Brock Vandagriff

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Brock Vandagriff
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Vandagriff in 2022
No. 12
Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2002-05-30) May 30, 2002 (age 23)
Bogart, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High school Prince Avenue Christian School
Career highlights and awards

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

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Early life

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] In 11 games for Kentucky, he threw for 1,593 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. On December 29, 2024, Vandagriff announced his retirement from football. [19]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2021 Georgia 200–0010.000.0000.0000.00
2022 Georgia 300–0020.000.0000.0177.00
2023 Georgia 800–0121866.71659.220180.35397.80
2024 Kentucky 11114–712521857.31,5937.3108126.5901311.50
Career 24114–713723957.31,7587.4128129.0961771.80


References

  1. ↑ "Brock Vandagriff, 2021 Pro-style quarterback". 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff enters transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 4, 2023. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  17. ↑ Emerson, Seth (December 4, 2023). "Georgia backup QB Brock Vandagriff to enter transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  18. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (December 6, 2023). "QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  19. ↑ Luckett, Adam (December 29, 2024). "Brock Vandagriff is retiring from football". on3.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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