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American football player (born 2000) Not to be confused with Grant Charles Wells.

Grant Wells
No. 6
PositionQuarterback
MajorEconomics
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-08) August 8, 2000 (age 24)
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 former college football quarterback. He played for the Marshall Thundering Herd and Virginia Tech Hokies.

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.

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. He ranked 12th in passing yards among all Division I FBS players.

Virginia Tech

On January 6, 2022, Wells announced that he had transferred to Virginia Tech. On August 17, head coach Brent Pry announced that Wells would be the Hokies' week 1 starter against Old Dominion.

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. Brocato, Joe (July 24, 2021). "Marshall football: Grant Wells' growth evident to teammates". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  3. Brocato, Joe (April 1, 2020). "Former GW quarterback Grant Wells looks to climb depth chart at Marshall". WV MetroNews. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  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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Marshall Thundering Herd starting quarterbacks
Virginia Tech Hokies starting quarterbacks
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  • Sid Fraser (1893)
  • Joseph Massie (1894)
  • Doug Martin (1895–1896)
  • William F. Bell (1897–1898)
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  • Charles Edgar Bear (1902–1903)
  • Edwin Harris (1904)
  • James Nutter (1905)
  • Eugene M. Wilson (1906)
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  • John Hughes (1909–1910)
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  • Joe Engleby (1915)
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  • William Lybrook (1917; 1920)
  • Wesley Bonney (1918)
  • Hank Crisp (1919)
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  • Bob German (1969)
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  • David Lamie (1977–1978)
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  • Kyron Drones (2023–2024)
  • Collin Schlee (2024)
  • William Watson III (2024)


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