Quarterback, Virginia Tech (from Marshall), 2019–23
Grant Wells
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charleston, WV
Grant Wells played quarterback at Marshall (2019–21) and Virginia Tech (2022–23).
At a glance
Career highs
433passing yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 20215touchdown passes, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2021Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Marshall | 165 | 270 | 61.1 | 2,091 | 7.7 | 18 | 9 |
| 2021 | Marshall | 295 | 445 | 66.3 | 3,532 | 7.9 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 196 | 332 | 59.0 | 2,167 | 6.5 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 37 | 68 | 54.4 | 519 | 7.6 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 693 | 1,115 | 62.2 | 8,309 | 7.5 | 48 | 33 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Marshall | 54 | 174 | 3.2 | 2 | 25 |
| 2021 | Marshall | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 7 | 15 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 111 | 212 | 1.9 | 6 | 20 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 1 | 60 |
| Career | 243 | 518 | 2.1 | 16 | 60 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marshall | 6 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Marshall | 6 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Marshall | 6 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 6 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 6 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marshall | 1 | -2.09 | – | – | -2.1 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Marshall | 324 | 0.23 | 37th (n=116) | 0.27 | 72.8 | 49% | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| 2021 | Marshall | 326 | 0.35 | 62nd (n=145) | 0.33 | 115.5 | 49% | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 374 | 0.19 | 16th (n=250) | 0.32 | 71.0 | 57% | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 81 | 0.33 | – | – | 26.9 | 26% | 0.44 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Virginia Tech 5 games, 519 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 36–17 | 17 | 29 | 251 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 17–24 | 16 | 33 | 243 | 2 | 2 | −24 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 48–22 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 55–17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2022 Virginia Tech 11 games, 2,167 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 17–20 | 21 | 36 | 193 | 1 | 4 | 45 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 27–10 | 16 | 25 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 27–7 | 26 | 35 | 314 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 10–33 | 16 | 35 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 10–41 | 16 | 26 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 29–45 | 25 | 47 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 14–20 | 21 | 33 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 21–22 | 11 | 22 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–28 | 14 | 25 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 7–24 | 16 | 28 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 23–22 | 14 | 20 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2021 Marshall 13 games, 3,532 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 49–7 | 20 | 30 | 333 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 44–10 | 34 | 48 | 344 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 38–42 | 24 | 39 | 433 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 30–31 | 18 | 33 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 28–34 | 31 | 47 | 321 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 20–13 | 30 | 46 | 299 | 2 | 2 | −7 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 49–21 | 24 | 32 | 323 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 38–0 | 20 | 25 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 28–13 | 26 | 38 | 351 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 14–21 | 22 | 39 | 232 | 2 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 49–28 | 21 | 28 | 267 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 21–53 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | L 21–36 | 15 | 26 | 99 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
2020 Marshall 10 games, 2,091 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 59–0 | 16 | 23 | 307 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 17–7 | 11 | 25 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 38–14 | 16 | 22 | 162 | 0 | 0 | −13 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 35–17 | 19 | 24 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 20–9 | 18 | 31 | 251 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 51–10 | 21 | 30 | 228 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 42–14 | 25 | 37 | 336 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 0–20 | 18 | 35 | 165 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Dec 18 | vs. | L 13–22 | 8 | 23 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. | L 10–17 | 13 | 20 | 114 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
2019 Marshall 1 game, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 31–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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