Kyle McCord

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Mt. Laurel, N.J.
Last School:
St. Joseph’s (Pa.) Prep
Year:
Junior

Follow on Social Media
Twitter: @kylemccord16
Instagram: @kam.6

Ohio State Overview
• Kyle spent three seasons with the Buckeyes - 2021-23 - and did not red-shirt, leaving him with one season of eligibility heading into the 2024 campaign
• He entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023 regular season after leading the Buckeyes to an 11-1 record
• He played in 24 games at Ohio State, including starting all 12 games in the 2023 regular season
• Threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns - both totals were second in the Big Ten in 2023 - and was named third-team all-Big Ten Conference by both the coaches and media voters
• The 3,170 yards rank seventh in Ohio State single season history
• McCord also ranks among Ohio State quarterbacks: 15th with 3,776 career passing yards; fourth with a 66.5 career completion percentage; and fifth with 264.0 career passing yards per game
• His four 300-yard passing games rank sixth in school history and include a career-high 335 yards vs. Michigan State in 2023, 320 yards vs. Maryland (2023), 318 yards vs. Western Kentucky (2023) and 319 yards in his first collegiate start, vs. Akron, in 2021
• He completed 65.8 pct. of his attempts in 2023 (seventh-highest in school history), including a career-best 83 pct. vs. Western Kentucky (19 of 23)
• Directed Ohio State on a game-winning, 15-play drive in final 1:25 for a signature, 17-14, win over No. 9 Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
• Completed passes on 3rd-and-10 (23 yards to Emeka Egbuka), 4th-and-7 (7 yards to Julian Fleming) and 3rd-and-19 (21 yards to Egbuka) to keep the winning drive vs. the Irish alive
• McCord played in seven games in 2022 after earning his first varsity letter in 2021 as a true freshman, playing in five games
• In his first start, as a freshman in 2021, he completed 13 of 18 passing attempts for 319 yards and two touchdowns in a 59-7 win over Akron
• His long pass was an 85-yard catch-and-run connection with Emeka Egbuka, also coming against the Zips
• That 85-yard pass play was the third-longest pass in school history and the sixth-longest play from scrimmage
• He threw a 72-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Ballard against Toledo in 2022
• McCord and RB TreVeyon Henderson both started the 2021 game vs. Akron, marking the first time in school history that true freshmen started at QB and RB in the same game
• Is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic all-Big Ten honoree who is majoring in communications

Honors & Awards
2023: Third-team all-Big Ten Conference, Academic All-Big Ten
2022: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
2021: OSU Scholar-Athlete

More on Kyle
• A member of Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class and enrolled in classes in January of 2021
• Is from Mt. Laurel, N.J., located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, and attended St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia
• High school teammate of Marvin Harrison Jr.
• Was the nation’s No. 25-ranked player regardless of position and the No. 3 quarterback
• A five-star prospect according to 247Sports
• Helped St. Joseph’s Prep win its third consecutive state championship last fall
• Threw six touchdowns in the 6A semifinal and then followed that up with a 21-for-28, 336-yard performance with four TDs in the title game vs. Central York
• Set city and league records for career passing yards (6,887) and touchdown passes (88)
• Member of the 2020 Pennsylvania MaxPreps All-State team
• Passed for 2,399 yards and 31 touchdowns as a junior before an injury sidelined him for the final four games of the season
• Won the starting job at St. Joseph’s as a sophomore and had 2,883 yards with 38 touchdowns while completing 66.5 percent of his passes
• Is the son of Stacy and Derek McCord
• His father played quarterback at Rutgers from 1988-92