Player Career

K.J. Costello Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

K.J. Costello story

K.J. Costello built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Coto De Caza, CA wearing No. 3, spending time with Mississippi State and Stanford. The clearest part of K.J. Costello's career was his passing role: 7,403 passing yards, 55 touchdown passes, 997 attempts, and 31 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 31 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State and Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: K.J. Costello moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Stanford

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Mississippi State

    2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonStanford0
2017 PostseasonStanford1,66566.28.51,665
2017 Regular SeasonStanford1,66566.28.50
2018 PostseasonStanford3,49962.211.21,834
2018 Regular SeasonStanford3,49962.211.20
2019 Regular SeasonStanford1,05263.111.6-2,447
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State1,21839.527.4166

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ LSU

Week 4 · W 44-34 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

585

Total Offense

76 takeover

585 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Arizona State

Week 5 · W 34-24 · Conference game

173

Total Offense

73.6 takeover

Win with 173 yards of offense and 74.2 efficiency.

173 total offense with 74.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Washington State

Week 9 · L 38-41 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

72.5 takeover

Loss with 323 yards of offense and 66.5 efficiency.

323 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Washington

Week 11 · W 30-22 · Conference game

237

Total Offense

65 takeover

Win with 237 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency.

237 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

#5

vs Oregon State

Week 11 · W 48-17 · Conference game

387

Total Offense

64.3 takeover

Win with 387 yards of offense and 86 efficiency.

387 total offense with 86 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Stanford

3,499 primary output · 62.2 efficiency · 11.2 usage

66.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Stanford

66.5

3,499 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Stanford

52.1

1,665 primary · 66.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency