K. J. Costello
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| Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Political Science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 7, 1997 Newport Beach, California |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Kevin Richard Costello (born June 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.
Early years
Costello attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. During his 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]
Statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yards | 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 |
| Career | 29 | 495 | 791 | 62.6 | 6,151 | 7.8 | 49 | 18 | 143.8 | 88 | 96 | 1.1 | 3 | |
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McKinney, Erik (March 26, 2015). "K.J. Costello picks Stanford". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Johnson, Chris (March 26, 2015). "Four-star QB K.J. Costello commits to Stanford over Michigan, USC". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bonagura, Kyle (November 3, 2017). "Stanford to start K.J. Costello over Keller Chryst at QB". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Associated Press (November 2, 2017). "No. 21 Stanford to start K.J. Costello at quarterback". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "K.J. Costello 2017 Game Log". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Goldberg, Rob. "Stanford QB K.J. Costello Reportedly Enters Transfer Portal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Stanford QB Costello transferring to Miss. St". ESPN.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.