Garrett Greene
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Garrett Greene
|image=Jim Justice Garrett Greene (cropped).jpg
|caption=Greene in 2024
|currentteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|number=
|position=Wide receiver
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2001|10|1}}
|birth_place=
|height_ft=5
|height_in=11
|weight_lb=195
|highlights=
|high_school=Chiles (Leon County, Florida)
|college=West Virginia (2020–2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Undrafted free agent
}}
Garrett Greene (born October 1, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Early years
Greene attended Chiles High School, where he passed for 2,917 yards and 25 touchdowns and rushed for 2,660 yards and 31 touchdowns.{{cite web |title=Garrett Greene |url=https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/garrett-greene/17043 |website=West Virginia University Athletics |access-date=24 September 2023}} He committed to play college football at West Virginia University over other schools such as Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and TCU.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=G. Allen |title=Riled up: Why West Virginia QB recruit Garrett Greene plays with an unrelenting edge |url=https://theathletic.com/1459275/2019/12/16/west-virginia-football-recruiting-quarterback-garrett-greene/?amp=1 |website=The Athletic |date=16 December 2019 |access-date=24 September 2023}}
College career
As a freshman in 2020, Greene completed three of four passes for 24 yards and rushed six times for 40 yards.{{cite web |title=Garrett Greene College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/garrett-greene-1.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=February 4, 2025}} In the 2021 season opener, he threw for 57 yards and rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns in a 66-0 win over LIU.{{cite web |last1=Raby |first1=John |title=Young WVU QB thrives, status unknown vs No. 15 Virginia Tech |url=https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-west-virginia-virginia-tech-hokies-football-jarret-doege-7b01175f40deab02513fe422e37a7869 |website=AP News |access-date=24 September 2023}} Greene finished the 2021 season completing 16 of 26 passes for 147 yards, while also rushing for 297 yards and four touchdowns on 48 carries. In week 11, Greene replaced starter JT Daniels, who was benched in the first quarter, and completed 12 of 22 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-20 win over Oklahoma.{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Justin |title='He played inspired': OU struggles to contain Garrett Greene in loss to West Virginia |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/11/13/oklahoma-football-sooners-struggle-to-stop-garrett-greene-in-loss-to-virginia/69626438007/ |website=The Oklahoman |date=13 November 2022 |access-date=24 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Greene shines in relief, Legg's FG lifts WVU over Oklahoma |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20221112_OKLA@WVU/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=24 September 2023}} The next week, West Virginia announced that he would get his first career start.{{cite web |last1=Thamel |first1=Pete |title=Sources: West Virginia to start Garrett Greene at QB |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35058888/sources-west-virginia-start-garrett-greene-qb |website=ESPN |access-date=24 September 2023}} In his first start Greene completed 15 of 27 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions, while also rushing for a touchdown, in a 48-31 loss to Kansas State.{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Greg |title=WVU football: Greene bounced back after shaky start vs. Kansas State |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/wvu-football-greene-bounced-back-after-shaky-start-vs-kansas-state/article_62e3d11c-556d-5a9b-862d-91b61e43dd20.html |website=Charleston Gazette-Mail |access-date=24 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Arne |title=Recap: Kansas State football beats West Virginia, 48-31, moves to 8-3 overall |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/cat-zone/2022/11/19/kansas-state-football-score-kstate-west-virginia-game-live-updates-wvu-big-12/69660075007/ |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |date=19 November 2022 |access-date=24 September 2023}} He finished the 2022 season completing 43 of 78 passing attempts for 493 yards and five touchdowns to three interceptions, and rushing for 276 yards and five touchdowns, while also hauling in four receptions for 32 yards. In week 2 of the 2023 season, he completed ten passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Duquesne.{{cite web |title=Garrett Greene tosses 4 TDs as West Virginia routs Duquesne |url=https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/garrett-greene-tosses-4-tds-as-west-virginia-routs-duquesne/article_b6122845-ca1e-5223-ad10-c184cc8a4e19.html |website=Albany Herald |access-date=24 September 2023}}
= Statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |Games ! colspan="8" |Passing ! colspan="5" |Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="17" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|West Virginia Mountaineers}}" | West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 2 || 0 || 0–0 || 3 || 4 || 75.0 || 24 || 6.0 || 0 || 0 || 125.4 || 6 || 40 || 6.7 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 11 || 0 || 0–0 || 16 || 26 || 61.5 || 147 || 5.7 || 0 || 0 || 109.0 || 47 || 306 || 6.5 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 9 || 2 || 1–1 || 43 || 78 || 55.1 || 493 || 6.3 || 5 || 3 || 121.7 || 45 || 276 || 6.1 || 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 12 || 8–4 || 147 || 277 || 53.1 || 2,406 || 8.7 || 16 || 4 || 142.2 || 120 || 772 || 6.4 || 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 11 || 11 || 4–7 || 189 || 315 || 60.0 || 2,300 || 7.3 || 15 || 12 || 132.8 || 134 || 734 || 5.5 || 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 45 | 25 | 13–12 | 398 | 700 | 56.9 | 5,370 | 7.7 | 36 | 19 | 132.8 | 352 | 2,128 | 6.0 | 28 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 3/4
| weight = 195
| dash = 4.50
| shuttle = 4.08
| cone drill = 6.84
| vertical = 36.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://mktg.zebra.com/BigXIIProDayInsights |title=Big 12 Pro Day Performance Tracker |website=MKTG.Zebra.com |access-date=April 8, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1040368&DraftYear=2025 |title=Garrett Greene College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 8, 2025}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/garrett-greene/17784 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
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