Grayson McCall
NC State Wolfpack – No. 2 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate student |
Personal information | |
Born: | Indian Trail, North Carolina, U.S. | December 13, 2000
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games |
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High school | Porter Ridge (Indian Trail, North Carolina) |
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Grayson McCall (born December 13, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the NC State Wolfpack. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
Early years
At the age of 12, McCall joined a traveling Little League all-star baseball team that played in a televised tournament in Cooperstown, New York. McCall decided to quit baseball before high school.
College career
Coastal Carolina
McCall played in two games his first year at Coastal Carolina in 2019 and took a redshirt. He completed all four of his pass attempts for 25 yards and a touchdown. He became the team's starting quarterback in 2020.[1][3][4][5]
During the
On December 12, 2022, it was announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.[12] ESPN reported on January 1, 2023, that McCall had exited the portal and would remain at Coastal for the 2023 season.[13] McCall entered the transfer portal a second time on November 29, 2023. [14]
NC State
On December 13, 2023, McCall announced that he would be transferring to NC State.[15]
College statistics
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 235.0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
2020 | 11 | 11 | 10–1 | 172 | 250 | 68.8 | 2,488 | 10.0 | 26 | 3 | 184.3 | 111 | 569 | 5.1 | 7 |
2021 | 11 | 11 | 10–1 | 176 | 241 | 73.0 | 2,873 | 11.9 | 27 | 4 | 207.6[a] | 93 | 290 | 3.1 | 4 |
2022 | 11 | 11 | 9–2 | 207 | 297 | 69.7 | 2,700 | 9.1 | 24 | 2 | 171.4 | 91 | 195 | 2.1 | 6 |
2023 | 7 | 7 | 4–3 | 151 | 224 | 67.4 | 1,919 | 8.6 | 10 | 6 | 147.8 | 53 | 48 | 0.9 | 1 |
NC State Wolfpack | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 42 | 40 | 33−7 | 710 | 1,016 | 69.9 | 10,005 | 9.8 | 88 | 14 | 178.4 | 350 | 1,113 | 3.2 | 18 |
Personal life
McCall has an older brother and a sister.[1]
Notes
^[a] NCAA record for passer rating in a season[16]
References
- ^ a b c Blondin, Alan (October 22, 2020). "Who is Grayson McCall? CCU's young QB has been a football fanatic nearly since birth". Myrtle Beach Sun. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Quarterback". 247Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Vernon, Jeremy (October 9, 2020). "Coastal's QB coach explains how McCall rose from third-string to starter". The Enquirer Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Danny (October 7, 2020). "CCU freshman Grayson McCall quickly making a name for himself". Post and Courier. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Fowler, Scott (December 17, 2020). "Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall headlines best underdog story in college football". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Blondin, Alan (December 15, 2020). "CCU moves up again in the College Football Playoff rankings. What that means for Chants". Myrtle Beach Online. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick (December 27, 2020). "Liberty ends No. 12 Coastal Carolina's undefeated season in a wild overtime Cure Bowl finish". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (December 5, 2020). "BYU vs. Coastal Carolina score: No. 13 Cougars fall 1 yard shy of comeback as No. 18 Chanticleers hang on". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Blondin, Alan (December 21, 2020). "Coastal Carolina nearly sweeps Sun Belt Conference's top awards. See who claimed honors". Myrtle Beach Online. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "CCU QB Grayson McCall named a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist". WMBF News. December 7, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Finalists". AllStateSugarBowl.org. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ McDaniel, Mike (December 12, 2022). "Prominent College Football Quarterback Enters Transfer Portal on Monday". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 1, 2023). "Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall exits portal, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
- Myrtle Beach Sun News. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Alabama football: Mac Jones' FBS passing record is no more". FanSided. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2023.