Brock Vandagriff
Kentucky Wildcats
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorExercise and Sport Science
Personal information
Born: (2002-05-30) May 30, 2002 (age 21)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPrince Avenue Christian School
Career highlights and awards

Brock Benefield Vandagriff (born May 30, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a member of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs that won back-to-back national championships.

High school career

Vandagriff played high school football at Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia. Vandagriff was a five-star recruit coming out of high school.[1] He originally committed to play college football at Oklahoma, but later decommitted after concerns about playing far away from home.[2] He later committed to Georgia.[3][4]

College career

Georgia

In Georgia's G-Day spring game Vandagriff went six of nine for 47 yards.[5] He spent most of 2021 as a backup to Stetson Bennett and incumbent starter JT Daniels.[6] He made his college football debut against UAB.[7] He also played in reserve in Georgia's win over FCS opponent Charleston Southern.[8] The team went on to win the Orange Bowl and a national championship.[9][10]

In 2022, Vandagriff appeared in three games against Samford,[11] South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.[7] He only attempted two passes as both went for incompletions; he also had one rush attempt for seven yards.[12] The team went on to win the Peach Bowl and back-to-back national championships.[13][14]

In 2023, Vandagriff competed with redshirt junior Carson Beck and redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton for the starting quarterback job at Georgia, with Beck being named the starter.[15] He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.[16][17]

Kentucky

On December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats.[18]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Georgia Bulldogs
2021 2 0 0–0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
2022 3 0 0–0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0
2023 8 0 0–0 12 18 66.7 165 9.2 2 0 180.3 5 39 7.8 0
Kentucky Wildcats
2024 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 13 0 0–0 12 21 57.1 165 7.9 2 0 154.6 6 46 7.7 0

References

  1. ^ "Brock Vandagriff, 2021 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ West, Jenna (January 1, 2020). "Brock Vandagriff Decommits From Oklahoma". SI All-American. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Chiari, Mike (January 21, 2020). "5-Star QB Brock Vandagriff Commits to Georgia over Oklahoma, Auburn, More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Griffith, Mike (September 8, 2021). "Kirby Smart: Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff impressing in practice, notes scout teammers". WGAU. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Weiszer, Marc (April 17, 2021). "G-Day 2021: Five takeaways from UGA football's spring game". Online Athens. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Schuster, Blake (September 10, 2021). "Report: JT Daniels to Miss Georgia's Home Opener vs. UAB with Oblique Injury". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Brock Vandagriff – 2022 – Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Reno, Harrison (November 20, 2021). "Brock Vandagriff Checks In at Quarterback". si.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Wallace, Eric J. (December 31, 2021). "2021 Orange Bowl: 5 takeaways from Georgia's playoff thrashing of Michigan". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Fore, Elise (January 11, 2022). "Georgia Bulldogs Crowned 2021–2022 National Champions". ESPN 98.1 FM – 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Odum, Charles (September 10, 2022). "No. 2 Georgia's defense dominates in shutout of Samford". WJXT. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Brock Vandagriff Stats". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. ^ Schmidt, Lori; Kaufman, Joey; Gay, Colin; Harrington, Joe (January 1, 2023). "OSU's Noah Ruggles' 50-yard FG attempt goes wide left, Georgia wins Peach Bowl 42–41". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  14. ^ Almasy, Steve (January 10, 2023). "Georgia Bulldogs crush the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 65–7 to win second consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Vitale, Joe (January 22, 2023). "Georgia football's quarterback room for 2023 season". ugwire.com. usatoday.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  16. ^ Sports, A. J. C. "Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff enters transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Emerson, Seth. "Georgia backup QB Brock Vandagriff to enter transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky". ESPN.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

External links

2021 Georgia Bulldogs football—consensus national champions
2022 Georgia Bulldogs football—consensus national champions
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