Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 225 lb · Coto De Caza, CA · Santa Margarita Catholic
K.J. Costello: QB · Mississippi State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
K.J. Costello
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 623 passing yards and 5 passing TD against LSU — Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 134 | 209 | 64.1% | 1,283 | 6.1 | 6 | 11 | 114.6 | 21 |
| 2019 | Stanford | 101 | 166 | 60.8% | 1,028 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 121.2 | 41 |
| 2018 | Stanford | 267 | 411 | 65.0% | 3,519 | 8.6 | 29 | 11 | 154.8 | 81 |
| 2017 | Stanford | 124 | 211 | 58.8% | 1,573 | 7.5 | 14 | 4 | 139.5 | 60 |
| Career | 626 | 997 | 62.8% | 7,403 | 7.4 | 55 | 29 | 137.5 | 58 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 24 | −65 | −2.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Stanford | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Stanford | 42 | −20 | −0.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Stanford | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Career | 112 | 31 | 0.3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 44-34@ No. 6 LSU | 36/60 | 623 | 5 | 2 | 10.4 | — | Season-high 623 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs Arkansas | 43/59 | 313 | 1 | 3 | 5.3 | — | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 6 | L 2-24@ Kentucky | 36/55 | 232 | 0 | 4 | 4.2 | — | 4 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 15/22 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 4/11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | — | |
| Wk 16 | W 51-32vs Missouri | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Total | 134/209 | 1283 | 6 | 11 | 6.1 | — |
Week 4 · 2020
W 44-34
at LSU
623 yds · 5 TD · 2 INT
Edged out LSU on the road in a shootout.
With K. Hill — 8 rec · 158 yds · 1 TD · 34 rush yds (7 car) · O. Mitchell — 7 rec · 183 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 208 passing plays (134 completions) against the box score's 209 attempts (134 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
3.61157 of 171 QBsSack rate
6.3%93 of 171 QBsSacked on 6.3% of dropbacks (93 of 171) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (157 of 171).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 64.1% completion on 209 attempts · 17 deep completions averaging 31.8 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 137 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Road3g | 290 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 317 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
73.9%
555 pass / 196 run
Plays / game
75.1
10 games
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Stanford and Mississippi State, 7,403 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw and Mike Leach.
