Keller Chryst
.jpg) Chryst at Stanford | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
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| Born: | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California) |
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Keller Joseph Chryst is an American football quarterback. He played college football at The University of Tennessee and Stanford University.
Early years
Chryst attended Weddington High School in Weddington, North Carolina for two years before transferring to Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California.[1] During his career he passed for 7,326 yards and 85 touchdowns. Chryst was considered a four-star recruit and ranked among the top quarterbacks in his class.[2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[3][4] He has now transferred to the University of Tennessee as a part of the 2018 class. He will be eligible immediately.
College career
Stanford
After red-shirting his first year at Stanford in 2014, Chryst appeared in four games as a backup to Kevin Hogan.[5] He completed five of nine passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. Prior to the 2016 season, he competed with Ryan Burns for the starting quarterback job.[6] Burns would win the job; however, Chryst replaced Burns as the starter after seven games.[7][8]
2016 season
Chryst made debut as the starting quarterback on October 29, throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns against Arizona.[9] On November 12, Chryst threw three touchdowns and 258 yards in a 52–27 rout against Oregon.[10] The next week, he threw two touchdowns and 198 yards as well as running for another score in a 45–31 win over California at the 119th annual Big Game.[11] At the regular-season finale, Chryst threw for two touchdowns and 154 yards against Rice.[12] He also ran for a 62-yard touchdown, the second longest rushing touchdown of the season for the Cardinal, behind a 90-yard touchdown by Christian McCaffrey against California.[12] It is also the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in 20 years.[13] In his five starts in the regular season, Chryst went 5–0, throwing nine touchdowns and only one interception, including 774 passing yards.
At the 2016 Sun Bowl, Chryst threw a touchdown and left in the second quarter with a knee injury in a 25–23 win over North Carolina.[14]
2017 season
Chryst started for the 2017 regular-season opener, throwing two touchdowns and 253 yards in a 62–7 rout against Rice.[15]
Tennessee
On March 1, 2018, Chryst announced his decision to transfer to the University of Tennessee.[16]
Statistics
Through Week 5 of the 2017 season, Chryst's statistics are as follows:
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Avg | Lng | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 20 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 147.3 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 77 | 136 | 905 | 6.65 | 61 | 56.6 | 10 | 2 | 133.8 | 41 | 159 | 3.9 | 62 | 2 | |||||
| 2017 | 62 | 111 | 821 | 7.40 | 56 | 55.9 | 7 | 3 | 133.4 | 14 | −4 | −0.3 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 144 | 256 | 1,785 | 6.67 | 61 | 56.3 | 18 | 5 | 130.1 | 57 | 155 | 2.7 | 62 | 3 | |||||
Professional career
Chryst participated in The Spring League's Denver showcase event on July 17, 2020.[17]
Personal
His father, Geep, was a coach in the National Football League (NFL). His uncle, Paul, is the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers. His brother, Jackson, is a quarterback at Oregon State.[18]
References
- ^ Kelley, Mason (December 20, 2012). "Watch List QB Chryst talented and humble". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/18118
- ^ Sabedra, Darren (June 28, 2013). "Palo Alto quarterback Keller Chryst chooses Stanford". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Tyson, Derek (July 1, 2013). "Top pocket QB Chryst commits to Stanford". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (December 23, 2015). "Is Keller Chryst the next great Stanford QB?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Lombardi, David (August 22, 2016). "Ryan Burns, Keller Chryst are Stanford's two big options to replace Kevin Hogan". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Hacke, Ray (October 25, 2016). "Stanford makes quarterback change: Keller Chryst in, Ryan Burns out". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Lombardi, David (October 25, 2016). "Stanford hopes QB Chryst can jump-start offense". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (October 31, 2016). "Keller Chryst does the job, and Stanford offense finally delivers". SFGate. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Gunderson, Joel (November 13, 2016). "Chryst, McCaffrey lead Stanford rout of Oregon". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Hacke, Ray (November 20, 2016). "Big Game notebook: Keller Chryst, Davis Webb succeed despite wet weather". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Hacke, Ray (November 27, 2016). "McCaffrey tops 200 yards in Stanford rout". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Stanford closes regular season with rout of Rice". www.gostanford.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Lombardi, David (December 30, 2016). "Source: Cardinal's Chryst feared to have torn ACL". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Spears, Justin (August 27, 2017). "Keller Chryst, Bryce Love lead Stanford in blowout win over Rice in Australia". Diehards. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (March 2, 2018). "Ex-Stanford QB Keller Chryst transferring to Tennessee". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ @TheSpringLeague (July 17, 2020). "OFFICIAL GAMEDAY ROSTER" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Soltau, Mark (August 14, 2014). "Palo Alto 'world traveler' finds a home with Stanford football". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved September 3, 2017.