K. J. Costello
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Free agent | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Newport Beach, California | June 7, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) |
College: | Stanford (2016–2019) Mississippi State (2020) |
Undrafted: | 2021 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Kevin Richard "K. J." Costello (born June 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early years[]
Costello attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. During his high school football career, he passed for a school record 8,222 yards and 62 passing touchdowns.[1] Rated as one of the top quarterback recruits in his class, Costello committed to Stanford University to play college football.[2][3]
College career[]
Costello redshirted his first year at Stanford in 2016. He entered 2017 as a backup to Keller Chryst, but made his first career start against UCLA after Chryst was injured.[4][5] Costello returned as the backup after the game; however, he took over as the starter prior to the eighth game of the season.[6][7] He remained the starter throughout the rest of the season and finished with 1,573 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions.[8]
On December 18, 2019, Costello entered the transfer portal.[9] On February 3, 2020, Costello announced he would be transferring to Mississippi State.[10]
Costello made his first start for Mississippi State on September 26, 2020, where he broke the SEC record for passing yards in a single game with 623 yards in a 44–34 victory over the defending national champion, LSU.[11]
Statistics[]
Season | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2017 | Stanford | 11 | 124 | 211 | 58.8 | 1,573 | 7.5 | 14 | 4 | 139.5 | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 3 |
2018 | Stanford | 13 | 269 | 413 | 65.1 | 3,540 | 8.6 | 29 | 11 | 155.0 | 42 | -20 | -0.5 | 0 |
2019 | Stanford | 5 | 102 | 167 | 61.1 | 1,038 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 121.6 | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 |
2020 | Mississippi State | 4 | 130 | 196 | 66.3 | 1,267 | 6.5 | 6 | 10 | 120.5 | 22 | -65 | -3.0 | 0 |
Career | 33 | 625 | 987 | 63.3 | 7,418 | 7.5 | 55 | 28 | 139.2 | 110 | 31 | 0.3 | 3 |
Professional career[]
On August 1, 2021, Costello signed with the Los Angeles Chargers after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.[12] He was waived on August 17.[13]
References[]
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (September 28, 2017). "Stanford's K.J. Costello burst onto scene as Kevin Hogan did in 2012". SFGate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ McKinney, Erik (March 26, 2015). "K.J. Costello picks Stanford". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Chris (March 26, 2015). "Four-star QB K.J. Costello commits to Stanford over Michigan, USC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Taylor, John (September 30, 2017). "With Keller Chryst injured, K.J. Costello to make first career start at QB for Stanford". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (September 25, 2017). "Pac-12 rewind: Stanford turns to K.J. Costello at QB after Chryst injury, wins big". The Arizona Republic. Gannett. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (November 3, 2017). "Stanford to start K.J. Costello over Keller Chryst at QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "No. 21 Stanford to start K.J. Costello at quarterback". USA Today. Gannett. Associated Press. November 2, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "K.J. Costello 2017 Game Log". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob (December 18, 2019). "Stanford QB K.J. Costello Reportedly Enters Transfer Portal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (February 3, 2020). "Ex-Stanford QB Costello transferring to Miss. St". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (September 26, 2020). "K.J. Costello throws for SEC-record 623 yards as Mississippi State Bulldogs upset LSU Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Quarterback KJ Costello". Chargers.com. August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. August 17, 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football quarterbacks
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
- Los Angeles Chargers players