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.

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


References

  1. ^ "Brock Vandagriff, 2021 Pro-style quarterback". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ West, Jenna (January 1, 2020). "Brock Vandagriff Decommits From Oklahoma". SI All-American. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Chiari, Mike (January 21, 2020). "5-Star QB Brock Vandagriff Commits to Georgia over Oklahoma, Auburn, More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Weiszer, Marc (April 17, 2021). "G-Day 2021: Five takeaways from UGA football's spring game". Online Athens. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Brock Vandagriff – 2022 – Football". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Reno, Harrison (November 20, 2021). "Brock Vandagriff Checks In at Quarterback". si.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Fore, Elise (January 11, 2022). "Georgia Bulldogs Crowned 2021–2022 National Champions". ESPN 98.1 FM – 850 AM WRUF. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Odum, Charles (September 10, 2022). "No. 2 Georgia's defense dominates in shutout of Samford". WJXT. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Brock Vandagriff Stats". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Vitale, Joe (January 22, 2023). "Georgia football's quarterback room for 2023 season". ugwire.com. usatoday.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff enters transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 4, 2023. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Emerson, Seth (December 4, 2023). "Georgia backup QB Brock Vandagriff to enter transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  18. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 6, 2023). "QB Vandagriff transfers from Georgia to Kentucky". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Brock Vandagriff is retiring from football". on3.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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