Grant Wells

Grant Wells
No. 6
Position	Quarterback
Major	Economics
Personal information
Born:	August 8, 2000 (age 24); Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College	Marshall (2019–2021); Virginia Tech (2022–2023);
High school	George Washington
	Stats at ESPN ; Stats at CBS Sports ;

Last updated February 14, 2025

Grant Wells (born August 8, 2000) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Marshall Thundering Herd and Virginia Tech Hokies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

College career

Marshall

As a redshirt freshman in 2020, Wells completed 165 of 270 passes for 2,091 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named to the Maxwell Award watch list prior to the 2021 season.^[4]

In 2021, Wells repeated as a redshirt freshman. During the regular season, he completed 280 of 419 passes for 3,433 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.^[5] He ranked 12th in passing yards among all Division I FBS players.^[6]

Virginia Tech

On January 6, 2022, Wells announced that he had transferred to Virginia Tech.^[7] On August 17, head coach Brent Pry announced that Wells would be the Hokies' week 1 starter against Old Dominion.^[8] In that game, however, Virginia Tech lost to the Monarchs 20-17; Wells threw 4 interceptions.

Statistics

Year	GP	Passing								Rushing
Year	GP	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Marshall Thundering Herd
2019	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	—	1	1	1.0	0
2020	10	165	270	61.1	2,091	7.7	18	9	141.5	54	174	3.2	2
2021	13	295	444	66.4	3,535	8.0	16	13	139.4	60	56	0.9	7
Virginia Tech Hokies
2022	11	196	332	59.0	2,171	6.5	9	9	117.5	111	212	1.9	6
2023	2	33	62	53.2	494	8.0	5	2	140.3	14	3	0.2	1
Career	37	689	1,109	62.1	8,288	7.5	48	33	133.2	240	446	1.9	16

References

↑ "Marshall football: Grant Wells has to prove himself again in new system". Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2021.
↑ Brocato, Joe (July 24, 2021). "Marshall football: Grant Wells' growth evident to teammates". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
↑ Brocato, Joe (April 1, 2020). "Former GW quarterback Grant Wells looks to climb depth chart at Marshall". WV MetroNews. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
↑ "Marshall QB Grant Wells named to the Maxwell Award Watch List". The Herald-Dispatch . July 19, 2021.
↑ "Grant Wells". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
↑ "College Football Player Passing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
↑ Bitter, Andy (September 1, 2022). "Why did Grant Wells transfer to Virginia Tech? Inside his path to the Hokies". The Athletic . Retrieved September 2, 2022.
↑ Hale, David M. (August 17, 2022). "Marshall transfer Grant Wells named Virginia Tech's starting quarterback". ESPN . Retrieved September 2, 2022.

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[1] "Marshall football: Grant Wells has to prove himself again in new system". Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 26, 2021.

[2] Brocato, Joe (July 24, 2021). "Marshall football: Grant Wells' growth evident to teammates". Charleston Gazette-Mail.

[l415-3] Brocato, Joe (April 1, 2020). "Former GW quarterback Grant Wells looks to climb depth chart at Marshall". WV MetroNews. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[4] "Marshall QB Grant Wells named to the Maxwell Award Watch List". The Herald-Dispatch . July 19, 2021.

[5] "Grant Wells". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[6] "College Football Player Passing Stats 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[7] Bitter, Andy (September 1, 2022). "Why did Grant Wells transfer to Virginia Tech? Inside his path to the Hokies". The Athletic . Retrieved September 2, 2022.

[8] Hale, David M. (August 17, 2022). "Marshall transfer Grant Wells named Virginia Tech's starting quarterback". ESPN . Retrieved September 2, 2022.

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