Greyson Lambert
Georgia Bulldogs No. 11 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Jesup (GA) Wayne Co. |
Personal information | |
Date of birth | February 7, 1994 |
Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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Greyson Lambert (born February 7, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs. He previously played at the University of Virginia.
Early years
Lambert attended Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia, where he was teammates with Tre' Jackson. In his three varsity seasons, he had 4,282 passing yards and 38 touchdowns. He was rated by Scout.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top quarterbacks in his class.[1] He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.[2]
College career
Lambert redshirted his first year at Virginia in 2012. As redshirt freshman in 2013, he appeared in seven games, passing for 340 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Lambert took over as Virginia's starting quarterback in 2014.[3][4] Overall he started nine games, completing 154 of 261 passes for 1,632 yards with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. In June 2015, Lambert transferred to the University of Georgia.[5] In his first year at Georgia he was named the starter.[6][7] During the third game of the season (against the University of South Carolina), he completed 24 of 25 passes for a 96% completion percentage, which set an NCAA record.[8] He also broke Georgia's record for consecutive completions with 20.[9]
References
- ↑ "Greyson Lambert, Georgia QB – Scout". December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "QB Greyson Lambert turns down offers from SEC and other southern college football programs to commit to Virginia - ACC All Access - dailypress.com".
- ↑ "Greyson Lambert atop Virginia Cavaliers QB depth chart". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Ed Miller (May 6, 2014). "U.Va.'s Greyson Lambert named starting quarterback". PilotOnline.com.
- ↑ "QB Greyson Lambert transfers from Virginia Cavaliers to Georgia Bulldogs". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Greyson Lambert wins Georgia Bulldogs starting QB job". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Virginia transfer Greyson Lambert wins starting QB job at Georgia". Online Athens.
- ↑ "Greyson Lambert of Georgia Bulldogs sets NCAA completion percentage record". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Greyson Lambert's record-setting day propels Georgia to blowout win over South Carolina". macon.