Chase Litton Explained

Chase Litton
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:5 October 1995
Birth Place:Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:230
High School:Wharton (Tampa, Florida)
College:Marshall (2015–2017)
Undraftedyear:2018
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Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall University. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

Litton attended Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior in 2013, he threw for nearly 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] He originally committed to play football for the USF Bulls, but decommitted before his senior year.[2] He then did not sign with any school on 2014 National Signing Day and announced that he would be attending a prep school and that he would reclassify into the class of 2015.[3] However, Litton chose not to attend prep school and instead committed to play football for the Marshall Thundering Herd as a class of 2014 recruit.[4]

College career

As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not originally the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback, but took over the starting role in the third game of the season.[5] In 11 games, Litton threw for 2,605 yards and 23 touchdowns, a Marshall freshman record.[6]

In 2016, as a sophomore, Litton started ten games at quarterback, missing two games due to both injury and suspension.[7] [8] He threw for 2,612 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions.[9]

As a junior in 2017, Litton started all 13 of Marshall's games, completing 266 of 443 passes for 3,115 yards and 25 touchdowns.[10] After the season, Litton declared for the 2018 NFL draft.[11]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Litton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018.[12] [13] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14] [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019.[16] On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts.[17]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.[18]

Seattle Dragons

Litton was allocated to the Seattle Dragons before the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.[19]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Litton was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers on January 19, 2020.[20] He was waived on March 6, 2020.[21]

Ottawa Redblacks

Litton signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on March 11, 2021.[22] He was released on July 10, 2021.[23]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On May 1, 2022 the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced they had signed Litton.[24] He was released on June 18, 2022.[25]

Calgary Stampeders

On November 22, 2022, Litton signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[26] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 14, 2023.[27] He was released on September 26, 2023.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chase Litton Bio. Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site. January 14, 2018. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124805/http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/chase_litton_977665.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Wharton QB Chase Litton decommits from USF. July 31, 2013. The Laker/Lutz News. January 14, 2018.
  3. News: Johnston . Joey . Ex-Wharton star Litton finds his way as starting QB at Marshall . 2019-12-24 . . 22 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023182333/http://tbo.com/sports/colleges/ex-wharton-star-litton-finds-his-way-as-starting-qb-at-marshall-20151022/ . 2015-10-23.
  4. Web site: Ex-Wharton High star Chase Litton finds home at Marshall. Tampa Bay Times. January 14, 2018.
  5. Web site: Chase Litton back to lead Marshall at quarterback. USA Today. January 14, 2018.
  6. Web site: Chase Litton 2015 Player Statistics. cfbstats.com. January 14, 2018.
  7. Web site: Marshall QB reportedly out for U of L. courier journal. January 14, 2018.
  8. Web site: Marshall QB Chase Litton won't dwell on 2016 failures. July 29, 2017 . Charleston Gazette-Mail. January 14, 2018.
  9. Web site: Chase Litton 2016 Player Statistics. cfbstats.com. January 14, 2018.
  10. Web site: Chase Litton 2017 Player Statistics. cfbstats.com. January 14, 2018.
  11. Web site: Herd's Litton declares for NFL Draft. January 14, 2018 . herald-dispatch.com. January 14, 2018.
  12. Web site: Chase Litton - Kansas City Chiefs - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com. www.rotoworld.com. April 30, 2018.
  13. Web site: Meet the Kansas City Chiefs' 14 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents for 2018. Chiefs.com. May 5, 2018.
  14. Web site: Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53. Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad. Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
  16. Web site: Chiefs sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts . Goldman . Charles . January 23, 2019 . Chiefs Wire . USA Today.
  17. Web site: Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53 . August 31, 2019 . Chiefs.com . 2019-10-02.
  18. News: Jagaurs [sic] promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster ]. Jaguars.com . October 21, 2019 . October 21, 2019 . October 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021225711/https://www.jaguars.com/news/jagaurs-promote-lb-joe-giles-harris-to-active-roster . dead .
  19. https://www.xfl.com/articles/wildcats-battlehawks-dragons-new-quarterbacks Meet the 3 new XFL quarterbacks
  20. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . January 25, 2020.
  21. XFLVipers . TRANSACTION ALERT . 1236076072480972800 . March 6, 2020 . March 6, 2020.
  22. News: Redblacks sign American QB Chase Litton . OttawaRedblacks.com . March 11, 2021 . March 11, 2021.
  23. News: 2021 CFL Transactions . CFL.ca . July 13, 2021.
  24. Web site: 2022-05-01 . Blue Bombers sign quarterback Chase Litton . 2022-05-02 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . en.
  25. Web site: Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings .
  26. Web site: Calgary Stampeders sign American quarterback Chase Litton, two others . November 22, 2022 .
  27. Web site: Chase Litton . footballdb.com . 14 August 2024.
  28. Web site: 2023 Transactions .