Will Grier went to which school from 2012 to 2013?
Will Grier William Grier ( born April 3 , 1995 ) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers , and was drafted by the Panthers in the third round in the 2019 NFL Draft . Early years . Grier attended SouthLake Christian Academy in Huntersville , North Carolina , then transferred to Davidson Day School in Davidson , North Carolina . As a junior , he threw for a national record 837 yards in a game , breaking the old record of 764 . As a senior , he had 4,989 passing yards with a nation-leading and North Carolina record 77 touchdowns . He also rushed for 1,251 yards with 13 touchdowns . He was named the Parade All-American Player of the Year and Mr . Football USA . For his career , Grier had 14,565 passing yards , a state record 195 touchdown passes , 2,955 rushing yards and 31 rushing touchdowns . Grier was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the second best dual-threat quarterback in his class and 46th player overall . Grier was offered scholarships to play football at Auburn , Arkansas , Florida , North Carolina , Tennessee , and Wake Forest . He committed to play quarterback at the University of Florida . College career . Florida . Grier competed with Treon Harris to be Jeff Driskels backup as a freshman in 2014 , ultimately redshirting the season . As a redshirt freshman in 2015 , he competed with Harris to be the starting quarterback . Although Harris started the first game of the season against New Mexico State , Grier received playing time , attempting 18 passes and completing 16 for 166 yards with two touchdowns . He rushed for 43 yards with a touchdown . Grier started the second game , against East Carolina , throwing for 151 yards , two touchdowns and an interception . On October 3 , against the Ole Miss Rebels , he had the best game of his young career , going 24-of-29 for 271 yards and four passing touchdowns . He threw his four touchdowns in the first half ; he was the first Gator quarterback since Chris Leak in 2005 to accomplish the feat . The game ended up being a 38–10 win for the Gators . Grier received a one-year suspension , effective October 12 , 2015 , after it was revealed that he had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs . He said the positive test stems from the over-the-counter supplement Ligandrol , and that he was not aware it was banned , while also admitting he never followed protocol to clear the supplement with team trainers . His appeal was rejected by the NCAA , and he would not be eligible to return until the sixth game of the regular season in 2016 . On December 19 , 2015 , Florida announced that Grier planned to transfer to another school . West Virginia . On April 6 , 2016 , Grier announced that he was transferring to West Virginia University . He sat out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules . Grier was the presumed starter for West Virginia heading into the 2017 season , but there were questions surrounding his eligibility , since half of his year-long suspension was served in conjunction with his transfer waiting period . On June 20 , 2017 , West Virginia head coach Dana Holgerson announced that the NCAA had granted Grier a waiver and he would be eligible to play in the season opener against Virginia Tech . In his first game with the Mountaineers , Grier threw for 371 yards , three touchdowns and an interception in a 31–24 loss to Virginia Tech . Grier threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns in a come-from-behind victory over then-No . 24 Texas Tech on October 14 , and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week . In the Mountaineers 11th game of the season , against Texas , Grier left the game in the second quarter with a broken finger on his throwing hand . Grier had surgery on the broken finger and missed the remainder of the season , finishing with 3,490 passing yards and 36 total touchdowns on the year . At the conclusion of the season , Grier was awarded as Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year . On May 23 , 2018 , Grier announced he would be returning for his senior season rather than entering the 2018 NFL Draft . He was listed on preseason watch lists for several national awards , including the Maxwell Award , Walter Camp Award , and Davey OBrien Award . Grier appeared in several preseason lists of potential Heisman Trophy candidates . At the 2018 Big 12 Media Days , he was announced as the conferences Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and a preseason first-team all-conference selection . Grier finished the 2018 season with 3,864 passing yards , 37 touchdowns , and eight interceptions . He was named second-team All-Big 12 at the conclusion of the regular season . West Virginia finished with an 8–3 regular season record , and was invited to the Camping World Bowl ; Grier announced that he would not play in the bowl game , in order to prepare for the 2019 NFL Draft . Grier would be named the winner of the 2018 Senior CLASS Award for FBS football as the outstanding senior student-athlete in that grouping of schools . Statistics . As of November 25 , 2018 : Professional career . Grier was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round ( 100th overall ) in the 2019 NFL Draft . On December 16 , 2019 it was announced that Grier would be making his first career start in week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts . During the game , Grier threw for 224 yards and three interceptions and rushed for 17 yards during the 38–6 loss . In Week 17 against the New Orleans Saints , Grier threw for four yards and a pick-six before exiting the game due to a foot injury in the second quarter . The Panthers lost the game 42–10 . Personal life . Will Grier is from Charlotte , North Carolina and is the oldest child of Chad Grier and Elizabeth Grier-Floyd . His father is a football coach and was a former quarterback for the East Carolina Pirates . He has two brothers , Nash and Hayes , a half-sister , Skylynn Elizabeth Floyd and a half-brother , John Henry Hank Grier . Nash , Hayes and Skylynn were popular users of Vine , the defunct video sharing service . Grier is married to Jeanne Marie ONeil Grier and their first daughter , Eloise Marie Grier , was born on November 10 , 2016 . She gave birth to their second daughter , Adeline James Grier , on January 28 , 2020 . External links . - Florida Gators bio - West Virginia Mountaineers bio