Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 7-38@ Houston | 14/22 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.4 | Season-high 100 yds |
Grant Gunnell
Grant Gunnell: QB · Sam Houston · #5.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Grant Gunnell
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Kevin Sumlin, Seth Littrell and K.C. Keeler. A game that shows it: 100 passing yards against Houston — Week 4, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Sam Houston in the news
- Sam Houston fires head coach Phil Longo
The New York Times Oct 28
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 14 | 22 | 63.6% | 100 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 92.7 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 4 | 9 | 44.4% | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 92.2 | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona | 63 | 92 | 68.5% | 625 | 6.8 | 6 | 2 | 142.7 | 33 |
| 2019 | Arizona | 101 | 155 | 65.2% | 1,239 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 150.2 | 44 |
| Career | 182 | 278 | 65.5% | 2,039 | 7.3 | 15 | 5 | 141.3 | 39 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 4 | −4 | −1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | North Texas | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona | 23 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 | Arizona | 32 | 14 | 0.4 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 60 | 27 | 0.5 | 1 | 19 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 4 · 2023
L 7-38
at Houston
100 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 15.4
With J. Cardell — 38 yards per punt · 8 punts · 4 inside the 20 · N. Smith — 26 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Grant Gunnell pass complete to Jay Rockwell for 12 yds to the HOU 35 for a
- Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Grant Gunnell pass complete to Ife Adeyi for 26 yds to the HOU 42 for a
- Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −0.76Grant Gunnell sacked by Anthony Holmes Jr. for a loss of 7 yards to the SHSU 20
- Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +0.62Grant Gunnell run for 5 yds to the SHSU 17 for a
- Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.38Grant Gunnell pass complete to Noah Smith for 3 yds to the HOU 39
- Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 17 · Q3 · EPA +0.35Grant Gunnell pass complete to John Gentry for 14 yds to the SHSU 32
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA −0.23Grant Gunnell run for a loss of 1 yard to the SHSU 11
- Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA −0.21Grant Gunnell pass complete to Simeon Evans for 1 yd to the SHSU 36
- Week 4 · Houston · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +0.18Grant Gunnell pass complete to Shane Johnson for 6 yds to the SHSU 43
- Week 4 · Houston · 2nd and 26 · Q4 · EPA −0.14Grant Gunnell pass complete to Malik Phillips for 4 yds to the HOU 36
Teams and coaches
2019Arizona4-8HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced
2020Arizona0-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced
2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning
2023Sam Houston3-9HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 100 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 4.5 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
55.0%
446 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
67.6
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
22 pass attempts and 4 carries in 1 game
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, four schools
- 2024 Sam Houston KeelerYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Sam Houston KeelerYear 5 · 1 game
- Apr 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 North Texas LittrellYear 4 · 2 games
- Apr 2022 Entered the transfer portalMemphis to North Texas
- 2021 Memphis SilverfieldYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- Dec 2020 Entered the transfer portalArizona to Memphis
- 2020 Arizona SumlinYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Arizona SumlinYear 1 · 8 games
- High school St Pius XHouston, TX · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 438 in the 2019 class. Signed with Arizona.
Moves
- Transferred from Arizona to Memphis, Dec 17, 2020.
- Transferred from Memphis to North Texas, Apr 30, 2022.
- Entered the transfer portal from North Texas, Apr 24, 2023.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Arizona, North Texas and Sam Houston, 2,039 passing yards — the college career is complete.
2019 8 games
- Signed with ArizonaThree-star, out of St Pius X
2021
- Transferred to Memphisfrom Arizona
2022
- Transferred to North Texasfrom Memphis
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portalfrom North Texas
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019–2020
Arizona
Played for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Kevin Sumlin, Ryan Silverfield, Seth Littrell and K.C. Keeler.