Joey Aguilar

Joey Aguilar is an American football quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played at Diablo Valley College and for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

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 rush for 151 yards and four touchdowns. Aguilar enrolled to play college football at Diablo Valley College.

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.

Appalachian State

For his junior year, Aguilar committed to playing Division I college football at Appalachian State University. He was named backup quarterback behind Ryan Burger. 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. He was named the starting quarterback for their week 2 matchup versus North Carolina. 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. 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. 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.