Brock Benefield Vandagriff (born May 30, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a member of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs that won back-to-back national championships.
.jpg) Vandagriff in 2022 | |
| Kentucky Wildcats – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 30, 2002 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 | |
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Early life
editVandagriff 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
editGeorgia
editIn 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.[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 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
editOn December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky Wildcats.[18]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0–0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 165 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 180.3 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 3–6 | 110 | 192 | 57.3 | 1,359 | 7.1 | 7 | 6 | 122.5 | 81 | 122 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 9 | 3–6 | 122 | 213 | 57.3 | 1,524 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 125.7 | 87 | 168 | 1.9 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Brock Vandagriff, 2021 Pro-style quarterback". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ West, Jenna (January 1, 2020). "Brock Vandagriff Decommits From Oklahoma". SI All-American. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Chiari, Mike (January 21, 2020). "5-Star QB Brock Vandagriff Commits to Georgia over Oklahoma, Auburn, More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Griffith, Mike (September 8, 2021). "Kirby Smart: Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff impressing in practice, notes scout teammers". WGAU. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc (April 17, 2021). "G-Day 2021: Five takeaways from UGA football's spring game". Online Athens. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Schuster, Blake (September 10, 2021). "Report: JT Daniels to Miss Georgia's Home Opener vs. UAB with Oblique Injury". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Brock Vandagriff – 2022 – Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Reno, Harrison (November 20, 2021). "Brock Vandagriff Checks In at Quarterback". si.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Wallace, Eric J. (December 31, 2021). "2021 Orange Bowl: 5 takeaways from Georgia's playoff thrashing of Michigan". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Fore, Elise (January 11, 2022). "Georgia Bulldogs Crowned 2021–2022 National Champions". ESPN 98.1 FM – 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Odum, Charles (September 10, 2022). "No. 2 Georgia's defense dominates in shutout of Samford". WJXT. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Brock Vandagriff Stats". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 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". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 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". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Vitale, Joe (January 22, 2023). "Georgia football's quarterback room for 2023 season". ugwire.com. usatoday.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff enters transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 4, 2023. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Emerson, Seth (December 4, 2023). "Georgia backup QB Brock Vandagriff to enter transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 6, 2023). "QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.