| Virginia Tech Hokies–No. 6 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Economics |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 8, 2000 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | George Washington |
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Grant Wells (born August 8, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies. [1] [2] [3] He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd.
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]
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]
| Year | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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