Inside The Numbers: The Virginia Tech Passing Game

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Grant Wells started all 11 games at quarterback for Virginia Tech. (Ivan Morozov)

Virginia Tech did not have an effective passing game this season at any point, but it was especially limited later in the season. The Hokies only threw for 11 yards in the second half of Liberty this past weekend and were probably fortunate to walk away with a victory despite that. It’s not often you throw for 11 yards in one half and win, unless you’re Paul Johnson.

First, we’ll start out with the basic numbers, but this article will mostly be about numbers that most people don’t know and don’t even think about.

Grant Wells, The Basic Numbers

Here are the basic numbers for Grant Wells in terms of PFF grades and traditional stats on a year-by-year basis. First, the PFF grades…

2020 (r-Fr.): 73.8
2021 (r-So.): 74.9
2022 (r-Jr.): 66.0

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