K. J. Costello

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K. J. Costello
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Costello with the Stanford Cardinal in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-07) June 7, 1997 (age 26)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Santa Margarita Catholic
(Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
College:
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Richard "K. J." Costello (born June 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Stanford and the Mississippi State. He previously played for the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints.

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Early years

Costello attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. During his high school football career, he passed for a school record 8,222 yards, surpassing a record previously held by Carson Palmer [1] and 62 passing touchdowns. [2] Rated as one of the top quarterback recruits in his class, Costello committed to Stanford University to play college football. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6] Costello returned as the backup after the game; however, he took over as the starter prior to the eighth game of the season. [7] [8] He remained the starter throughout the rest of the season and finished with 1,573 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions and took the Cardinal to the Pac-12 Championship game.

KJ Costello started 35 games in College football. He holds the SEC Single-Game passing record with 623 yards against the defending national champions, LSU Tigers. He passed Andrew Luck & John Elway for all-time on the list for most passing yards in a single season at Stanford with 3540 yards. [9]

On December 18, 2019, Costello entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. [10] On February 3, 2020, Costello announced he would be grad transferring to Mississippi State. [11]

Costello made his first start for Mississippi State on September 26, 2020, where he broke the SEC record for passing yards in a single game with 623 yards in a 44–34 victory over the defending national champion, LSU. [12]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2017 Stanford 1112421158.81,5737.5144139.528923.33
2018 Stanford 1326941365.13,5408.62911155.042-20-0.50
2019 Stanford 510216761.11,0386.263121.618241.30
2020 Mississippi State 413019666.31,2676.5610120.522-65-3.00
Career3362598763.37,4187.55528139.2110310.33

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

On August 1, 2021, Costello signed with the Los Angeles Chargers after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. [13] He was waived on August 17. [14]

Philadelphia Stars

Costello signed with the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League on May 27, 2022. [15]

New Orleans Saints

On August 10, 2022, Costello signed with the New Orleans Saints. [16] He was waived on August 21, 2022.

Philadelphia Stars (second stint)

On February 17, 2023, Costello re-signed with the Philadelphia Stars. [17] He was transferred to the team's inactive list on March 19, 2023. [18] The Stars folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [19]

Career statistics

Spring Football statistics
YearTeamLeagueGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2022 PHI USFL 200-041040.0696.90064.25-15-3.00

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