Taylen Green (born October 18, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He previously played for the Boise State Broncos.
_(cropped).jpg) Green with the Boise State Broncos in 2023 | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 18, 2002[1] Lewisville, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lewisville (Lewisville, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editGreen attended Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. As a junior, he passed for 2,217 yards and 25 touchdowns.[2] He committed to Boise State University to play college football.[3]
College career
editBoise State
editGreen played in two games as a backup to Hank Bachmeier his first year at Boise State in 2021.[4] He started 2022 as the backup to Bachmeier, before becoming the starter.[5][6][7][8] In his first career start, he passed for 48 yards but rushed for 105 with two touchdowns.[9] Green led Boise State to the 2023 MWC championship, and was named the MWC championship game MVP. He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023.[10]
Arkansas
editOn December 11, 2023, Green announced he was transferring to Arkansas. [11] In his debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Green threw for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns through the air, as well as 88 yards and another 2 scores on the ground.[12]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Boise State Broncos | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 | 8–2 | 166 | 271 | 61.3 | 2,042 | 7.5 | 14 | 6 | 137.2 | 81 | 586 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 7–5 | 121 | 212 | 57.1 | 1,752 | 6.8 | 11 | 9 | 135.1 | 78 | 436 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 4-2 | 107 | 189 | 56.6 | 1,502 | 7.9 | 5 | 5 | 126.8 | 81 | 326 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Career | 34 | 28 | 19-9 | 394 | 672 | 58.6 | 5,296 | 7.9 | 30 | 20 | 133.0 | 240 | 1,352 | 5.3 | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "Taylen Green". Twitter. October 18, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ ‘He’s the X-factor.’ Boise State’s new starting quarterback specializes in improvisation
- ^ "Lewisville dual-threat quarterback Taylen Green commits to Boise State". Dallas News. July 17, 2020.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan (September 6, 2022). "What Taylen Green — and his legs — bring to Boise State's offense". Idaho Press. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ KAYE, JORDAN (November 2, 2022). "The lore and stories around Taylen Green". Idaho Press.
- ^ He has ‘an arm on him’: Taylen Green keeps Boise State in control of Mountain West race
- ^ BRIGGEMAN, BRENT (October 18, 2022). "Air Force coach Troy Calhoun sees similarities between Boise State freshman QB Taylen Green and a Texas great". Colorado Springs Gazette.
- ^ Randle, Luke (September 27, 2022). "Taylen Green named starter for Broncos ahead of San Diego State game". KBOI.
- ^ In runaway win, Boise State finds offensive ‘rhythm’ for beatdown of San Diego State
- ^ "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
- ^ https://twitter.com/taylengreen17/status/1734287435163689089 [bare URL]
- ^ "Taylen Green 2024 Stats per Game - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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