
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
Career highs
623passing yards, career highat LSU, 20205touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at LSU, 2020Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stanford | 124 | 211 | 58.8 | 1,573 | 7.5 | 14 | 4 |
| 2018 | Stanford | 267 | 411 | 65.0 | 3,519 | 8.6 | 29 | 11 |
| 2019 | Stanford | 101 | 166 | 60.8 | 1,028 | 6.2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 134 | 209 | 64.1 | 1,283 | 6.1 | 6 | 11 |
| Career | 626 | 997 | 62.8 | 7,403 | 7.4 | 55 | 29 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stanford | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 3 | 25 |
| 2018 | Stanford | 42 | −20 | −0.5 | 0 | 45 |
| 2019 | Stanford | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 24 | −65 | −2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 112 | 31 | 0.3 | 3 | 45 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stanford | 3 | QB | RS | ||
| 2017 | Stanford | 3 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Stanford | 3 | QB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Stanford | 3 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 3 | QB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Stanford | 239 | 0.45 | 94th (n=160) | 0.25 | 107.2 | 34% | 0.54 |
| 2018 | Stanford | 450 | 0.45 | 96th (n=160) | 0.26 | 203.0 | 55% | 0.62 |
| 2019 | Stanford | 185 | 0.16 | 22nd (n=155) | 0.27 | 29.8 | 54% | 0.21 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 231 | -0.03 | 3rd (n=116) | 0.27 | -7.4 | 54% | 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
2019 Stanford 5 games, 1,028 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 17–7 | 16 | 20 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 27–45 | 21 | 44 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 6–21 | 16 | 30 | 120 | 0 | 1 | −23 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 41–31 | 30 | 43 | 312 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 13–16 | 18 | 29 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2018 Stanford 13 games, 3,519 passing yards, 29 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–10 | 21 | 31 | 332 | 4 | 1 | −2 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 17–3 | 16 | 27 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 30–10 | 17 | 30 | 214 | 2 | 2 | −12 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 38–31 | 19 | 26 | 327 | 3 | 0 | −19 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 17–38 | 15 | 27 | 174 | 1 | 1 | −28 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 21–40 | 25 | 40 | 379 | 1 | 2 | −30 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 20–13 | 22 | 29 | 231 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 38–41 | 33 | 42 | 304 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 23–27 | 29 | 43 | 347 | 2 | 3 | −9 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 48–17 | 23 | 33 | 342 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 49–42 | 23 | 37 | 344 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 1 | at | W 23–13 | 18 | 29 | 237 | 1 | 0 | −4 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 14–13 | 6 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 0 | −19 |
2017 Stanford 11 games, 1,573 passing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 62–7 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 58–34 | 13 | 19 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 34–24 | 15 | 24 | 173 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 23–20 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 49–7 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 21–24 | 9 | 20 | 105 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 30–22 | 16 | 27 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 17–14 | 17 | 26 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 38–20 | 14 | 22 | 176 | 4 | 0 | −1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 28–31 | 10 | 22 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 37–39 | 15 | 27 | 212 | 3 | 2 | −7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.11 s |
| Vertical jump | 27½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′7″ |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.75 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USFL | Philadelphia Stars |
| 2023 | USFL | Philadelphia 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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