passing record with 6,802 yards…Was an all-state selection in Class 2B…A Scout.com five-star passer who was named the Most Valuable Player of the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp…As a junior, he threw for over 2,800 yards and had 41 touchdowns in leading Trinity Catholic to the Class 2B State title…During his sophomore season, Brantley threw for over 1,200 yards, 17 touchdowns and only one interception…Chose Florida over Texas.

 

BRANTLEY’S CAREER HIGHS

Passing Att.: 39 (Mississippi State, 2010)

Completions: 24 (2x, last vs. Mississippi State, 2010)

Longest Pass: 83 (Tennessee, 2011)

Passing Yards: 329 (Furman, 2011)

Passing TDs: 4 (Furman, 2011)

Interceptions: 3 (2x, last vs. FSU, 2011)

Rushing Attempts: 9 (Mississippi State, 2010)

Rushing Yards: 40 (Charleston Southern, 2009)

Rushing TDs: None

Longest Rush: 23 (Charleston Southern, 2009)

Receptions: 1 (2x, last vs. Appalachian State, 2010)

Receiving Yards: 5 (Appalachian State, 2010)

Receiving TDs: 1 (Appalachian State, 2010)

Longest Reception: 5 (Appalachian State, 2010)

 

CAREER STATISTICS

RUSHING	G	Att	Yds	TD	Lg	Avg/C	Avg/G
2008	9	9	8	0	9	0.9	0.9
2009	8	13	67	0	23	5.2	8.4
2010	13	52	-111	0	12	-2.1	-8.5
2011	11	25	-120	0	4	-4.8	-10.9
TOTAL	41	99	-156	0	23	-1.6	-3.8

 

PASSING	G	Att	Cmp	Int	Yds	TD	Lg	Pct	Avg/P	Avg/G	Effic
2008	9	28	18	1	235	3	38	64.3	8.4	26.1	163
2009	8	48	36	0	410	7	33	75	8.5	51.2	194.9
2010	13	329	200	10	2061	9	51	60.8	6.3	158.5	116.4
2011	11	240	144	7	2044	11	83	60	8.5	185.8	140.8
TOTAL	41	645	398	18	4750	30	83	61.7	7.4	115.9	133.3

 

TOTAL OFFENSE	G	Rush	Pass	Total	Avg/G
2008	9	8	235	243	27
2009	8	67	410	477	59.6
2010	13	-111	2061	1950	150
2011	11	-120	2044	1924	174.9
TOTAL	41	-156	4750	4594	112

 

RECEIVING	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Lg	Rec/G	Avg/C	Avg/G
2008	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	13	2	-5	1	5	0.2	-2.5	-0.4
2011	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	2	-5	1	5	0	-2.5	-0.1

 

SCORING	G	TD	Rush	Pass	Retn	PAT	2PAT	FG	Total	Avg/G
2008	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
2011	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.1

 

ALL PURPOSE	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	IR	Total	Avg/G
2008	9	8	0	0	0	0	8	0.9
2009	8	67	0	0	0	0	67	8.4
2010	13	-111	-5	0	0	0	-116	-8.9
2011	11	-120	0	0	0	0	-120	-10.9
TOTAL	41	-156	-5	0	0	0	-161	-3.9

 

 

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATS

2011		Rushing				Receiving				Passing				All
Date	Opponent	No.	Yds	TD	Lg	No.	Yds	TD	Lg	Cmp-Att-Int	Yds	TD	Lg	Purp
3-Sep-11	FAU	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	21-30-2	229	1	19	2
10-Sep-11	UAB	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	12-19-0	195	0	40	1
17-Sep-11	TENNESSEE	3	-22	0	2	0	0	0	0	14-23-0	213	2	83	-22
24-Sep-11	at Kentucky	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	8-14-0	115	1	45	2
1-Oct-11	ALABAMA	4	-19	0	4	0	0	0	0	11-16-1	190	1	65	-19
29-Oct-11	vs Georgia	6	-43	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-34-0	245	1