 Castellanos with Boston College in 2023 | |
| Boston College Eagles–No. 1 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Waycross, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | UCF (2022) Boston College (2023–present) |
| Bowl games |
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| High school | Ware County (GA) |
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Thomas Castellanos is an American football quarterback for the Boston College Eagles. He previously played for the UCF Knights.
Castellanos was born in Waycross, Georgia. [2] He attended Ware County High School where he played football, basketball and track and field. [3] As a junior, he was named first-team all-state at quarterback while leading his team to a 10–2 record and throwing for 2,881 yards and 23 touchdowns, additionally rushing for 939 yards and 24 touchdowns. [4] As senior, he threw for 2,613 yards and 25 scores while adding 968 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. [5] Castellanos totaled 7,710 passing yards and 3,681 rushing yards for Ware County, also playing defensive back in addition to quarterback. [6] He committed to play college football for the UCF Knights. [7] [8]
As a true freshman with the UCF Knights in 2022, Castellanos appeared in five games and completed 9-of-16 pass attempts for 75 yards. [6] He entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season and ultimately transferred to Boston College. [9]
Castellanos was named backup to Emmett Morehead to begin the 2023 season, but replaced him in the first half of the season opener against Northern Illinois. [10] Entering the game with his team down 14–0, he helped them comeback before losing in overtime, leading them in passing and rushing while also being responsible for all three of their touchdowns. [10] He was named the team's full-time starting quarterback afterwards. [11] In his first start, he led Boston College to a 31–28 win over Holy Cross while completing 17-of-23 pass attempts for 204 yards and two touchdowns, additionally having 69 rushing yards off 16 attempts. [12] In his second start, he helped the Eagles come close to upsetting third-ranked Florida State, throwing for 305 yards and a touchdown and running for 95 yards and another score in the 31–29 loss. [13]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| UCF Knights | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0–0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 75 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 95.6 | 14 | 120 | 8.6 | 1 |
| Boston College Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 7–6 | 189 | 330 | 57.3 | 2,248 | 6.8 | 15 | 14 | 121.0 | 215 | 1,114 | 5.2 | 13 |
| Career | 17 | 11 | 7–6 | 187 | 328 | 57.0 | 2,221 | 6.8 | 15 | 14 | 121.1 | 208 | 1,077 | 5.2 | 12 |
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