2024 Football Roster
Roster
Seals, Ken

Jersey Number 19
Ken Seals
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Azle, Texas
- High School:
- Weatherford High School
- Prev School:
- Vanderbilt
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 | JUNIOR
Played in six games in his first season in Fort Worth ... completed 10-of-13 passes (76.9 percent) for 97 yards and a touchdown ... his first TCU touchdown pass went for 6 yards to Jordyn Bailey at SMU ... completed all three of his attempts in the game for 19 yards ... had a season-long 36-yard completion to DJ Rogers in the 49-28 win over Arizona ... threw for 51 yards against the Wildcats while completing 2-of-3 attempts ... made his TCU debut in the 45-0 win over LIU, completing 3-of-4 passes for 16 yards while adding 10 yards rushing on two carries.
2023 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (VANDERBILT)
Played in 10 games, started six … went 105-of-197 passing for 1,183 yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2023 season … Vanderbilt career leader in completion percentage at 60.5 percent … seventh in program history with 4,292 career passing yards … ninth all-time at Vanderbilt with 28 passing touchdowns … scored two touchdowns at Tennessee, one passing and one rushing … went 19-of-29 passing for 201 yards and one touchdown versus Georgia … completed 19 of 34 passes for 276 yards and threw two touchdowns, including a season and career-long 85-yard touchdown pass at Florida … made his first start of the season, finished 20-of-30 for 259 yards and two touchdowns and recorded a 6-yard rushing touchdown versus Missouri … graduated in December 2023, majoring in human and organizational development.
2022 | SOPHOMORE (VANDERBILT)
Did not see game action … redshirted.
2021 | COVID FRESHMAN (VANDERBILT)
Played in eight games, starting seven … started the first six games of the season before injuries limited to two games over the final six … 127-for-225 (56.4%) and 1,181 yards with five touchdown passes … thew for a pair of touchdowns and 333 yards in win over UConn … with receivers Will Sheppard (119) and Chris Pierce (103) each eclipsing 100 receiving yards in the win over the Huskies, Seals became the first Vanderbilt QB to throw for over 300 yards with a pair of 100-plus yard receivers since 2013 (Austyn Carta-Samuels) … passed for 238 yards and a touchdown in win over Colorado State.
2020 | FRESHMAN (VANDERBILT)
Nine games played, nine starts … third SEC true freshman quarterback to start a season opener since 1972 … 186-of-288 passing (64.6%) for 1,928 yards [Vanderbilt freshman record] … 214.2 passing yards/game … third Vanderbilt true freshman to throw for 1,000 yards in a season … 12 touchdowns against 10 interceptions … tied for third in Vanderbilt history for 300-yard passing games (3) … team-high 1,876 yards of total offense … third in passing yards/game among SEC freshmen, third in total offense, fifth in pass efficiency (127.6) … among SEC players, tied for sixth in passing touchdowns, eighth in completions, eighth in pass attempts, eighth in yards of total offense, ninth in passing yards, ninth in passing yards/game, ninth in completion percentage, ninth in yards of total offense/game (208.4), ninth in total offensive plays (329) and tied for 10th in total offensive touchdowns (12) … among true freshmen nationally, second in passing yards, second in completions, second in attempts, second in completion percentage, third in passing touchdowns and third in pass efficiency … one of two true freshmen nationally who completed at least 60 percent of his passes and threw for more than 1,000 yards … 20 or more completions six times with season-best 31 vs. Ole Miss and Mississippi State … 200 or more passing yards five times … at least two passing touchdowns in four games … fifth Vanderbilt true freshman quarterback to eclipse 100 passing yards in a game … fourth true freshman since 2012 to make his first two starts against top-20 foes … 239 passing yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee … 319 passing yards and two scores against No. 6 Florida for season’s third 300-yard passing performance … 225 passing yards and two touchdowns at Kentucky … career-high 336 passing yards at Mississippi State [Vanderbilt freshman record] … two touchdown passes vs. Ole Miss … season-best 157.05 pass efficiency vs. No. 6 Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … nation’s 17th-best pro-style quarterback by Rivals … school-record 5,714 passing yards and 53 passing touchdowns … 6,426 all-purpose yards and accounted for 65 touchdowns in final two prep seasons … led team to 7-4 record and school’s first 6A state playoff appearance in 12 years … 3,060 passing yards and 33 touchdowns, nearly 500 rushing yards and seven scores as a senior … 2019 Mr. Texas Football semifinalist … 2019 region MVP … 2018 all-region first team … Academic all-state first team … National Honor Society member.
- 2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 | JUNIOR
Played in six games in his first season in Fort Worth ... completed 10-of-13 passes (76.9 percent) for 97 yards and a touchdown ... his first TCU touchdown pass went for 6 yards to Jordyn Bailey at SMU ... completed all three of his attempts in the game for 19 yards ... had a season-long 36-yard completion to DJ Rogers in the 49-28 win over Arizona ... threw for 51 yards against the Wildcats while completing 2-of-3 attempts ... made his TCU debut in the 45-0 win over LIU, completing 3-of-4 passes for 16 yards while adding 10 yards rushing on two carries.
2023 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (VANDERBILT)
Played in 10 games, started six … went 105-of-197 passing for 1,183 yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2023 season … Vanderbilt career leader in completion percentage at 60.5 percent … seventh in program history with 4,292 career passing yards … ninth all-time at Vanderbilt with 28 passing touchdowns … scored two touchdowns at Tennessee, one passing and one rushing … went 19-of-29 passing for 201 yards and one touchdown versus Georgia … completed 19 of 34 passes for 276 yards and threw two touchdowns, including a season and career-long 85-yard touchdown pass at Florida … made his first start of the season, finished 20-of-30 for 259 yards and two touchdowns and recorded a 6-yard rushing touchdown versus Missouri … graduated in December 2023, majoring in human and organizational development.
2022 | SOPHOMORE (VANDERBILT)
Did not see game action … redshirted.
2021 | COVID FRESHMAN (VANDERBILT)
Played in eight games, starting seven … started the first six games of the season before injuries limited to two games over the final six … 127-for-225 (56.4%) and 1,181 yards with five touchdown passes … thew for a pair of touchdowns and 333 yards in win over UConn … with receivers Will Sheppard (119) and Chris Pierce (103) each eclipsing 100 receiving yards in the win over the Huskies, Seals became the first Vanderbilt QB to throw for over 300 yards with a pair of 100-plus yard receivers since 2013 (Austyn Carta-Samuels) … passed for 238 yards and a touchdown in win over Colorado State.
2020 | FRESHMAN (VANDERBILT)
Nine games played, nine starts … third SEC true freshman quarterback to start a season opener since 1972 … 186-of-288 passing (64.6%) for 1,928 yards [Vanderbilt freshman record] … 214.2 passing yards/game … third Vanderbilt true freshman to throw for 1,000 yards in a season … 12 touchdowns against 10 interceptions … tied for third in Vanderbilt history for 300-yard passing games (3) … team-high 1,876 yards of total offense … third in passing yards/game among SEC freshmen, third in total offense, fifth in pass efficiency (127.6) … among SEC players, tied for sixth in passing touchdowns, eighth in completions, eighth in pass attempts, eighth in yards of total offense, ninth in passing yards, ninth in passing yards/game, ninth in completion percentage, ninth in yards of total offense/game (208.4), ninth in total offensive plays (329) and tied for 10th in total offensive touchdowns (12) … among true freshmen nationally, second in passing yards, second in completions, second in attempts, second in completion percentage, third in passing touchdowns and third in pass efficiency … one of two true freshmen nationally who completed at least 60 percent of his passes and threw for more than 1,000 yards … 20 or more completions six times with season-best 31 vs. Ole Miss and Mississippi State … 200 or more passing yards five times … at least two passing touchdowns in four games … fifth Vanderbilt true freshman quarterback to eclipse 100 passing yards in a game … fourth true freshman since 2012 to make his first two starts against top-20 foes … 239 passing yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee … 319 passing yards and two scores against No. 6 Florida for season’s third 300-yard passing performance … 225 passing yards and two touchdowns at Kentucky … career-high 336 passing yards at Mississippi State [Vanderbilt freshman record] … two touchdown passes vs. Ole Miss … season-best 157.05 pass efficiency vs. No. 6 Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … nation’s 17th-best pro-style quarterback by Rivals … school-record 5,714 passing yards and 53 passing touchdowns … 6,426 all-purpose yards and accounted for 65 touchdowns in final two prep seasons … led team to 7-4 record and school’s first 6A state playoff appearance in 12 years … 3,060 passing yards and 33 touchdowns, nearly 500 rushing yards and seven scores as a senior … 2019 Mr. Texas Football semifinalist … 2019 region MVP … 2018 all-region first team … Academic all-state first team … National Honor Society member.
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02
Behind the Mic: TCU vs. North Carolina
Monday, September 01
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (at North Carolina)
Wednesday, August 27