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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Exercise and Sport Science |
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| Born: | May 30, 2002 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Prince Avenue Christian School |
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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.
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]
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]
On December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats. [18]
| 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 |
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