Kyle McCord at Syracuse, 2024
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Quarterback, Syracuse (from Ohio State), 2021–⁠24

Kyle McCord

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA
Born
Sep 19, 2002, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

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Kyle McCord played quarterback at Ohio State (2021–⁠23) and Syracuse (2024). He finished 10th in the 2024 Heisman vote. The Philadelphia Eagles took McCord in round 6, No. 181 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,779
Passing yards, 2024 (Syracuse, 10–⁠3)
Best game
453 yards
Vs. Washington State, bowl season 2024: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in passing yards, 2024
Drafted
No. 181
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

470passing yards, career highvs. UConn, 20245touchdown passes, career highvs. Washington State, 2024

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Ohio State253865.841610.922
2022Ohio State162080.01909.510
2023Ohio State22934865.83,1709.1246
2024Syracuse39159266.04,7798.13412
Career66199866.28,5558.66120

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ohio State9−16−1.807
2022Ohio State341.303
2023Ohio State32−65−2.009
2024Syracuse67−65−1.0329
Career111−142−1.3329

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Ohio State6QBFr.
2022Ohio State6QBSo.
2023Ohio State6QBJr.
2024Syracuse6QBSr.6′3″220

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. passAdj. rush
2021Ohio State460.27––12.613%––
2022Ohio State230.51––11.65%––
2023Ohio State3730.5594th (n=255)0.32203.649%0.66–
2024Syracuse6510.3976th (n=238)0.30251.266%0.490.32

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

2024 Syracuse 13 games, 4,779 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.OhioW 38–⁠22273935441−1
Sep 7vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠2832463814010
Sep 20vs.StanfordL 24–⁠26274233922−8
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 42–⁠14285038542−17
Oct 4atUNLVW 44–⁠4140633553122
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠17314234620−18
Oct 24atPittsburghL 13–⁠41356432105−32
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠31243528021−4
Nov 9atBoston CollegeL 31–⁠37314839220−13
Nov 16atCaliforniaW 33–⁠2529463231016
Nov 23vs.UConnW 31–⁠243747470201
Nov 30vs.MiamiW 42–⁠38263638030−14
Dec 27 ✦vs.Washington StateW 52–⁠35243445350−7
2023 Ohio State 12 games, 3,170 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atIndianaW 23–⁠32033239018
Sep 9vs.Youngstown StateW 35–⁠71420258301
Sep 16vs.Western KentuckyW 63–⁠101923318301
Sep 23atNotre DameW 17–⁠142137240000
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 37–⁠17192932020−20
Oct 14atPurdueW 41–⁠7162827630−11
Oct 21vs.Penn StateW 20–⁠12223528610−10
Oct 28atWisconsinW 24–⁠10172622622−20
Nov 4atRutgersW 35–⁠16192618931−6
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠3243133530–
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 37–⁠3203021220−5
Nov 25atMichiganL 24–⁠30183027122−3
2022 Ohio State 7 games, 190 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠12341900–
Sep 17vs.ToledoW 77–⁠215711510–
Sep 24vs.WisconsinW 52–⁠21–––––3
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 49–⁠1023700–
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠202216001
Oct 22vs.IowaW 54–⁠1022800–
Nov 12vs.IndianaW 56–⁠14222500–
2021 Ohio State 5 games, 416 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 25vs.AkronW 59–⁠7131831921−17
Oct 2atRutgersW 52–⁠1313300−3
Oct 9vs.MarylandW 66–⁠17232600−5
Oct 23atIndianaW 54–⁠7565100–
Nov 20vs.Michigan StateW 56–⁠74817019

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′3″
Weight218 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan74½″

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

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