Keller Chryst


Keller Joseph Chryst is an American football quarterback. He played college football at The University of Tennessee and Stanford University.

Early years

Chryst attended Weddington High School in Weddington, North Carolina for two years before transferring to Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California. During his career he passed for 7,326 yards and 85 touchdowns. Chryst was considered a four-star recruit and ranked among the top quarterbacks in his class. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.
He has now transferred to the University of Tennessee as a part of the 2018 class. He will be eligible immediately.

College career

Stanford

After red-shirting his first year at Stanford in 2014, Chryst appeared in four games as a backup to Kevin Hogan. He completed five of nine passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. Prior to the 2016 season, he competed with Ryan Burns for the starting quarterback job. Burns would win the job; however, Chryst replaced Burns as the starter after seven games.

2016 season

Chryst made debut as the starting quarterback on October 29, throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns against Arizona. On November 12, Chryst threw three touchdowns and 258 yards in a 52–27 rout against Oregon. The next week, he threw two touchdowns and 198 yards as well as running for another score in a 45–31 win over California at the 119th annual Big Game. At the regular-season finale, Chryst threw for two touchdowns and 154 yards against Rice. He also ran for a 62-yard touchdown, the second longest rushing touchdown of the season for the Cardinal, behind a 90-yard touchdown by Christian McCaffrey against California. It is also the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in 20 years. In his five starts in the regular season, Chryst went 5–0, throwing nine touchdowns and only one interception, including 774 passing yards.
At the 2016 Sun Bowl, Chryst threw a touchdown and left in the second quarter with a knee injury in a 25–23 win over North Carolina.

2017 season

Chryst started for the 2017 regular-season opener, throwing two touchdowns and 253 yards in a 62–7 rout against Rice.

Tennessee

On March 1, 2018, Chryst announced his decision to transfer to the University of Tennessee.

Statistics

Through Week 5 of the 2017 season, Chryst's statistics are as follows:

Professional career

Chryst participated in The Spring League's Denver showcase event on July 17, 2020.

Personal

His father, Geep, was a coach in the National Football League. His uncle, Paul, is the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers. His brother, Jackson, is a quarterback at Oregon State.