American football player born (2002)
Brock Vandagriff Vandagriff in 2022
No. 12 Position Quarterback Personal information Born: (2002-05-30 ) May 30, 2002 (age 22) Bogart, Georgia , U.S.Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg) Career history College Bowl games High school Prince Avenue Christian School Career highlights and awards
Brock Benefield Vandagriff (born May 30, 2002) is an American formercollege football quarterback . He was a member of the2021 and2022 Georgia Bulldogs that wonback -to-back national championships . He also played for theKentucky Wildcats .
Vandagriff played high school football atPrince Avenue Christian School inBogart, Georgia . Vandagriff was a five-star recruit coming out of high school.[ 1] He originally committed to play college football atOklahoma , but later decommitted after concerns about playing far away from home.[ 2] He later committed toGeorgia .[ 3] [ 4]
In Georgia's G-Day spring game Vandagriff went six of nine for 47 yards.[ 5] He spent most of 2021 as a backup toStetson Bennett and incumbent starterJT Daniels .[ 6] He made hiscollege football debut againstUAB .[ 7] He also played in reserve in Georgia's win overFCS opponentCharleston Southern .[ 8] The team went on to win theOrange Bowl and anational championship .[ 9] [ 10]
In 2022, Vandagriff appeared in three games againstSamford ,[ 11] South Carolina , andVanderbilt .[ 7] 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 thePeach Bowl and back-to-backnational championships .[ 13] [ 14]
In 2023, Vandagriff competed with redshirt juniorCarson Beck and redshirt freshmanGunner Stockton for the starting quarterback job at Georgia, with Beck being named the starter.[ 15] He entered thetransfer portal on December 4, 2023.[ 16] [ 17]
On December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to theUniversity of Kentucky to play for theKentucky Wildcats .[ 18] In 11 games for Kentucky, he threw for 1,593 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. On December 29, 2024, Vandagriff announced his retirement from football.[ 19]
Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2021 Georgia 2 0 0–0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 2022 Georgia 3 0 0–0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 2023 Georgia 8 0 0–0 12 18 66.7 165 9.2 2 0 180.3 5 39 7.8 0 2024 Kentucky 11 11 4–7 125 218 57.3 1,593 7.3 10 8 126.5 90 131 1.5 0 Career 24 11 4–7 137 239 57.3 1,758 7.4 12 8 129.0 96 177 1.8 0
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