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Jersey Number 19
Keller Chryst
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 239
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Palo Alto
- Prev School:
- Stanford
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list
- 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List
CAREER
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Finished his college career with 2,376 yards passing with eight touchdowns...Had 167 yards rushing with three touchdowns...Went 11-2 as a starter at Stanford, going 5-2 in 2017 and 6-0 in 2016, before transferring to Tennessee for his fifth and final season
2018 - R-SENIOR
- 2018 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 8/0
- Played in eight games for the Vols as the backup quarterback
- Recipient of the 2018 Tennessee My All Award at the end-of-year banquet
- Finished the season with 450 passing yards, three touchdowns and a 130.7 passer rating
- Threw for a season high 173 yards against Missouri (11/17)
- Finished 9-for-15 for a season-high 164 yards passing and two touchdowns against No. 1 Alabama (10/20)
- Connected with Jauan Jennings for Tennessee’s first successful 2-point conversion since Nov. 22, 2014 after a fourth quarter touchdown vs. Florida (9/22)
- Went 3-for-7 for 44 yards in SEC opener against Florida (9/22)
- Threw his first touchdown for the Vols in the home opener against ETSU (9/8), a 50-yard strike to Jordan Murphy
- Went 3-for-3 with 70 yards passing against ETSU (9/8)
- Had his first action as a Vol in the season opener against West Virginia (9/1)
2017 - SENIOR (Stanford)
- Seven games played
- 78 of 144 passing for 962 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions
- 14 of 24 passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns vs. Rice
- 15 of 28 passing for 172 yards and two touchdowns at USC
- 8 of 15 passing for 131 yards, 23 rushing yards and seven-yard touchdown run at Utah
- 15 of 21 passing for 181 yards and three touchdowns vs. Oregon
- 16 of 33 passing for 141 yards, three-yard game-winning touchdown pass with 20 seconds left at Oregon State
2016 - JUNIOR (Stanford)
- 12 games played
- 6-0 as starting quarterback
- 77 of 136 passing for 905 yards and 10 touchdowns
- 41 rushes for 159 yards and two touchdowns
- 3 of 5 passing for 33 yards at Washington
- Two completions for 13 yards, ran for 18 yards vs. Washington State
- First career start, 14 of 30 passing for 104 yards and two touchdowns at Arizona
- 83 yards rushing and 10 of 17 passes for 60 yards vs. Oregon State
- 19 of 26 passing for 258 yards and three touchdowns at Oregon
- 13 of 23 passing for 198 yards, two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown at Cal
- 11 of 16 passes for 154 yards, two passing touchdowns and 62-yard touchdown run vs. Rice
- 3 of 6 passing for 68 yards and one touchdown vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)
2015 - SOPHOMORE (Stanford)
- Four games played
- 5 of 9 passing for 59 yards and one touchdown
- Six rushes for 10 yards
- One completion for 20 yards in career debut vs. UCF
- Three rushes for nine yards, 4 of 4 passing for 39 yards, six-yard touchdown vs. Arizona
- Two rushes for eight yards vs. UCLA
2014 - FRESHMAN (Stanford)
- Did not play in any games in 2014
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped at Palo Alto (Calif.) and played under head coach Earl Hansen
- Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
- California’s third-best recruit by ESPN, sixth by Rivals and 247Sports, ninth by Scout
- Nation’s second-best pro-style quarterback by Rivals and 247Sports
- Nation’s third-best pocket passer by ESPN, fifth-best overall quarterback by Scout
- 2014 Under Armour All-America
- 2013 Max Preps Preseason Mr. California
- 2013 Max Preps Preseason all-state
- 2013 Elite 11 finalist
- 2013 U.S. Army All-America
- 2013 Tom Lemming Top 50
- 2013 Mercury News Offensive Player of the Year
- 2013 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (DeAnza Division) Player of the Year
- 2013 Orange County Register All-West Coast “Fab 15” first team
- 2012 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (DeAnza Division) first team
- 2011 Mercury News Sophomore of the Year
- 2011 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (DeAnza Division) Sophomore of the Year
- 2011 Cal-Hi All-State Sophomore
- 395 of 730 passing, 7,326 yards, 85 touchdowns during prep career
- 149 of 242 passing, 2,672 yards, 28 touchdowns, six rushing touchdowns as a senior
- 134 of 265 passing, 2,489 yards, 29 touchdowns, four rushing touchdowns as a junior
- 112 of 223 passing, 2,165 yards, 28 touchdowns, one rushing touchdown as a sophomore
- 23 wins in 35 career starts: team totaled 13,513 total yards (5,943 rushing, 7,326 passing) in starts
- School record holder for games started at quarterback (35), tied for games won at quarterback (23 - tied with Stanford assistant Peter Hansen)
- 14 games with three or more touchdown passes (school record)
- 10 games with four or more touchdown passes (school record)
- 35 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass (school record)
- 110.0 career quarterback rating (school record)
- 85 career touchdown passes (school record)
- 96 total touchdowns (school record)
- 19.33 single-season yards/completion (school record)
- 7,326 passing yards (school record)
- 239.5 single-season passing yards/game (school record)
- 209.31 career passing yards/game (school record)
- Led team to three Central Coast Section CIF Division playoffs and 2011 title game
- Led team to Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (DeAnza Division) titles in 2011 and 2012
- 2013 Toyota Steve Young Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Keller Joseph Chryst
- Son of George (Geep) and Shelley Chryst. His father coaches tight ends for Denver Broncos
- Two siblings, Gillian and Jackson
- Uncle, Paul Chryst, played football at Wisconsin and is head football coach for the Badgers
- Recipient of The Ayres Athletic Endowment
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