Grant Wells
Virginia Tech Hokies – No. 8 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | August 18, 2000 |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | George Washington |
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Grant Wells (born August 18, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[1][2][3] He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
College career
Marshall
As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Wells completed 165 of 270 passes for 2,091 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named to the Maxwell Award watch list prior to the 2021 season.[4]
In 2021, Wells repeated as a redshirt freshman. During the regular season, he completed 280 of 419 passes for 3,433 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.[5] He ranked 12th in passing yards among all Division I FBS players.[6]
Virginia Tech
On January 6, 2022, Wells announced that he had transferred to Virginia Tech.[7] On August 17, head coach Brent Pry announced that Wells would be the Hokies' week 1 starter against Old Dominion.[8]
Statistics
Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2019 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
2020 | Marshall | 10 | 165 | 270 | 61.1 | 2,091 | 7.7 | 18 | 9 | 141.5 | 54 | 174 | 3.2 | 2 |
2021 | Marshall | 13 | 295 | 444 | 66.4 | 3,535 | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 139.4 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 7 |
2022 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 197 | 5.3 | 1 | 4 | 88.8 | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 |
Career | 25 | 481 | 751 | 64.0 | 5,823 | 7.8 | 35 | 26 | 137.6 | 122 | 276 | 2.3 | 10 |
Source:[9]
References
- ^ "Marshall football: Grant Wells has to prove himself again in new system". Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2021.
- ^ Joe Brocato (July 24, 2021). "Marshall football: Grant Wells' growth evident to teammates". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "Former GW quarterback Grant Wells looks to climb depth chart". West Virginia Metro News. April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Marshall QB Grant Wells named to the Maxwell Award Watch List". The Herald-Dispatch. July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Grant Wells". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "College Football Player Passing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Bitter, Andy (September 1, 2022). "Why did Grant Wells transfer to Virginia Tech? Inside his path to the Hokies". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ Hale, David M. (August 17, 2022). "Marshall transfer Grant Wells named Virginia Tech's starting quarterback". ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Grant Wells College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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