Chase Litton

Chase Litton (born October 5, 1995) is an American 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.

Chase Litton
Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-05) October 5, 1995
Winter Park, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Wharton (Tampa, Florida)
College:Marshall
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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 originally committed to play football for the USF Bulls, but decomitted 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

As a freshman in 2015, Litton was not originally 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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad 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 s4.53 s7.49 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
All values from NFL Combine[12]

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Litton signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2018.[13][14] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019.[17] On August 31, 2019, Litton was waived as part of final roster cuts.[18]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 2, 2019, Litton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was released on October 21, 2019.[19]

Seattle Dragons

Litton was allocated to the Seattle Dragons before the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.[20]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Litton was traded to the Tampa Bay Vipers on January 19, 2020.[21] He was waived on March 6, 2020.[22]

References
  1. "Chase Litton Bio". Marshall Thundering Herd Athletic Site. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. "Wharton QB Chase Litton decommits from USF". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. Johnston, Joey (October 22, 2015). "Ex-Wharton star Litton finds his way as starting QB at Marshall". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. "Ex-Wharton High star Chase Litton finds home at Marshall". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. "Chase Litton back to lead Marshall at quarterback". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. "Chase Litton 2015 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  7. "Marshall QB reportedly out for U of L". courier journal. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  8. "Marshall QB Chase Litton won't dwell on 2016 failures". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. "Chase Litton 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  10. "Chase Litton 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  11. "Herd's Litton declares for NFL Draft". herald-dispatch.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  12. "Chase Litton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  13. "Chase Litton - Kansas City Chiefs - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  14. "Meet the Kansas City Chiefs' 14 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents for 2018". Chiefs.com. May 5, 2018.
  15. "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 1, 2018.
  16. "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves; Sign 10 to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2018.
  17. Goldman, Charles (January 23, 2019). "Chiefs sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today.
  18. "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL-Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  19. "Jagaurs promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  20. https://www.xfl.com/articles/wildcats-battlehawks-dragons-new-quarterbacks
  21. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  22. @XFLVipers (March 6, 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT" (Tweet). Retrieved March 6, 2020 – via Twitter.
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