Grant Wells
Virginia Tech Hokies – No. 6
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
MajorEconomics
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-08) August 8, 2000 (age 23)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolGeorge Washington

Grant Wells (born August 8, 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 GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
Marshall Thundering Herd
2019 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 — 1 1 1.0 0
2020 10 165 270 61.1 2,091 7.7 18 9 141.5 54 174 3.2 2
2021 13 295 444 66.4 3,535 8.0 16 13 139.4 60 56 0.9 7
Virginia Tech Hokies
2022 11 196 332 59.0 2,171 6.5 9 9 117.5 111 212 1.9 6
2023 2 33 62 53.2 494 8.0 5 2 140.3 14 3 0.2 1
Career 37 689 1,109 62.1 8,288 7.5 48 33 133.2 240 446 1.9 16

References

  1. ^ "Marshall football: Grant Wells has to prove himself again in new system". Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Joe Brocato (July 24, 2021). "Marshall football: Grant Wells' growth evident to teammates". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  3. ^ "Former GW quarterback Grant Wells looks to climb depth chart". West Virginia Metro News. April 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Marshall QB Grant Wells named to the Maxwell Award Watch List". The Herald-Dispatch. July 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Grant Wells". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Football Player Passing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Hale, David M. (August 17, 2022). "Marshall transfer Grant Wells named Virginia Tech's starting quarterback". ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

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Virginia Tech Hokies starting quarterbacks
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