Brock Vandagriff Explained
Brock Vandagriff |
School: | Kentucky Wildcats |
Currentposition: | Quarterback |
Currentnumber: | 12 |
Class: | Junior |
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Birth Date: | 30 May 2002 |
Major: | Exercise and Sport Science |
Heightft: | 6 |
Heightin: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
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Highschool: | Prince Avenue Christian School |
Espn: | 4432782 |
Brock Benefield Vandagriff (born May 30, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a member of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs that won back-to-back national championships.
High school career
Vandagriff played high school football at Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia. Vandagriff was a five-star recruit coming out of high school.[1] He originally committed to play college football at Oklahoma, but later decommitted after concerns about playing far away from home.[2] He later committed to Georgia.[3] [4]
College career
Georgia
In Georgia's G-Day spring game Vandagriff went six of nine for 47 yards.[5] He spent most of 2021 as a backup to Stetson Bennett and incumbent starter JT Daniels.[6] He made his college football debut against UAB.[7] He also played in reserve in Georgia's win over FCS opponent Charleston Southern.[8] The team went on to win the Orange Bowl and a national championship.[9] [10]
In 2022, Vandagriff appeared in three games against Samford,[11] South Carolina, and Vanderbilt. He only attempted two passes as both went for incompletions; he also had one rush attempt for seven yards.[12] The team went on to win the Peach Bowl and back-to-back national championships.[13] [14]
In 2023, Vandagriff competed with redshirt junior Carson Beck and redshirt freshman Gunner Stockton for the starting quarterback job at Georgia, with Beck being named the starter.[15] He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.[16] [17]
Kentucky
On December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats.[18]
Statistics
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing |
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
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Georgia Bulldogs |
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2021 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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2022 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
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2023 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 165 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 180.3 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 |
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Kentucky Wildcats |
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2024 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Career | 13 | 0 | 0–0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 165 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 154.6 | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Brock Vandagriff, 2021 Pro-style quarterback . July 1, 2021 . Rivals.com.
- Web site: West . Jenna . January 1, 2020 . Brock Vandagriff Decommits From Oklahoma . July 1, 2021 . SI All-American . en.
- Web site: Chiari . Mike . January 21, 2020 . 5-Star QB Brock Vandagriff Commits to Georgia over Oklahoma, Auburn, More . July 1, 2021 . Bleacher Report . en.
- Web site: Griffith . Mike . September 8, 2021 . Kirby Smart: Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff impressing in practice, notes scout teammers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175354/https://www.wgauradio.com/sports/college/kirby-smart-georgia-qb-brock-vandagriff-impressing-practice-notes-scout-teammers/QSOWF7FWA5HWTOC4JG37BWJ6TE/ . October 29, 2021 . October 14, 2021 . WGAU . en.
- Web site: Weiszer . Marc . April 17, 2021 . G-Day 2021: Five takeaways from UGA football's spring game . March 10, 2023 . Online Athens .
- Web site: Schuster . Blake . September 10, 2021 . Report: JT Daniels to Miss Georgia's Home Opener vs. UAB with Oblique Injury . March 10, 2023 . Bleacher Report .
- Web site: Brock Vandagriff – 2022 – Football . March 10, 2023 . University of Georgia Athletics . en.
- Web site: Reno . Harrison . November 20, 2021 . Brock Vandagriff Checks In at Quarterback . March 10, 2023 . si.com.
- Web site: Wallace . Eric J. . December 31, 2021 . 2021 Orange Bowl: 5 takeaways from Georgia's playoff thrashing of Michigan . March 10, 2023 . The Palm Beach Post .
- Web site: Fore . Elise . January 11, 2022 . Georgia Bulldogs Crowned 2021–2022 National Champions . March 10, 2023 . ESPN 98.1 FM – 850 AM WRUF .
- Web site: Odum . Charles . September 10, 2022 . No. 2 Georgia's defense dominates in shutout of Samford . March 10, 2023 . WJXT .
- Web site: Brock Vandagriff Stats . March 10, 2023 . ESPN .
- Web site: Schmidt . Lori . Kaufman . Joey . Gay . Colin . Harrington . Joe . January 1, 2023 . OSU's Noah Ruggles' 50-yard FG attempt goes wide left, Georgia wins Peach Bowl 42–41 . March 10, 2023 . The Columbus Dispatch .
- Web site: Almasy . Steve . January 10, 2023 . Georgia Bulldogs crush the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 65–7 to win second consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship . March 10, 2023 . CNN .
- Web site: Vitale . Joe . Georgia football's quarterback room for 2023 season . ugwire.com . usatoday.com . March 10, 2023 . January 22, 2023.
- News: December 4, 2023 . Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff enters transfer portal . December 7, 2023 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . English . 1539-7459.
- Web site: Emerson . Seth . Georgia backup QB Brock Vandagriff to enter transfer portal . December 7, 2023 . The Athletic . en.
- Web site: VanHaaren . Tom . QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky . ESPN.com . 2023-12-06 . 2024-08-08.