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Jersey Number 6
Garrett Shrader
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Christian School
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
Career Overview: Took over the starting quarterback role four games into his first season at SU ... Transferred to Syracuse from Mississippi State in the spring of 2021 ... In his career (including both Mississippi State and SU), appeared in 49 games with 35 starts, is 550-of-918 (59.9 pct) for 7,003 yards with 47 TDs and 22 INTs ... Also had 549 carries for 2,290 yards and 37 TDs rushing ... five reception for nine yards ... At the conclusion of his career, was one-of-three active FBS quarterbacks with over 7,000 passing and 2,000 rushing yards ... 1,703 rushing yards at Syracuse in three seasons concludes his career 16th on the ACC's all-time record list for a quarterback and 31 rushing touchdowns ranks seventh in league history among quarterbacks ... His 31 rushing touchdowns at Syracuse is fourth in program history, regardless of position, trailing just Walter Reyes (45), Eric Dungey (35) and Floyd Little (35) ... His 1,703 rushing yards at Syracuse ranks 30th in program history at the conclusion of his career and is third among quarterbacks ... 462 completions at Syracuse ranks fifth in program history ... 5,771 passing yards at Syracuse ranks sixth in program history ... 60.4 completion percentage at Syracuse ranks third in program history ... 136,1 career passing efficiency at SU ranks fourth in program history ... 164.9 passing yards per game ranks sixth in program history ... 7.54 yards per attempt in his Orange career ranks fifth in program history ... 39 touchdown passes at Syracuse ranks sixth in program history ... Ends his career ranked fifth in program history in total offense (7,474 yards) and third in program history in yards per game (213.5) ... 31 total touchdowns ranks tied for fifth in SU history with Sean Tucker and James Mungro ... 70 touchdowns responsible concludes his career ranked fourth in SU history ... Has been stellar in late-game situations. In 31 starts at QB through two seasons at Syracuse, he has engineered five game-winning or game-tying drives capped with a score in the final 90 seconds of regulation. He has gotten the ball back with a chance to win or tie with 45 seconds or more on seven occasions and ‘Cuse has won five of those contests, and missed a game-tying field goal in one other.
Senior Year (2023): Team captain ... Davey O'Brien QB Class for 2023 ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Davey O'Brien Award Watch List ... Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... Manning Award Watch List ... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... Completed 134-of-214 passing attempts for 1,686 yards and 13 touchdowns to just six interceptions ... Also ran the ball 113 times for 469 yards and eight touchdowns ... Caught four passes as well ... Played through injury for most of the season after suffering a tear in his throwing shoulder in the final game of October, but missed only one regular season game ... Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts ... Completed 18-of-24 passing attempts for 257 yards and four touchdowns in just one half vs. Colgate (9/2), also rushing eight times for 40 yards ... Connected on 19-of-30 passing attempts for 286 yards and one touchdown, also ran for another score as part of a three carry for 31 yard day vs. Western Michigan (9/9). His 86-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Brown was a new career long ... Set a new career-high, running for 195 yards and four touchdowns in the win at Purdue (9/16), also completed 14-of-28 passes for 184 yards ... Earned ACC Quarterback and Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 Awards for his performance ... Completed 21-of-26 passes for 245 yards and one touchdown, and ran for another score during a 10 carry, 50 yard day against Army (9/23) ... Completed 15-of-29 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown, also ran for 24 yards, caught a pass and recorded a tackle against Clemson (9/30) ... Completed 15-of-21 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown at North Carolina (10/7) ... Battling food poisoning, completed 9-of-21 passes for 99 yards and caught one pass for nine yards at Florida State (10/14) ... Despite tearing his shoulder on the opening play, completed 12-of-18 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Threw just two passes against Pittsburgh due to injury, connecting on one for a touchdown. Ran 13 times for 105 yards and a touchdown in the win ... Completed 10-of-15 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns and ran 10 times for 46 yards and another score in his last game at Syracuse, a win over Wake Forest (11/25).
Junior Year (2022): Team captain ... Davey O’Brien QB Class for 2022 ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Started 12 games, missing one due to injury and completed 205-of-317 passes (64.7 pct) for 2,640 yards with 17 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions ... Ran for 453 yards on 150 attempts and nine scores ... His .647 completion percentage was second in the ACC and 33rd nationally on the season, it was the third most accurate season in program history ... 147.9 passing efficiency rating is the ninth-best season in program history ... His 205 completions was the seventh-highest single-season total in program history ... 220.0 yards per game passing is the seventh-highest single season total in program history ... 2,640 passing yards is the second-highest mark by a junior in school history ... 26 touchdowns responsible for is the fifth-highest single season total in program history ... Completed 18-of-25 passes for 236 yards and two scores, also rushing 16 times for 94 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening victory over Louisville (9/3) ... Completed 20-of-23 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns at UConn (9/10). Added two more touchdowns on the ground for a five-score day, which ties numerous other players for the fourth-highest single game output in school history ... Named PFF National Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Great 8 Performer of the Week for his performance against the Huskies ... Threw for 181 yards and three scores and ran 17 times for 83 yards in a thrilling comeback win over Purdue (9/17) that saw him connect with Oronde Gadsden II for the game-winning TD with under 10 seconds to play ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for his play against the Boilermakers ... Connected on 22-of-33 passing attempts and ran for a touchdown in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Set a new single game program completion percentage record, completing all-17 passing attempts against Wagner (10/1). Threw for two scores and ran for one ... Completed 16-of-25 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, also ran 16 times for 81 yards against NC State (10/15) ... Completed 18-of-26 passes and ran a career-high 21 times for 71 yards and a touchdown at Clemson (10/22) ... Threw for a touchdown in the first half against Notre Dame (10/29), but missed the second half due to an injury suffered in the Clemson game ... Missed the Pittsburgh (11/5) game due to the same injury ... Returned to the lineup vs. Florida State (11/12), completing 6-of-16 passes ... Threw for 324 yards, his first 300+ yard game in his career, on 17-of-31 passing at Wake Forest. Threw for one TD and ran for another ... Completed 21-of-27 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns against Boston College (11/26) ... Set new career highs for yards (330), completions (31) and attempts (51) in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29). Ran for 38 yards and both touchdowns ‘Cuse scored in the game. Set new Syracuse bowl records for completions (31, passing Eric Dungey’s 21 in the 2018 Pinstripe Bowl), attempts (51, passing Donovan McNabb’s 39 in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl), Passing yards (330, passing the previous record of 309 set by Donovan McNabb. 1996 Gator Bowl and Marvin Graves, 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl), and total offense (368, passing Donovan McNabb’s 352 in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl) ... Awarded the Bill Horr Most Valuable Player Award ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in boh semesters.Â
Sophomore Year (2021): Played in all-12 games, winning the starting job for the last nine games of the year ... Completed 123-of-234 passes (52.6 pct) for 1,444 yards and nine touchdowns with just four interceptions ... Had one of the most productive rushing seasons by a quarterback ever, finishing with the second-most rushing TDs (14) and yards (781) by a quarterback in program history ... 14 rushing touchdowns is the fourth-most by any Syracuse player ever ... His 2,225 yards of total offense is fourth most by a sophomore in program history ... His 23 touchdowns responsible for ranks seventh in program history ... 14 rushing TDs was second in the ACC this season and 19th nationally ... Completed his only pass of his Orange debut at Ohio (9/4) ... Completed 11-of-15 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown and also had nine carries for 42 yards and two scores against UAlbany (9/18) ... Took over as the starting quarterback for the Orange’s game against Liberty, leading the team to a last-second win. Completed 6-of-15 passes and added two rushing touchdowns ... Completed 13-of-23 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, but tied a season high with three rushing touchdowns as part of a 16 carry, 137 yard day against Florida State (10/2) ... Completed 15-of-27 passes for 160 yards and two scores against Wake Forest (10/9), also adding one rushing touchdown on a career-high 178 yards rushing ... 178 yards is the 18th highest single game total by a quarterback in ACC history ... Became the just the third SU quarterback in modern history (Bill Hurley, 1979; Eric Dungey, 2017) to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games ... Led the Orange to a comeback victory, throwing two touchdown passes in the final-six minutes, also ran for three touchdowns and 174 yards, at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had his highest completion percentage of the season, completing 17-of-24 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburgh (11/27).Â
Sophomore Year at Mississippi State (2020): Appeared in four games on both offense and special teams ... Transferred to Syracuse for the spring semester ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Freshman Year at Mississippi State (2019): Appeared in 10 game with four starts … One of three FBS freshmen quarterbacks to account for 1,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing … Finished No. 28 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in yards per completion (13.3) … Ranked No. 67 in the FBS and No. 6 in the SEC in passing efficiency (132.5) ... Earned first career start at quarterback vs. Kentucky (9/21) and was named SEC Freshman of the Week … Just the second MSU true freshman quarterback to start in an SEC game since 2007 (Damian Williams, 2013; vs. Ole Miss) … Responsible for 14 touchdowns on the season (eight pass, six rush) … Of his 88 completions, 51 resulted in a first down (57.9%) … Led MSU in rushing on three occasions – all in SEC games … Accounted for a rushing and passing touchdown in three games (at No. 7 Auburn, vs. No. 2 LSU and vs. Abilene Christian).
High School: Prepped at Charlotte Christian School under head coach Jason Estep … Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the fourth-best recruit from the state of North Carolina by ESPN and No. 11 by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 6 and No. 8 player in the country at his position by ESPN and Rivals, respectively … Led the Knights to back-to-back North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I 4S state titles as a junior and senior … Selected as the Charlotte Independent School Athletic Association Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Collected first-team all-state honors … Racked up 9,023 total offensive yards and 107 touchdowns over his prep career … Collected 6,818 career passing yards and completed 489-of-743 passing attempts (.658) … Amassed 75 total touchdowns in 34 career games played … Tallied 2,205 career rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on the ground … Closed his prep career with 2,564 yards through the air with 29 touchdowns … Picked up 799 yards on the ground for 17 scores … As a junior, passed for 2,302 yards and 24 touchdowns … Rushed for 791 yards and 10 touchdowns that same season … Threw for 2,594 yards and 29 touchdowns as a sophomore … Added 615 on the ground with five rushing scores … Also lettered in basketball … Committed to MSU on April 3, 2018.
Senior Year (2023): Team captain ... Davey O'Brien QB Class for 2023 ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Davey O'Brien Award Watch List ... Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... Manning Award Watch List ... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... Completed 134-of-214 passing attempts for 1,686 yards and 13 touchdowns to just six interceptions ... Also ran the ball 113 times for 469 yards and eight touchdowns ... Caught four passes as well ... Played through injury for most of the season after suffering a tear in his throwing shoulder in the final game of October, but missed only one regular season game ... Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts ... Completed 18-of-24 passing attempts for 257 yards and four touchdowns in just one half vs. Colgate (9/2), also rushing eight times for 40 yards ... Connected on 19-of-30 passing attempts for 286 yards and one touchdown, also ran for another score as part of a three carry for 31 yard day vs. Western Michigan (9/9). His 86-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Brown was a new career long ... Set a new career-high, running for 195 yards and four touchdowns in the win at Purdue (9/16), also completed 14-of-28 passes for 184 yards ... Earned ACC Quarterback and Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 Awards for his performance ... Completed 21-of-26 passes for 245 yards and one touchdown, and ran for another score during a 10 carry, 50 yard day against Army (9/23) ... Completed 15-of-29 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown, also ran for 24 yards, caught a pass and recorded a tackle against Clemson (9/30) ... Completed 15-of-21 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown at North Carolina (10/7) ... Battling food poisoning, completed 9-of-21 passes for 99 yards and caught one pass for nine yards at Florida State (10/14) ... Despite tearing his shoulder on the opening play, completed 12-of-18 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Threw just two passes against Pittsburgh due to injury, connecting on one for a touchdown. Ran 13 times for 105 yards and a touchdown in the win ... Completed 10-of-15 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns and ran 10 times for 46 yards and another score in his last game at Syracuse, a win over Wake Forest (11/25).
Junior Year (2022): Team captain ... Davey O’Brien QB Class for 2022 ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Started 12 games, missing one due to injury and completed 205-of-317 passes (64.7 pct) for 2,640 yards with 17 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions ... Ran for 453 yards on 150 attempts and nine scores ... His .647 completion percentage was second in the ACC and 33rd nationally on the season, it was the third most accurate season in program history ... 147.9 passing efficiency rating is the ninth-best season in program history ... His 205 completions was the seventh-highest single-season total in program history ... 220.0 yards per game passing is the seventh-highest single season total in program history ... 2,640 passing yards is the second-highest mark by a junior in school history ... 26 touchdowns responsible for is the fifth-highest single season total in program history ... Completed 18-of-25 passes for 236 yards and two scores, also rushing 16 times for 94 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening victory over Louisville (9/3) ... Completed 20-of-23 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns at UConn (9/10). Added two more touchdowns on the ground for a five-score day, which ties numerous other players for the fourth-highest single game output in school history ... Named PFF National Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Great 8 Performer of the Week for his performance against the Huskies ... Threw for 181 yards and three scores and ran 17 times for 83 yards in a thrilling comeback win over Purdue (9/17) that saw him connect with Oronde Gadsden II for the game-winning TD with under 10 seconds to play ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week for his play against the Boilermakers ... Connected on 22-of-33 passing attempts and ran for a touchdown in the win over Virginia (9/23) ... Set a new single game program completion percentage record, completing all-17 passing attempts against Wagner (10/1). Threw for two scores and ran for one ... Completed 16-of-25 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, also ran 16 times for 81 yards against NC State (10/15) ... Completed 18-of-26 passes and ran a career-high 21 times for 71 yards and a touchdown at Clemson (10/22) ... Threw for a touchdown in the first half against Notre Dame (10/29), but missed the second half due to an injury suffered in the Clemson game ... Missed the Pittsburgh (11/5) game due to the same injury ... Returned to the lineup vs. Florida State (11/12), completing 6-of-16 passes ... Threw for 324 yards, his first 300+ yard game in his career, on 17-of-31 passing at Wake Forest. Threw for one TD and ran for another ... Completed 21-of-27 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns against Boston College (11/26) ... Set new career highs for yards (330), completions (31) and attempts (51) in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29). Ran for 38 yards and both touchdowns ‘Cuse scored in the game. Set new Syracuse bowl records for completions (31, passing Eric Dungey’s 21 in the 2018 Pinstripe Bowl), attempts (51, passing Donovan McNabb’s 39 in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl), Passing yards (330, passing the previous record of 309 set by Donovan McNabb. 1996 Gator Bowl and Marvin Graves, 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl), and total offense (368, passing Donovan McNabb’s 352 in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl) ... Awarded the Bill Horr Most Valuable Player Award ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in boh semesters.Â
Sophomore Year (2021): Played in all-12 games, winning the starting job for the last nine games of the year ... Completed 123-of-234 passes (52.6 pct) for 1,444 yards and nine touchdowns with just four interceptions ... Had one of the most productive rushing seasons by a quarterback ever, finishing with the second-most rushing TDs (14) and yards (781) by a quarterback in program history ... 14 rushing touchdowns is the fourth-most by any Syracuse player ever ... His 2,225 yards of total offense is fourth most by a sophomore in program history ... His 23 touchdowns responsible for ranks seventh in program history ... 14 rushing TDs was second in the ACC this season and 19th nationally ... Completed his only pass of his Orange debut at Ohio (9/4) ... Completed 11-of-15 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown and also had nine carries for 42 yards and two scores against UAlbany (9/18) ... Took over as the starting quarterback for the Orange’s game against Liberty, leading the team to a last-second win. Completed 6-of-15 passes and added two rushing touchdowns ... Completed 13-of-23 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, but tied a season high with three rushing touchdowns as part of a 16 carry, 137 yard day against Florida State (10/2) ... Completed 15-of-27 passes for 160 yards and two scores against Wake Forest (10/9), also adding one rushing touchdown on a career-high 178 yards rushing ... 178 yards is the 18th highest single game total by a quarterback in ACC history ... Became the just the third SU quarterback in modern history (Bill Hurley, 1979; Eric Dungey, 2017) to have back-to-back 100-yard rushing games ... Led the Orange to a comeback victory, throwing two touchdown passes in the final-six minutes, also ran for three touchdowns and 174 yards, at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Had his highest completion percentage of the season, completing 17-of-24 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburgh (11/27).Â
Sophomore Year at Mississippi State (2020): Appeared in four games on both offense and special teams ... Transferred to Syracuse for the spring semester ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.Â
Freshman Year at Mississippi State (2019): Appeared in 10 game with four starts … One of three FBS freshmen quarterbacks to account for 1,000 yards passing and 500 yards rushing … Finished No. 28 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in yards per completion (13.3) … Ranked No. 67 in the FBS and No. 6 in the SEC in passing efficiency (132.5) ... Earned first career start at quarterback vs. Kentucky (9/21) and was named SEC Freshman of the Week … Just the second MSU true freshman quarterback to start in an SEC game since 2007 (Damian Williams, 2013; vs. Ole Miss) … Responsible for 14 touchdowns on the season (eight pass, six rush) … Of his 88 completions, 51 resulted in a first down (57.9%) … Led MSU in rushing on three occasions – all in SEC games … Accounted for a rushing and passing touchdown in three games (at No. 7 Auburn, vs. No. 2 LSU and vs. Abilene Christian).
High School: Prepped at Charlotte Christian School under head coach Jason Estep … Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked the fourth-best recruit from the state of North Carolina by ESPN and No. 11 by 247Sports … Tabbed the No. 6 and No. 8 player in the country at his position by ESPN and Rivals, respectively … Led the Knights to back-to-back North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I 4S state titles as a junior and senior … Selected as the Charlotte Independent School Athletic Association Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Collected first-team all-state honors … Racked up 9,023 total offensive yards and 107 touchdowns over his prep career … Collected 6,818 career passing yards and completed 489-of-743 passing attempts (.658) … Amassed 75 total touchdowns in 34 career games played … Tallied 2,205 career rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on the ground … Closed his prep career with 2,564 yards through the air with 29 touchdowns … Picked up 799 yards on the ground for 17 scores … As a junior, passed for 2,302 yards and 24 touchdowns … Rushed for 791 yards and 10 touchdowns that same season … Threw for 2,594 yards and 29 touchdowns as a sophomore … Added 615 on the ground with five rushing scores … Also lettered in basketball … Committed to MSU on April 3, 2018.
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
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Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06
Syracuse Football Postgame Press Conference
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Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
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