Grant Wells Season 2022

Awards & Honors
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2023: Played in six games, making two starts ... completed 38 of his 69 passes for 521 yards and five touchdowns ... rushed 17 times for 75 yards and a touchdown ... made a 60-yard run during the fourth quarter with the Hokies leading, 48-15 at Boston College (Nov. 11) ... recorded 240+ passing yards (243) and threw for two or more touchdowns for the second consecutive game vs. Purdue (Sept. 9) ... completed 17-of-29 passes, recorded four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing), and threw for 251 passing yards vs. Old Dominion in the season opener ... set career highs at Virginia Tech in touchdown passes (three) and total touchdowns (four); previous career highs were achieved during 2021 season at Marshall ... targeted nine receivers vs. ODU.

2022: Made 11 starts at quarterback ... Ranks eighth among ACC players in total offense (216.6 yards per game) and 9th in passing yards per game (197.4) ... Delivered the fifth longest pass completion among FBS quarterbacks during the 2022 season (85-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Smith – Oct. 27 vs. NC State); play marks the fourth such longest resulting in a touchdown ... Completed 196 passes for 2,171 passing yards and nine touchdowns ... Leads Tech in rushing attempts (111) and rushing touchdowns (six); ranks third in rushing yards (212) ... Charted 16 completions totaling 177 passing yards, including his 53-yard touchdown pass to Da’Wain Lofton; led Tech in carries (eight), totaling 11 rushing yards at Duke (Nov. 12) ... Threw his 53-yard touchdown pass to Lofton on Tech’s second offensive play from scrimmage ... Completed 14-of-25 passes for 164 passing yards; set a career high for rushing attempts (19), tallying 32 rushing yards and a 3-yard touchdown run against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5) ... Threw 11 completions totaling 243 passing yards, including his 85-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Smith; rushed 11 times for 17 yards and two touchdowns at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27) ... Had completions of 85 (career long), 50 and 36 yards ... Set a season long with his 20-yard touchdown run ... Landed 21 completions for 179 passing yards, including his 14-yard touchdown pass to Malachi Thomas; set a career high with 16 carries totaling 35 rushing yards, making a 3-yard touchdown run against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Led two touchdown drives during the fourth quarter to pull the Hokies within 20-14 with 3:20 to play in regulation ... Connected on 25-of-47 passes for 277 passing yards and one touchdown; ran the ball nine times for 15 rushing yards at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Da’Wain Lofton during the third quarter ... Completed 16-of-26 passes for 139 passing yards with one interception; had six carries totaling 17 rushing yards, including his 2-yard touchdown run at North Carolina (Oct. 1) ... Threw 16 completions totaling 193 passing yards, including his 28-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Smith; carried the ball six times for 15 rushing yards against West Virginia (Sept. 22) ... Recorded his ninth career 300-yard passing game (his first at Tech), connecting on 26-of-35 passes for 314 passing yards and two passing touchdowns; had four carries against Wofford (Sept. 17) ... Became the first Tech quarterback to throw 10 or more completions during the first quarter (12) since 2003 (Bryan Randall, 10 – Aug. 31 vs. UCF).

2021 at Marshall: Started all 13 games at quarterback, completing 66 percent of his passes for more than 35 hundred yards and 16 touchdowns ... Earned honorable mention all-conference accolades.

2020 at Marshall: Started ten games at quarterback completing 165 of 270 passes for nearly 21 hundred yards ... Tossed 18 touchdown passes, with a 61 percent completion rate ... Fifth nationally in passing yards by freshman quarterbacks … Fourth-most passing TDs by a freshman QB in the nation … Led Conference USA in passing yards and passing touchdowns Selected by the coaches as the Conference USA all-conference first team quarterback … Only freshman QB to make the league’s all-conference first team in history ... Named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week three times.
 
2019 at Marshall: Enrolled in January 2019 and participated in spring football drills … Served as the No. 3 quarterback and backup punter … Saw action in one game, carrying the ball on a fake punt … Preserved his redshirt status.
 
High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … Listed by Rivals.com and ESPN.com as West Virginia's eighth-best talent … Played baseball at George Washington as well.

Personal: Son of David and Tamra Wells ... Majoring in economics.