K.J. Costello
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Quarterback, Mississippi State (from Stanford), 2016–⁠20

K.J. Costello

Number
No. 3
Height
6′5″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Coto De Caza, CA
Born
Jun 7, 1997, in Newport Beach, California

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K.J. Costello played quarterback at Stanford (2016–⁠19) and Mississippi State (2020).

At a glance

Best season
3,519
Passing yards, 2018 (Stanford, 9–⁠4)
Best game
623 yards
At LSU, week 4, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

623passing yards, career highat LSU, 20205touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at LSU, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Stanford12421158.81,5737.5144
2018Stanford26741165.03,5198.62911
2019Stanford10116660.81,0286.263
2020Mississippi State13420964.11,2836.1611
Career62699762.87,4037.45529

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Stanford28923.3325
2018Stanford42−20−0.5045
2019Stanford18241.3014
2020Mississippi State24−65−2.707
Career112310.3345

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Stanford3QBRS
2017Stanford3QBFr.
2018Stanford3QBSo.
2019Stanford3QBJr.
2020Mississippi State3QBSr.6′5″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2017Stanford2390.4594th (n=160)0.25107.234%0.54
2018Stanford4500.4596th (n=160)0.26203.055%0.62
2019Stanford1850.1622nd (n=155)0.2729.854%0.21
2020Mississippi State231-0.033rd (n=116)0.27-7.454%0.05

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Mississippi State 6 games, 1,283 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 26atLSUW 44–⁠34366062352−38
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠214359313134
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠24365523204−4
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠2815229901−27
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠4141116000
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠3202001–
2019 Stanford 5 games, 1,028 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠716201521012
Sep 14atUCFL 27–⁠4521441991116
Sep 21vs.OregonL 6–⁠21163012001−23
Oct 26vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠3130433123014
Nov 9atColoradoL 13–⁠161829245115
2018 Stanford 13 games, 3,519 passing yards, 29 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠10213133241−2
Sep 8vs.USCW 17–⁠316271831012
Sep 15vs.UC DavisW 30–⁠10173021422−12
Sep 22atOregonW 38–⁠31192632730−19
Sep 29atNotre DameL 17–⁠38152717411−28
Oct 6vs.UtahL 21–⁠40254037912−30
Oct 18atArizona StateW 20–⁠1322292311018
Oct 27vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠4133423044019
Nov 3atWashingtonL 23–⁠27294334723−9
Nov 10vs.Oregon StateW 48–⁠1723333424145
Nov 24atUCLAW 49–⁠422337344519
Dec 1atCaliforniaW 23–⁠13182923710−4
Dec 31 ✦vs.PittsburghW 14–⁠1361710500−19
2017 Stanford 11 games, 1,573 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26vs.RiceW 62–⁠759800025
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 58–⁠3413191232015
Sep 30vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠24152417310–
Oct 7atUtahW 23–⁠2059570019
Oct 14vs.OregonW 49–⁠7565910–
Nov 4atWashington StateL 21–⁠2492010501−1
Nov 10vs.WashingtonW 30–⁠2216272110026
Nov 18vs.CaliforniaW 17–⁠1417261851116
Nov 25vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠20142217640−1
Dec 1vs.USCL 28–⁠311022192200
Dec 28 ✦vs.TCUL 37–⁠39152721232−7

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′4½″
Weight225 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash5.11 s
Vertical jump27½″
Broad jump8′7″
20-yard shuttle4.75 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022USFLPhiladelphia Stars
2023USFLPhiladelphia Stars

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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