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6 Garrett Greene

  • Position
    Quarterback
  • Height
    5-11
  • Weight
    201
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Tallahassee, Fla.
  • High School
    Chiles
  • Instagram
    garrettgreene11
  • Twitter
    garrett3greene

Biography

  • Has played in 22 career games, with two starts
  • Has two career 100-yard rushing games and one career 200-yard passing game

2022 (So.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
  • Played in nine games in 2022, and started the last two games of the season
  • Has played in 21 career games, with two starts
  • Has two career 100-yard rushing games
  • Accounted for nine total touchdowns (5 pass, 4 rush) in the last four games of the season
  • Completed 8-of-14 passes for 48 yards and added 47 rushing yards at Oklahoma State
  • Also tallied a 36-yard rushing touchdown against the Cowboys
  • Made his first career start vs. Kansas State; finished 15-of-27 for 204 yards and three touchdown passes (all to Sam James)
  • Also scored his fourth rushing TD of the season vs. K-State
  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma)
  • Big day against Oklahoma included 138 passing yards and a touchdown on 12-of-22 attempts; also rushed 14 times for a career-high 119 yards and two TDs vs. the Sooners
  • Completed four-of-five passes for 42 yards and threw his first career TD at Iowa State; also rushed five times for 27 yards against the Cyclones
  • Caught two passes for 13 yards against TCU
  • Rushed twice and caught one pass for seven yards against Baylor
  • Completed three passes for 45 yards against Towson
  • Also added three carries for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. the Tigers

2021 (Fr.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Saw action in 11 games as the backup quarterback
  • Finished with 47 carries for 306 yards, four touchdowns and a long run of 67 yards
  • Completed 16-of-26 passes for 147 yards with a long of 28 yards
  • Tallied a career-long, 67-yard rush at TCU
  • Finished with 10 attempts for 55 yards and a score on the ground at Baylor; also completed 4-of-6 passes
  • Ran for 34 yards on five attempts and completed one pass against Texas Tech
  • Scored on a 2-yard touchdown run at Oklahoma
  • Tallied 28 rushing yards against Virginia Tech
  • Made season debut against LIU, rushing for a team-high 98 yards on 14 attempts
  • Also completed 4-of-7 passes for 57 yards against the Sharks

2020 (COVID)

  • Redshirted
  • Saw action against Eastern Kentucky and Iowa State
  • Played a season-high 20 offensive snaps against Eastern Kentucky
  • Completed 3-of-4 passes for 24 yards with a long of 11 yards
  • Enrolled at WVU in January

High School

  • A standout dual-threat quarterback for coach Kevin Pettis at Lawton Chiles High
  • Member of the prestigious quarterback Elite 11 Club in 2019
  • MVP of the Camp Series Event in Tampa
  • Also turned in a standout performance in Nashville’s Opening Camp
  • Led team to a 6-6 record and the first round of the state 7A playoffs
  • Passed for 1,155 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 930 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior
  • One of Neal Brown’s first commitments at West Virginia
  • Passed for 1,227 yards and 12 touchdowns along with 865 yards rushing and eight touchdowns as a junior
  • Led team to a 7-4 mark as a junior
  • As a sophomore, passed for 535 yards and six scores and rushed for 865 yards with eight touchdowns
  • Accounted for more than 2,500 rushing yards, 2,900 passing yards and 56 touchdowns during high school career
  • Four-star rating from rivals
  • Three-star rating from 247Sports and ESPN
  • Rivals ranked him No. 53 in the state of Florida and No. 20 at his position
  • 247Sports listed him at No. 75 in the state and No. 20 as a quarterback
  • ESPN listed him at No. 73 in Florida and No. 24 overall at his position
  • Standout baseball catcher in high school, earning multiple postseason honors
  • Also offered by Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and TCU.

Personal

  • Son of Charlie and Blake Greene
  • One of two children (1 brother)
  • Father played several years in the Major Leagues as a catcher for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays and currently works as an infield instructor in the Brewers farm system
  • Graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management
  • Pursuing a master's degree in business administration
  • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
     

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2020Freshman

    Quarterback
    5'11" 192 lbs
    11
  • 6

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    5'10" 193 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Sophomore

    Quarterback
    5'11" 200 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Junior

    Quarterback
    5'11" 202 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    Quarterback
    5'11" 201 lbs
    6