Every Vanderbilt football freshman starting quarterback, including Jared Curtis

Jared Curtis is set to become the 10th true freshman to start at quarterback for Vanderbilt football when it faces NC State on Sept. 19.

For the matchup (11:45 a.m. CT, SEC Network), the Commodores (2-0) will start five-star freshman Jared Curtis against the Wolfpack (1-1), coach Clark Lea announced Sept. 15.

It's a relatively rare quarterback who can start in the SEC as a true freshman, with Faizon Brandon at Tennessee this year and DJ Lagway at Florida in 2024 being examples. Nine other quarterbacks have done it for the Commodores, but none were as hyped as Curtis, the highest-rated recruit in program history.

Here are the other freshman starting quarterbacks for Vanderbilt and how they performed:

Vanderbilt football freshman starting quarterbacks

Mike Wright

Year: 1975

Team record: 7-4

Stats: 18-for-58, 183 yards, zero touchdowns, six interceptions; 70 rushes for 165 yards

John Gromos

Year: 1985

Team record: 3-7-1

Stats: 124-for-224, 1,483 yards, six passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions; 26 rushes for minus-115 yards, two rushing touchdowns

Tim Richardson

Year: 1985

Team record: 3-7-1

Stats: 49-for-86 passing, 684 yards, one passing touchdown, four interceptions; 30 rushes for minus-74 yards

Kenny Simon

Year: 1993

Team record: 4-7

Stats: 8-for-27, 58 yards, zero passing touchdowns, seven interceptions; 74 rushes for 292 yards, one rushing touchdown; 15 catches for 166 yards

David Wallace

Year: 1998

Team record: 2-9

Stats: 79-for-173, 173 yards, four passing touchdowns, 11 interceptions; 46 rushes for 74 yards

Wade Freebeck

Year: 2014

Record: 3-9

Stats: 34-for-72, 376 yards, one passing touchdown, five interceptions; 12 rushes for minus-38 yards

Kyle Shurmur

Year: 2015

Record: 4-8

Stats: 44-for-103, 503 yards, five passing touchdowns, three interceptions; 14 rushes for minus-33 yards

Ken Seals

Year: 2020

Record: 0-9

Stats: 186-for-288, 1,928 yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions; 41 rushes, minus-52 yards

AJ Swann

Year: 2022

Record: 5-7

Stats: 115-for-198, 1,274 yards, 10 touchdowns, two interceptions; 21 rushes, minus-76 yards

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.

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