Garrett Greene

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Garrett Greene
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Greene with the West Virginia Mountaineers in 2024
Personal information
Born: (2001-10-01) October 1, 2001 (age 23)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Position: Wide receiver
High school: Chiles (Leon County, Florida)
College: West Virginia (2020–2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Garrett Greene (born October 1, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football as a quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

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Early life

Greene attended Chiles High School, where he passed for 2,917 yards and 25 touchdowns and rushed for 2,660 yards and 31 touchdowns. [1] He committed to play college football at West Virginia University over other schools such as Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and TCU. [2]

College career

As a freshman in 2020, Greene completed three of four passes for 24 yards and rushed six times for 40 yards. [3] In the 2021 season opener, he threw for 57 yards and rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns in a 66-0 win over LIU. [4] Greene finished the 2021 season completing 16 of 26 passes for 147 yards, while also rushing for 297 yards and four touchdowns on 48 carries. [3] In week 11, Greene replaced starter JT Daniels, who was benched in the first quarter, and completed 12 of 22 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-20 win over Oklahoma. [5] [6] The next week, West Virginia announced that he would get his first career start. [7] In his first start Greene completed 15 of 27 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions, while also rushing for a touchdown, in a 48-31 loss to Kansas State. [8] [9] He finished the 2022 season completing 43 of 78 passing attempts for 493 yards and five touchdowns to three interceptions, and rushing for 276 yards and five touchdowns, while also hauling in four receptions for 32 yards. [3] In week 2 of the 2023 season, he completed ten passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Duquesne. [10]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
West Virginia Mountaineers
2020 200–03475.0246.000125.46406.70
2021 1100–0162661.51475.700109.0473066.54
2022 921–1437855.14936.353121.7452766.15
2023 12128–414727753.12,4068.7164142.21207726.413
2024 11114–718931560.02,3007.31512132.81347345.56
Career [3] 452513–1239870056.95,3707.73619132.83522,1286.028

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m)		195 lb
(88 kg)		29 in
(0.74 m)		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.50 s1.56 s2.62 s4.08 s6.84 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from Pro Day [11] [12]

Greene signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. [13] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Garrett Greene". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Taylor, G. Allen (December 16, 2019). "Riled up: Why West Virginia QB recruit Garrett Greene plays with an unrelenting edge". The Athletic. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Garrett Greene College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Raby, John. "Young WVU QB thrives, status unknown vs No. 15 Virginia Tech". AP News. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Martinez, Justin (November 13, 2022). "'He played inspired': OU struggles to contain Garrett Greene in loss to West Virginia". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Greene shines in relief, Legg's FG lifts WVU over Oklahoma". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ Thamel, Pete. "Sources: West Virginia to start Garrett Greene at QB". ESPN. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Hunter, Greg. "WVU football: Greene bounced back after shaky start vs. Kansas State". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ Green, Arne (November 19, 2022). "Recap: Kansas State football beats West Virginia, 48-31, moves to 8-3 overall". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Garrett Greene tosses 4 TDs as West Virginia routs Duquesne". Albany Herald. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Garrett Greene College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Garrett Greene RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ Smith, Scott (May 9, 2025). "Bucs Fill Out Offseason Roster with 15 UDFA Signings". Buccaneers.com.
  14. ↑ Smith, Scott. "Kyle Trask, Trey Palmer Among Cuts as Bucs Get Roster Down to 53". buccaneers.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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