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

Early life

Aguilar was born in Antioch, California and attended high school at Freedom High School. In Aguilar's high school career he would complete 336 of his 552 pass attempts for 5,575 yards and 59 touchdowns to 14 interceptions. Aguilar would also rush for 151 yards and four touchdowns. Aguilar decided to enroll to play

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at Diablo Valley College.

College career

Diablo Valley

In Aguilar's career at Diablo Valley, he would complete 228 out of his 379 passing attempts for 2,992 yards and 21 touchdowns with ten interceptions. Aguilar would also rush for 619 yards and two touchdowns, while also hauling in one reception.

Appalachian State

For his junior year, Aguilar decided to commit to playing Division I college football at

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

. Prior to the 2023 season, former starting quarterback

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signed with the BC Lions of the CFL and is currently a rookie as the 3rd string and with Aguilars transfer he was then 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 as he helped Appalachian State beat Gardner-Webb. Aguilar would be named as the starting quarterback for their week two matchup versus North Carolina. In his first start against North Carolina, Aguilar would go 22 for 43 passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns with an interception but the Moutanineers would fall to the Tar Heels. In week three, Aguilar would complete 17 of his 29 passing attempts for 241 yards and three touchdowns with an interception, while also adding a touchdown on the ground as he helped Appalachian State beat

East Carolina East Carolina University (ECU) is a public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a teacher training school, East Carolina has grown from its orig ...

. In week five, Aguilar would have a breakout game, going 27 for 39 on his passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions, as he helped the Mountaineers beat

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41–40.

References

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Diablo Valley Vikings bioAppalachian State Mountaineers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aguilar, Joey American football quarterbacks Appalachian State Mountaineers football players Diablo Valley Vikings football players Living people People from Oakley, California Players of American football from Contra Costa County, California Sportspeople from Antioch, California Year of birth missing (living people)