Player Career

Grant Wells Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Grant Wells story

Grant Wells built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Charleston, WV wearing No. 6, spending time with Marshall and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Grant Wells' career was his passing role: 8,309 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, 1,115 attempts, and 518 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 518 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Grant Wells moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Marshall

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall1102.2
2020 PostseasonMarshall2,26563.115.92,264
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall2,26563.115.90
2021 PostseasonMarshall3,58858.714.41,323
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall3,58858.714.40
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech2,37956.530-1,209
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech59464.113.9-1,785

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Marshall to Virginia TechG5/FCS to P486.1Jan 3, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ NC State

Week 9 · L 21-22 · Conference game

Loss with 260 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.

260

Total Offense

80.7 takeover

260 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Miami

Week 7 · L 14-20 · Conference game

214

Total Offense

75.5 takeover

Loss with 214 yards of offense and 57.7 efficiency.

214 total offense with 57.7 efficiency.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · W 42-14 · Conference game

375

Total Offense

74.1 takeover

Win with 375 yards of offense and 73 efficiency.

375 total offense with 73 efficiency.

#4

vs Georgia Tech

Week 10 · L 27-28 · Conference game

196

Total Offense

72 takeover

Loss with 196 yards of offense and 52.9 efficiency.

196 total offense with 52.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Pittsburgh

Week 6 · L 29-45 · Conference game

292

Total Offense

71.1 takeover

Loss with 292 yards of offense and 52.6 efficiency.

292 total offense with 52.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Marshall

3,588 primary output · 58.7 efficiency · 14.4 usage

67.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Marshall

67.8

3,588 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

67.8

2,379 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 30 usage

Milestones

15

250+ passing yards

9

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency