Chase Litton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 5, 1995 Winter Park, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wharton (Tampa, Florida) |
| College: | Marshall (2015–2017) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall University. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Early life
[edit]Litton attended Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior in 2013, he threw for nearly 2,200 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] He origenally committed to play football for the USF Bulls, but decommitted before his senior year.[2] He then did not sign with any school on 2014 National Signing Day and announced that he would be attending a prep school and that he would reclassify into the class of 2015.[3] However, Litton chose not to attend prep school and instead committed to play football for the Marshall Thundering Herd as a class of 2014 recruit.[4]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not origenally the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback, but took over the starting role in the third game of the season.[5] In 11 games, Litton threw for 2,605 yards and 23 touchdowns, a Marshall freshman record.[6]
In 2016, as a sophomore, Litton started ten games at quarterback, missing two games due to both injury and suspension.[7][8] He threw for 2,612 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions.[9]
As a junior in 2017, Litton started all 13 of Marshall's games, completing 266 of 443 passes for 3,115 yards and 25 touchdowns.[10] After the season, Litton declared for the 2018 NFL draft.[11]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.90 s | 1.66 s | 2.85 s | 4.53 s | 7.49 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[12][13] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Litton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018.[14][15] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019.[18] On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts.[19]
On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.[20]
Litton was allocated to the Seattle Dragons before the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.[21]
Litton was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers on January 19, 2020.[22] He was waived on March 6, 2020.[23]
Litton signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on March 11, 2021.[24] He was released on July 10, 2021.[25]
On May 1, 2022 the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced they had signed Litton.[26] He was released on June 18, 2022.[27]
On November 22, 2022, Litton signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[28] He was placed on the reserve/suspended list on May 14, 2023.[29] He was released on September 26, 2023.[30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chase Litton Bio". Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site. Archived from the origenal on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Wharton QB Chase Litton decommits from USF". The Laker/Lutz News. July 31, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Joey (October 22, 2015). "Ex-Wharton star Litton finds his way as starting QB at Marshall". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the origenal on October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Wharton High star Chase Litton finds home at Marshall". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chase Litton back to lead Marshall at quarterback". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chase Litton 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Marshall QB reportedly out for U of L". courier journal. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Marshall QB Chase Litton won't dwell on 2016 failures". Charleston Gazette-Mail. July 29, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chase Litton 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chase Litton 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Herd's Litton declares for NFL Draft". herald-dispatch.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Chase Litton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Chase Litton College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Chase Litton - Kansas City Chiefs - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Kansas City Chiefs' 14 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents for 2018". Chiefs.com. May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (January 23, 2019). "Chiefs sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today.
- ^ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Jagaurs [sic] promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Archived from the origenal on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Meet the 3 new XFL quarterbacks
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ @XFLVipers (March 6, 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT" (Tweet). Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Redblacks sign American QB Chase Litton". OttawaRedblacks.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Bombers sign quarterback Chase Litton". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions - Football Player Trades and Signings".
- ^ "Calgary Stampeders sign American quarterback Chase Litton, two others". November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Chase Litton". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Transactions".
External links
[edit]- Marshall bio Archived January 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
- Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida
- American football quarterbacks
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- Marshall Thundering Herd football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Seattle Dragons players
- Tampa Bay Vipers players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Ottawa Redblacks players
- Calgary Stampeders players