Brock Vandagriff
American former football player (born 2002)
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Brock Benefield Vandagriff (born May 30, 2002) is an American former college football quarterback. He was a member of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs that won back-to-back national championships. He also played for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Bogart, Georgia, U.S.
Vandagriff in 2022 | |
| No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 2002 Bogart, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Prince Avenue Christian School (Bogart) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
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.[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
On December 6, 2023, Vandagriff announced that he would be transferring to the University of Kentucky to play for the Kentucky 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]
Statistics
| 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 | |