Ken Seals

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Ken Seals
TCU Horned Frogs–No. 19
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Major Human and Organizational Development
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High school Weatherford (Weatherford, Texas)

Kenneth Austin Seals is an American football quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

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Early life and high school

Seals grew up in Azle, Texas and attended Azle High School before transferring to Weatherford High School during his sophomore year making him ineligible for that season. [1] In his high school career, Seals completed a school-record of 5,714 passing yards and 53 passing touchdowns. He also completed 187 carries with 712 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. [2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Vanderbilt University over offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana State, NC State, Nevada, Princeton, Rutgers and UTEP. [3] [4]

College career

Vanderbilt

During Seals's true freshman season in 2020, he played in and started nine games while being the team's starting quarterback making him the third SEC true freshman quarterback to start a season opener since 1972. [5] [6] He finished the season with completing 186 out of 288 passing attempts for 1,928 yards along with 12 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. [7]

During the 2021 season, he played in eight games and started seven of them. He finished the season with completing 127 out of 225 passing attempts for 1,181 yards with five touchdown passes against eight interceptions. [8]

Seals did not see game action during the 2022 season. [9]

During the 2023 season, he played in nine games and started six of them. He was named the starting quarterback against Missouri to replace AJ Swann who suffered an injury. [10] He finished the season with completing 98 out of 170 passing attempts for 1,122 yards and 10 touchdowns against four interceptions. [11] Seals entered the transfer portal on November 29, 2023. [12]

TCU

On January 4, 2024, Seals announced that he would be transferring to TCU. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Borne, Kyle (June 14, 2017). "Seals ruled ineligible for sophomore season". Weatherford Democrat . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Football Stats - Ken Seals". MaxPreps.com. July 30, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ken Seals, Weatherford, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Forrest (April 4, 2019). "Ken Seals commits to Vanderbilt". Weatherford Democrat . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gosset, Brian (September 25, 2020). "Weatherford's Ken Seals will start at QB for Vanderbilt". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Bishop, Chad (December 11, 2020). "Seals' First Season". Vanderbilt Commodores . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ken Seals 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ken Seals 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ken Seals". Vanderbilt Commodores . 18 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Samra, Steve (September 30, 2023). "Report: Ken Seals to start at QB for Vanderbilt, AJ Swann available vs. Missouri". On3.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ken Seals 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
  13. ↑ Goldkamp, Thomas (January 4, 2024). "Vanderbilt quarterback transfer Ken Seals commits to TCU". On3.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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