Grant Wells
Grant Wells
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff and Brent Pry. His first career honor landed in 2020: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 251 pass yds, 27 rush yds against Old Dominion — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Virginia Tech, 8,309 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 5 · ApexR15 · POTY finalist
Position-of-the-Year finalist. Among the nation's elite at the position.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 37 | 68 | 54.4% | 519 | 7.6 | 5 | 2 | 136.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 196 | 332 | 59.0% | 2,167 | 6.5 | 9 | 9 | 117.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Marshall | 295 | 445 | 66.3% | 3,532 | 7.9 | 16 | 13 | 139.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Marshall | 165 | 270 | 61.1% | 2,091 | 7.7 | 18 | 9 | 141.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 693 | 1,115 | 62.2% | 8,309 | 7.5 | 48 | 33 | 133.0 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 111 | 212 | 1.9 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Marshall | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 7 | -- |
| 2020 | Marshall | 54 | 174 | 3.2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 242 | 517 | 2.1 | 16 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brennan Armstrong’s 2022 season.
Matches Brennan on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brennan Armstrong's senior season at Virginia (2022).
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Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2020–2023-75%
Sharp dropoff (-75%) — career inflection point.