Position Quarterback Weight 107 kg | Class Sophomore Height 1.96 m Parents Geep Chryst | |
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Major Science, Tech. and Society Bowl games 2014 Foster Farms Bowl2016 Rose Bowl2016 Sun Bowl Similar | ||
Keller Joseph Chryst is an American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal.
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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 or 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.
College career
After redshirting 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 after seven games, Chryst replaced Burns as the starter.
Personal
His father, Geep, has been a coach in the National Football League (NFL). His uncle, Paul is the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers.
