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Chase Litton
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-05) October 5, 1995 (age 29)
Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Wharton (Tampa, Florida)
College:Marshall (2015–2017)
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall University. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

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Litton attended Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior in 2013, he threw for nearly 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] He originally committed to play football for the USF Bulls, but decommitted before his senior year.[2] He then did not sign with any school on 2014 National Signing Day and announced that he would be attending a prep school and that he would reclassify into the class of 2015.[3] However, Litton chose not to attend prep school and instead committed to play football for the Marshall Thundering Herd as a class of 2014 recruit.[4]

College career

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As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not originally the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback, but took over the starting role in the third game of the season.[5] In 11 games, Litton threw for 2,605 yards and 23 touchdowns, a Marshall freshman record.[6]

In 2016, as a sophomore, Litton started ten games at quarterback, missing two games due to both injury and suspension.[7][8] He threw for 2,612 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions.[9]

As a junior in 2017, Litton started all 13 of Marshall's games, completing 266 of 443 passes for 3,115 yards and 25 touchdowns.[10] After the season, Litton declared for the 2018 NFL draft.[11]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m) 		230 lb
(104 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.90 s 1.66 s 2.85 s 4.53 s 7.49 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
All values from NFL Combine[12][13]

Kansas City Chiefs

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Litton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018.[14][15] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019.[18] On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts.[19]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.[20]

Seattle Dragons

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Litton was allocated to the Seattle Dragons before the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.[21]

Tampa Bay Vipers

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Litton was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers on January 19, 2020.[22] He was waived on March 6, 2020.[23]

Ottawa Redblacks

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Litton signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on March 11, 2021.[24] He was released on July 10, 2021.[25]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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On May 1, 2022 the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced they had signed Litton.[26] He was released on June 18, 2022.[27]

Calgary Stampeders

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On November 22, 2022, Litton signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[28] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 14, 2023.[29] He was released on September 26, 2023.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Chase Litton Bio". Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wharton QB Chase Litton decommits from USF". The Laker/Lutz News. July 31, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Johnston, Joey (October 22, 2015). "Ex-Wharton star Litton finds his way as starting QB at Marshall". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ex-Wharton High star Chase Litton finds home at Marshall". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chase Litton back to lead Marshall at quarterback". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Chase Litton 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Marshall QB reportedly out for U of L". courier journal. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Marshall QB Chase Litton won't dwell on 2016 failures". Charleston Gazette-Mail. July 29, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Chase Litton 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Chase Litton 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "Herd's Litton declares for NFL Draft". herald-dispatch.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "Chase Litton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Chase Litton College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "Chase Litton - Kansas City Chiefs - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Meet the Kansas City Chiefs' 14 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents for 2018". Chiefs.com. May 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
  18. ^ Goldman, Charles (January 23, 2019). "Chiefs sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today.
  19. ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  20. ^ "Jagaurs [sic] promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  21. ^ Meet the 3 new XFL quarterbacks
  22. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  23. ^ @XFLVipers (March 6, 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT" (Tweet). Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Redblacks sign American QB Chase Litton". OttawaRedblacks.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  25. ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  26. ^ "Blue Bombers sign quarterback Chase Litton". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  27. ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings".
  28. ^ "Calgary Stampeders sign American quarterback Chase Litton, two others". November 22, 2022.
  29. ^ "Chase Litton". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  30. ^ "2023 Transactions".
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