Personal information | |
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Born: | Winter Park, Florida, U.S. | October 5, 1995
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Wharton (Tampa, Florida) |
College: | Marshall (2015–2017) |
Position: | Quarterback |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall University. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Litton attended Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior in 2013, he threw for nearly 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns. [1] He originally committed to play football for the USF Bulls, but decommitted before his senior year. [2] He then did not sign with any school on 2014 National Signing Day and announced that he would be attending a prep school and that he would reclassify into the class of 2015. [3] However, Litton chose not to attend prep school and instead committed to play football for the Marshall Thundering Herd as a class of 2014 recruit. [4]
As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not originally the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback, but took over the starting role in the third game of the season. [5] In 11 games, Litton threw for 2,605 yards and 23 touchdowns, a Marshall freshman record. [6]
In 2016, as a sophomore, Litton started ten games at quarterback, missing two games due to both injury and suspension. [7] [8] He threw for 2,612 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions. [9]
As a junior in 2017, Litton started all 13 of Marshall's games, completing 266 of 443 passes for 3,115 yards and 25 touchdowns. [10] After the season, Litton declared for the 2018 NFL draft. [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.90 s | 1.66 s | 2.85 s | 4.53 s | 7.49 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | ||
All values from NFL Combine [12] [13] |
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Litton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018. [14] [15] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [16] [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019. [18] On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts. [19]
On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019. [20]
Litton was allocated to the Seattle Dragons before the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. [21]
Litton was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers on January 19, 2020. [22] He was waived on March 6, 2020. [23]
Litton signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on March 11, 2021. [24] He was released on July 10, 2021. [25]
On May 1, 2022 the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced they had signed Litton. [26] He was released on June 18, 2022. [27]
On November 22, 2022, Litton signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [28] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 14, 2023. [29] He was released on September 26, 2023. [30]
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