2024 Blue Bomber Training Camp

[Tracker]

16 hours ago, BigBlue said:

Swapping arms: Bombers release QB Eric Barriere, sign Georgia State pivot Darren Grainger

I for one was disappointed. It was not just game performance that got Eric cut... tc was his try out and

 we definitely need succession planning for the most important position on the field… Streveler is a unique niche player but not the future of the team in two or three years

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3Darren Grainger

 

• Position

   

  Quarterback

• Height

   

  6-4

• Weight

   

  225

• Class

   

  Redshirt Senior

• Hometown

   

  Conway, S.C.

• High School

   

  Conway/Furman

 

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Biography

CAREER STATISTICS

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2022; Spring 2023

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
• 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
• MVP of 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
• MVP of 2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl
• Davey O’Brien Award Class of 2023
• Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 18, 2023
• Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 15, 2021
• 2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
• 2019 SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)

• 2019 STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9)

AT GEORGIA STATE: Two-time All-Sun Belt quarterback and two-time bowl MVP ... The only three-year starting quarterback in GSU history who started 36 straight games ... Dual threat who is Georgia State’s career leader in TD passes (57), total offense (8,909 yards) and TDR (76 - 57 passing/19 rushing) ... Second in school history in passing yards (6,779), fourth in career rushing yards (2,130), first among QBs, and tied for third in rushing touchdowns (19)  ... Set the GSU career record for completion percentage at .627 (554-for-883). Second in career pass attempts and completions.
    
Enrolled at GSU in January 2021 after transferring from Furman ... Including his time at Furman, he amassed 8,182 yards passing and 72 touchdowns, along with 2,483 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns for 10,665 yards of total offense and 96 TDR in 55 games. ... Played two seasons for the Paladins, starting in 2018.

2023: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt for the second straight year, team captain and bowl MVP ... Accounted for 3,357 yards of total offense and 30 touchdowns ... Completed a school-record 68.2 percent of his passes (244-for-358) for 2,621 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Team’s second-leading rusher with 736 yards, 12th in the Sun Belt and the GSU season record for a quarterback. Rushed for 10 touchdowns ... Named to Preseason Watch Lists for the Maxwell Award and Manning Award and the Midseason Watch for the Davey O’Brien Award and the Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2023.
    
MVP of the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl as he led GSU to a 45-22 win over Utah State. Completed 19-of-22 pass for 257 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 111 yards and two scores for 368 yards of total offense. Tied his own school record by accounting for five touchdowns and set the GSU record for completion percentage at 86.4 ... Had one of the best games in school history in the win at Charlotte with 466 yards passing (second-best single-game total) with three touchdowns passing and one rushing. Went 27-for-33 (82 percent). Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8, and PFF College Team of the Week ... Hooked up with Robert Lewis for a 97-yard TD pass vs. Charlotte that is the longest play in school history. Also threw a 78-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams, giving him two of GSU’s five longest passes in that game. Also had a 59-yard completion to Lewis down to the 1-yard line to set up another score ... Completed 16 of 20 passes for 193 and two touchdowns with no interceptions in win over Rhode Island. Also rushed for 51 yards. Connected on his first 14 passes, one shy of the school record for consecutive completions ... Rushed for 142 yards (one shy of his career high), including a career-long 65-yard TD run in win over UConn. Passed for 144 yards on 15 completions with one TD pass ... Passed for 191 yards and one TD while rushing for 47 yards and another score to lead GSU to win at Coastal Carolina ... Accounted for 296 yards and three touchdowns in win over Marshall. Passed for 234 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams and rushed for 62 yards and two scores ... Threw two TD passes, both to TE Ahmon Green, in win at Louisiana..
    
2022: Earned honorable mention All-Sun Belt recognition ... Passed for 2,443 yards and 18 touchdowns while completing 58.6 percent of his passes with seven interceptions ... GSU’s leading rusher with 734 yards (No. 9 in Sun Belt) and six touchdowns. His rushing total is the most by a GSU quarterback and the program’s sixth-best season overall ... Second in the Sun Belt and No. 10 in FBS with 14.04 yards per completion ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt in total offense (264.8 ypg); his 3,177 yards are the fourth-best season total in GSU history.
    
Passed for a then-career-high 343 yards and four TD vs. Charlotte, going 22-for-34, also career highs. Threw TD passes of 32 yds (Jamari Thrash), 34 yds (Robert Lewis), 9 yds (Kris Byrd) and 6 yards (Kris Byrd), along with a 73-yard completion to Thrash for GSU’s longest pass play since 2016 ... Threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 75 yards vs. North Carolina ... Passed for 157 yards on just eight completions vs. Army, including the game-clinching, 57-yard TD pass to Ja’Cyais Credle on 3rd-and-5 with three minutes left. Also rushed for 48 yards with a 13-yard TD run ... Had 70 yards rushing and 186 yards passing with two touchdowns in win over Georgia Southern ... Passed for 175 yards and one TD and rushed for 104 yards and another score in 31-17 win over Old Dominion ... Rushed for a career-high 143 yards on 13 attempts in win at Southern Miss, highlighted by a 60-yard run to set up a TD. Passed for 133 yards and two touchdowns ... Career highs with 25 completions, 40 attempts and 349 yards passing vs. ULM, alo
    
2021: Enjoyed a strong season, capped by MVP honors in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl ... Passed for 1,715 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 670 yards and three scores ... Made his first GSU start in Game 2 vs. Charlotte and led the Panthers to a 20-9 victory ... Threw 19 TD passes and just four interceptions in his 11 starts while leading GSU to an 8-3 record, including seven wins in the final eight games, capped by victory in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl ... Led Sun Belt quarterbacks with 670 yards rushing (11th overall)while ranking fourth with 19 TD passes ... His 19 touchdown passes are more than any GSU quarterback in a season except Nick Arbuckle and Dan Ellington.
    
MVP of the TaxAct Camellia Bowl after accounting for four touchdowns in the 51-20 win over Ball State. Completed 15-0f-19 passes for 203 yards and three TDs while rushing for a career-high 122 yards, including a 34-yard scoring run. Just the second GSU quarterback, and the first since 2011, with 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game ... In GSU’s 28-point third quarter that blew the game open, he was 7-for-7 for 89 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 57 yards and a score.
    
Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Panthers to a 42-40 win at No. 22/21 Coastal Carolina, the program’s first-ever win over a ranked team, in his hometown of Conway, S.C. Completed 18-of-24 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Threw the go-ahead TD pass to Terrance Dixon on 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line to give GSU a 35-34 lead with five minutes left. 
    
Tied the GSU record by accounting for five touchdowns while directing one of the top offensive games in program history in 55-21 win at ULM. Passed for 230 yards and rushed for 84 while leading GSU to 572 yards and school-record 55 points. Threw two TD passes each to Aubry Payne and Ja’Cyais Credle and scored on a 1-yard run ... Directed game-winning touchdown drive in final 1:39 for win at Georgia Southern. Rushed four times for 35 yards to set up Jamyest Williams’ 23-yard run for winning TD with 26 second left ... Passed for 200 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 91 yards in win over Texas State.
    
Made his first start in Game 2 vs. Charlotte and passed for 139 yards and two TDs while rushing for 64 yards on 16 carries. Threw TD passes of 35 yards to Jamari Thrash and 28 yards to Ja’Cyais Credle ... Rushed for 61 yards and threw a pair of TD passes at No. 23 Auburn ... Played off the bench in the first two games ... Rushed for 56 yards on five carries at No. 22 UNC, including a 36-yard run down to the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown ... Threw a 66-yard TD pass to Tailique Williams vs. App State.

AT FURMAN (2018-19): Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team while serving as Furman’s starting quarterback in 2019 ... Started 11 of 13 games, including the Paladins’ game against Georgia State, when he had his best game of the season ...  Hit 16-of-25 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 53 yards and a score in the Panthers’ 48-42 win and was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week ... Helped Furman to an 8-5 record, at-large berth to the FCS playoffs, and No. 16 ranking in the AFCA Coaches final poll...Passed for 1,222 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 316 yards and five scores on the season ... Another top performance came against Samford as he passed for 183 yards on just six completions, four of them for touchdowns covering 38, 17, 25, and 61 yards ... Played in four games and made one start (vs. Elon) during a redshirt season in 2018 ... Threw a 16-yard touchdown pass against Clemson ... Came off the bench to pass for 92 yards, including a 77-yard TD pass, against Samford.
    
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Conway High School for coach Carlton Terry ... Played wide receiver before making the switch to quarterback prior to his senior year of 2017 ... 2017 Myrtle Beach Sun News Toast of the Coast All-First Team honoree ... Also named to All-Region VI-5A, WPDE All-Zone, and WBTW All-Blitz Teams ... Completed 120-of-233 passes for 2,125 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed 115 times for 641 yards and four scores in pacing Conway to a 10-2 record, region championship, and second round playoff appearance .... Accounted for 307 yards in total offense and four touchdowns in a 40-14 first round playoff win over Wando ... Conway dropped a 35-28 decision to Spring Valley in Lower State semifinals the next week in a game that saw him rush for 108 yards and pass for 174 and a touchdown ... Also starred in basketball.

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Atomic said:

It's definitely possible. I just don't think that's the way it's ultimately going to play out.

Totally agree with this... I think we start the season:

Jefferson-Fox-Woods-Haba, with Thomas, Schmekel, and Garbutt/Rivers forming a 7 man rotation.

I think it will be something along those lines as well, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Garbutt beats out Haba

[bearpants]

13 minutes ago, Mike said:

I think it will be something along those lines as well, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Garbutt beats out Haba

I'm not sure if it matters who "starts"... but a DE rotation of Willie, Garbutt, and Haba is likely the best case scenario for our DL

[blue85gold]

Who?

[BBlink]

I think you'd have to be watching very closely to figure out who has the inside track to take that last receiver position. They are pretty much trying everyone. The other day it was Ronnie Blackmon 

[Goalie]

12 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

Who?

Peter awful jr probably but it auto corrected 

Edited May 28 by Goalie

[blue85gold]

1 minute ago, Goalie said:

Peter awful jr probably but it auto corrected 

My big question is how is Wayne McGarrity looking and will he take hold of that spot on the offense

[Goalie]

1 minute ago, blue85gold said:

My big question is how is Wayne McGarrity looking and will he take hold of that spot on the offense

Bigger question. Especially for you. Whatever happened to that number 85 at rookie camp. 

[voodoochylde]

42 minutes ago, Mike said:

I think it will be something along those lines as well, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Garbutt beats out Haba

I think Garbutt is a more complete player than Haba so I'm hoping that he starts opposite WJ.

[GCn20]

I am of the thinking that if we go with a 7 man rotation I don't really care who they pick out of Haba/Garbutt/Rivers. Mostly because I have no idea who is looking the best at camp right now.

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, blue85gold said:

My big question is how is Wayne McGarrity looking and will he take hold of that spot on the offense

Scott Cloman is my sleeper

[17to85]

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

 

 

Booch is now a suspect....

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Goalie said:

Bigger question. Especially for you. Whatever happened to that number 85 at rookie camp. 

Roster management! That guy could’ve been a legend up here!1122 

47 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I am of the thinking that if we go with a 7 man rotation I don't really care who they pick out of Haba/Garbutt/Rivers. Mostly because I have no idea who is looking the best at camp right now.

I think Habba and garbutts time up here will be tough to beat. 
 

1 hour ago, voodoochylde said:

I think Garbutt is a more complete player than Haba so I'm hoping that he starts opposite WJ.

agree with that. 
 

1 hour ago, BBlink said:

I think you'd have to be watching very closely to figure out who has the inside track to take that last receiver position. They are pretty much trying everyone. The other day it was Ronnie Blackmon 

yep. If there is even a favorite at this point.  Definitely no dalton Schoen head and shoulders above the rest. But might all be a muddled top end. They might pick some one based on all kinds of factors. 
 If I could give one of those guys one word of advice it’d be, block. If a guy blocks his ass off his chances will sky rocket.  

[Booch]

Just now, 17to85 said:

Booch is now a suspect....

Like I said before...I take requests....and do have time to spare this week 

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

Roster management! That guy could’ve been a legend up here!1122 

I think Habba and garbutts time up here will be tough to beat. 
 

agree with that. 
 

yep. If there is even a favorite at this point.  Definitely no dalton Schoen head and shoulders above the rest. But might all be a muddled top end. They might pick some one based on all kinds of factors. 
 If I could give one of those guys one word of advice it’d be, block. If a guy blocks his ass off his chances will sky rocket.  

Like I said since last yr...Save for WJ that I always thought Garbutt brought the best overall skill set at end....man I just hate that Jackson waste all yr as he would have been so much further along if he had 12..16 games already under his belt...Haba too

[rebusrankin]

I'd be happy with a 2 American DT+WJ+Habba+Garbutt+Thomas+Schmekel DL rotation to start the year.

[BigBlueFanatic]

Hyped on Devin Adams.  Hoping he gets reps in the next game and goes Stove on some opposing o-linemen.  That push up the middle along with the new rotation could be 2019-2021 level goodness.

[Mike]

2 hours ago, voodoochylde said:

I think Garbutt is a more complete player than Haba so I'm hoping that he starts opposite WJ.

I agree with this completely, I also feel like Haba is the type of player who is better off being used more sparingly. Guy could feast off coming in to rotate on a tired OL. Not so sure you’d want that type of raw player in as much against the run (yet, he’s still young as hell)

[voodoochylde]

7 minutes ago, Mike said:

I agree with this completely, I also feel like Haba is the type of player who is better off being used more sparingly. Guy could feast off coming in to rotate on a tired OL. Not so sure you’d want that type of raw player in as much against the run (yet, he’s still young as hell)

Haba I definitely view as more of a situational pass rusher and agree that he's not someone I want getting a huge compliment of reps.  He's also a prime example of a guy who could / should be pushed and challenged to make the roster.  He's not someone who should be handed anything simply because he was with the team last year.

[GCn20]

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

I agree with this completely, I also feel like Haba is the type of player who is better off being used more sparingly. Guy could feast off coming in to rotate on a tired OL. Not so sure you’d want that type of raw player in as much against the run (yet, he’s still young as hell)

I think part of the reason he wasn't used as much last year was for the reasons you have outlined. However, I would expect his run stop would be improved as a 2nd year guy. Rookies are raw, but having a full offseason and camp under his belt I would hope that has improved. That being said I like Garbutt's potential to go inside and out in our lineup. I would love to see both guys get meaningful reps this year.

[bryan35]

8 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

Haba I definitely view as more of a situational pass rusher and agree that he's not someone I want getting a huge compliment of reps.  He's also a prime example of a guy who could / should be pushed and challenged to make the roster.  He's not someone who should be handed anything simply because he was with the team last year.

I thought Haba played well last season. Hope he gets plenty of reps this year.

[17to85]

7 or 8 guys rotating through the DL. That's what worked in 2019 and 2021. Lack of that hurt the past 2 seasons. Just wear down the opposing team.

[JohnnyAbonny]

3 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Scott Cloman is my sleeper

Giles Colon could be a star in this league 

[do or die]

4 hours ago, blue85gold said:

My big question is how is Wayne McGarrity looking and will he take hold of that spot on the offense

That's a real hitch, right there......

59 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

7 or 8 guys rotating through the DL. That's what worked in 2019 and 2021. Lack of that hurt the past 2 seasons. Just wear down the opposing team.

We lost at least 3 games last year, when the DL wore down late, because of roster issues........it drove me nuts.

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

7 or 8 guys rotating through the DL. That's what worked in 2019 and 2021. Lack of that hurt the past 2 seasons. Just wear down the opposing team.

and the guy who can collapse the centre. 

 Our Defense worked like our O did at it's best. It started and ended with us winning the battle in the trench and punishing the other team. Leaving them broken and beaten by the start of the 4th. We gave up on that with the DL for some reason. We gotta get back to it, and I think we have all the versatility and roster flexibility plus the guys to do it. 

[bigg jay]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the following transactions:

Released from roster:
American receiver Peter Afful
American receiver Tyler Adams
American receiver Jaylen Hall
American offensive lineman Khalil Keith

https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/05/28/blue-bombers-transactions-may-28/