Player Career

Jordan McCloud Career Story

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

Player Story

Jordan McCloud story

Jordan McCloud built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a quarterback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Arizona, James Madison, South Florida, and Texas State. The clearest part of Jordan McCloud's career was his passing role: 10,143 passing yards, 88 touchdown passes, 1,293 attempts, and 986 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with James Madison. 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 986 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona, James Madison, South Florida, and Texas State.

The arc is straightforward: Jordan McCloud 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

    South Florida

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    James Madison

    2023

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    Texas State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1,71258.423.3
2020 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1,41556.519.8-297
2021 Regular SeasonArizona55661.613.2-859
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Florida55661.613.20
2022 Regular SeasonArizona0-556
2023 PostseasonJames Madison3,94667.121.93,946
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison3,94667.121.90
2024 PostseasonTexas State3,50066.614.8-446
2024 Regular SeasonTexas State3,50066.614.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024James Madison to Texas StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS87.5Dec 4, 2023
2023Arizona to James MadisonP4 to G5/FCS25.2Oct 27, 2022
2021South Florida to ArizonaG5/FCS to P481.2Dec 26, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UConn

Week 11 · W 44-6

Win with 453 yards of offense and 72.3 efficiency.

453

Total Offense

83.2 takeover

453 total offense with 72.3 efficiency.

#2

vs South Carolina State

Week 3 · W 55-16

273

Total Offense

77.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

273 total offense with 68.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Georgia State

Week 10 · W 42-14 · Conference game

411

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

411 total offense with 79.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Temple

Week 11 · L 7-17 · Conference game

220

Total Offense

77 takeover

Loss with 220 yards of offense and 52.5 efficiency.

220 total offense with 52.5 efficiency.

#5

vs UCF

Week 13 · L 46-58 · Conference game

411

Total Offense

75 takeover

Loss with 411 yards of offense and 62 efficiency.

411 total offense with 62 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · James Madison

3,946 primary output · 67.1 efficiency · 21.9 usage

74.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · James Madison

74.7

3,946 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 21.9 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Texas State

67.2

3,500 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 14.8 usage

Milestones

20

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

20

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency