Grant Gunnell

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-6
Weight:
228
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
High School:
St. Pius X
Prev School:
Arizona

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)

2021 (Junior)

• Redshirted

2020 (at Arizona)

• Played the season as Arizona’s starting quarterback as a true sophomore
• Finished the season with 64 completions on 93 attempts for 625 yards and six touchdowns
• Ended the season as fourth most efficient quarterback in the Pac-12
• Shined in season opener versus USC with 24-of-36 passing for 286 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 40 yards
• His 75-yard completion for Tayvian Cunningham for a touchdown against the Trojans was his career long and the second longest pass completed in the Pac-12 Conference for the entire season

2019 (at Arizona)

• Played in eight games with three starts at quarterback
• Finished the season with 1,239 passing yards, while completing 101 of 155 passes
• Threw nine touchdowns to just one interception on the season
• Registered a completion percentage of 65.2, which ranks fourth all-time in single-season history at Arizona with at least 100 attempts and best ever by a freshman
• Finished with a pass efficiency rating of 150.18, which ranks fifth in single-season program history at Arizona
• Completed nine of 11 passes against the Lumberjacks for 151 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard strike to Thomas Reid III
• Made the first start of his college career in home win over UCLA, completing 29 of 44 passes for 352 yards and another 75-yard touchdown pass to Bam Smith
• Was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for his performance against the Bruins
• Appeared in a relief role at USC, throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 16 of 26 passes
• Completed all seven of his passes for 68 yards and a touchdown in more relief action at Stanford
• Completed 19 of 29 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns in home game against Oregon State
• Made his second start of the season at Oregon, completing 10 of 14 passes for 82 yards
• Started the following week against Utah, finishing with 96 yards on eight of 16 passing, while adding the first rushing touchdown of his career.

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• One of the most prolific passers in Texas state history
• Named a finalist for the All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year
• The Greater Houston Honda Dealers Player of the Year in 2018
• Totaled 16,108 passing yards and 195 touchdowns – both state records – in three-plus seasons as the starting quarterback at St. Pius X High School in Houston, Texas
• Threw only 28 interceptions on 1,471 career pass attempts
• Also gained 1,621 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns on the ground
• As a senior, passed for 4,752 yards and 53 touchdowns against only seven interceptions
• Added 533 yards and eight scores on the ground
• Totaled 4,936 passing yards and 61 touchdowns as a junior, while adding eight scores and 390 yards on the ground
• In 2016, tossed for 4,973 yards and 65 touchdowns, while adding 389 rushing yards and five scores
• Assumed starting job four games into freshman season before passing for 1,447 yards and 16 touchdowns, and gaining 309 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns
• In 2017, was a second-team MaxPreps Junior All-American and earned first-team all-state honors
• In 2016, was a first-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American and a first-team all-state selection
• As a freshman in 2015, was a MaxPreps second-team Freshman All-American
• Son of Chris and Julie
• Has two brothers, Will and Nelson