Garrett Greene

QB, RB/ATH · West Virginia

HISTORY — From College Profile

  • Has played in 34 career games, including 14 starts

  • 2024 Iron Mountaineer Award

  • Registered four career 100-yard rushing games and eight career 200-yard passing games

  • In his Mountaineer career, shows 3,070 passing yards, 1,370 rushing yards and 43 total touchdowns

2023 (Jr.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team

  • All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)

  • All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention Honoree (Coaches)

  • Duke’s Mayo Bowl MVP

  • WVU Offensive Champion: at TCU, at UCF, Cincinnati, at Baylor

  • Started all 12 games in which he played

  • Finished with 3,178 yards of total offense and accounted for 29 total touchdowns, including 16 passing and 13 rushing scores

  • Completed 147-of-277 passes for 2,406 yards, 16 touchdowns

  • Third-leading rushing for WVU with 120 carries for 772 yards and a team-leading 13 touchdowns with a long run of 48 yards

  • Finished the season tied for first in the nation in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, No. 2 in passing yards per completion (16.4) and No. 20 in yards per attempt (8.7)

  • Ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing yards per carry (6.4) and No. 35 in total offense (264.8)

  • Also ranked No. 4 in the league and tied for No. 22 nationally in rushing TDs (13)

  • Ranked No. 20 nationally in points responsible for per game (14.8), No. 24 in points responsible for (178) and No. 31 in total touchdowns (13)

  • Recorded nine carries for 64 yards against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl and completed 12-of-23 attempts for 228 yards and tied his season-long touchdown pass of 75 yards

  • Posted 269 passing yards and 103 rushing yards, as well as four total touchdowns, in impressive showing at Baylor

  • Big game against Cincinnati included 210 yards passing, 154 yards rushing and four total touchdowns

  • Totaled two TDs and 154 passing yards at Oklahoma

  • Threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns against BYU

  • Tallied a career-high three rushing touchdowns at UCF and finished 14-of-23 for 156 yards through the air

  • Finished the Oklahoma State game with 249 passing yards and two touchdowns; also led the way with 117 yards rushing

  • Totaled four touchdowns (2 pass, 2 rush) at Houston, finishing with a career-high 391 yards passing and 47 yards rushing

  • Finished with 80 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and 10-of-21 passing for 142 yards through the air at TCU

  • Threw two passes in the Pitt game before missing the remainder of the game due to an ankle injury

  • Career day against Duquesne included going 10-of-18 for a career-high 240 yards and four touchdowns

  • Went 16-of-27 for 162 yards in the season opener at Penn State; also added 71 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown

2022 (So.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team

  • Played in nine games in 2022, and started the last two games of the season

  • Has played in 21 career games, with two starts

  • Has two career 100-yard rushing games

  • Accounted for nine total touchdowns (5 pass, 4 rush) in the last four games of the season

  • Completed 8-of-14 passes for 48 yards and added 47 rushing yards at Oklahoma State

  • Also tallied a 36-yard rushing touchdown against the Cowboys

  • Made his first career start vs. Kansas State; finished 15-of-27 for 204 yards and three touchdown passes (all to Sam James)

  • Also scored his fourth rushing TD of the season vs. K-State

  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma)

  • Big day against Oklahoma included 138 passing yards and a touchdown on 12-of-22 attempts; also rushed 14 times for a career-high 119 yards and two TDs vs. the Sooners

  • Completed four-of-five passes for 42 yards and threw his first career TD at Iowa State; also rushed five times for 27 yards against the Cyclones

  • Caught two passes for 13 yards against TCU

  • Rushed twice and caught one pass for seven yards against Baylor

  • Completed three passes for 45 yards against Towson

  • Also added three carries for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. the Tigers

2021 (Fr.)

  • Academic All-Big 12 First Team

  • Saw action in 11 games as the backup quarterback

  • Finished with 47 carries for 306 yards, four touchdowns and a long run of 67 yards

  • Completed 16-of-26 passes for 147 yards with a long of 28 yards

  • Tallied a career-long, 67-yard rush at TCU

  • Finished with 10 attempts for 55 yards and a score on the ground at Baylor; also completed 4-of-6 passes

  • Ran for 34 yards on five attempts and completed one pass against Texas Tech

  • Scored on a 2-yard touchdown run at Oklahoma

  • Tallied 28 rushing yards against Virginia Tech

  • Made season debut against LIU, rushing for a team-high 98 yards on 14 attempts

  • Also completed 4-of-7 passes for 57 yards against the Sharks

2020 (COVID)

  • Redshirted

  • Saw action against Eastern Kentucky and Iowa State

  • Played a season-high 20 offensive snaps against Eastern Kentucky

  • Completed 3-of-4 passes for 24 yards with a long of 11 yards

  • Enrolled at WVU in January

HIGH SCHOOL

  • A standout dual-threat quarterback for coach Kevin Pettis at Lawton Chiles High

  • Member of the prestigious quarterback Elite 11 Club in 2019

  • MVP of the Camp Series Event in Tampa

  • Also turned in a standout performance in Nashville’s Opening Camp

  • Led team to a 6-6 record and the first round of the state 7A playoffs

  • Passed for 1,155 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 930 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior

  • One of Neal Brown’s first commitments at West Virginia

  • Passed for 1,227 yards and 12 touchdowns along with 865 yards rushing and eight touchdowns as a junior

  • Led team to a 7-4 mark as a junior

  • As a sophomore, passed for 535 yards and six scores and rushed for 865 yards with eight touchdowns

  • Accounted for more than 2,500 rushing yards, 2,900 passing yards and 56 touchdowns during high school career

  • Four-star rating from rivals

  • Three-star rating from 247Sports and ESPN

  • Rivals ranked him No. 53 in the state of Florida and No. 20 at his position

  • 247Sports listed him at No. 75 in the state and No. 20 as a quarterback

  • ESPN listed him at No. 73 in Florida and No. 24 overall at his position

  • Standout baseball catcher in high school, earning multiple postseason honors

  • Also offered by Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and TCU

PERSONAL

  • Son of Charlie and Blake Greene

  • One of two children (1 brother)

  • Father played several years in the Major Leagues as a catcher for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays and currently works as the Brewers MLB Bullpen Coach

  • Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in sport management in December 2023

  • Currently pursing his master’s degree in business administration

  • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll