Jordan McCloud (born November 4, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Texas State Bobcats. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls, the Arizona Wildcats and the James Madison Dukes.
_(cropped).jpg) McCloud in the 2023 Armed Forces Bowl | |
| Texas State Bobcats – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Applied Arts & Sciences[1] |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 4, 1999 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Henry B. Plant (Tampa, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school
editMcCloud grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Henry B. Plant High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Oregon, Boston College, Iowa State, Maryland, Bowling Green, Colorado State, Southern Miss and Toledo.[2]
College career
editSouth Florida
editMcCloud redshirted during his true freshman season in 2018. During the 2019 season, he played in all 12 games and was named the starting quarterback as of the third game of the season.[3] He finished the season with completing 124 out of 224 passing attempts for 1,429 yards, 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions. During the 2020 season, he played in eight games and started in seven of them.[4] He finished the season with completing 120 out of 194 passing attempts for 1,341 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions.[5] On December 26, 2020, McCloud announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[6] On January 30, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Arizona.[7]
Arizona
editMcCloud began the 2021 season as a backup quarterback to Gunner Cruz and Will Plummer. He made his first appearance with the Wildcats against Northern Arizona where he completed 6 out of 7 passing attempts for 66 yards and a touchdown.[8] In Week 4, he was named the starting quarterback against no. 3 Oregon, becoming the third quarterback to start a game for the Wildcats in the first four games.[9] He completed 21 of 36 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown in the 41–19 loss. McCloud started the following week against UCLA where he was 21–30 passing for 182 yards. Early in the fourth quarter, McCloud suffered a season-ending ankle and knee injury that sidelined him for the final seven games.[10][11]
In 2022, McCloud lost the starting quarterback competition to Washington State transfer Jayden de Laura. McCloud did not appear in a game and by October 8, 2022, McCloud announced that he was 'not on the team anymore.' [12]
On November 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to James Madison.[13][14]
James Madison
editIn week 1, McCloud relieved starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III in the second half against Bucknell where he kickstarted the offense throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 7–11 passing.[15] In Week 2, McCloud was named the starter on the road against Virginia where he led the Dukes to a 36–35 victory.[16] In Week 4 against Utah State, he scored a career-high six total touchdowns (4 passing, 2 rushing) in a 45–38 victory. McCloud tied the program record with former Duke quarterbakcs Todd Centeio, Cole Johnson and Vad Lee. Because of his performance, he was named the Manning Award Star of the Week, the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List.[17][18] In Week 10 vs. UConn, McCloud continued his success throwing for a career high 457 yards and four touchdowns while completing 33–37 attempts in a 44–6 victory. His 453 yards of total offense was fifth most by a Dukes player in single-game history.[19] In the 2023 Armed Forces Bowl McCloud threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, McCloud threw for 35 touchdowns and 3,657 passing yards which ranked second in the Dukes single-season passing records. He was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and also First Team All-Sun Belt. McCloud also was named Davey O'Brein National Quarterback Award Semifinalist and was named three-time Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.[20][21]
On December 1, 2023, McCloud announced that he was once again entering the transfer portal and would leave James Madison.[22]
Texas State
editOn February 27, 2024, McCloud announced that he would commit to play for the Texas State Bobcats.[23] In week 1, McCloud led the Bobcats to a victory over Lamar. McCloud completed 21-of-30 attempts for 238 yards and three touchdowns. In week 2, he threw for 309 yards and four total touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing) in a win against UTSA. For his performance, he was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.[24]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| South Florida Bulls | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Redshirt
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| 2019 | 12 | 10 | 4–6 | 124 | 224 | 55.4 | 1,429 | 6.4 | 12 | 8 | 119.5 | 105 | 283 | 2.7 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | 1–6 | 120 | 194 | 61.9 | 1,341 | 6.9 | 9 | 2 | 133.2 | 62 | 74 | 1.2 | 1 | |
| Arizona Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0–2 | 48 | 73 | 65.8 | 481 | 6.6 | 2 | 5 | 116.4 | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | DNP | |||||||||||||||
| James Madison Dukes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 10–2 | 281 | 412 | 68.2 | 3,657 | 8.9 | 35 | 10 | 165.9 | 96 | 276 | 2.9 | 8 | |
| Texas State Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 6–4 | 198 | 283 | 70.0 | 2,370 | 8.4 | 25 | 8 | 163.8 | 54 | 250 | 4.6 | 6 | |
| Career | 46 | 41 | 21–20 | 771 | 1,186 | 65.0 | 9,278 | 7.8 | 83 | 33 | 148.3 | 335 | 958 | 2.9 | 19 | |
Personal life
editMcCloud is the younger brother of current NFL wide receiver and return specialist, Ray-Ray McCloud.[25]
References
edit- ^ "Jordan McCloud - 2024 Football Roster". txst.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Jordan McCloud, Plant, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Knight, Joey (September 14, 2019). "Plant High's Jordan McCloud starts at quarterback for USF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Bond, Nathan (September 8, 2020). "REPORT: USF Football Redshirt Sophomore Quarterback Jordan McCloud Wins Starting Job". The Daily Stampede. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan McCloud". South Florida Bulls.
- ^ Silva, Richard (December 26, 2020). "Quarterback Jordan McCloud to enter transfer portal". usforacle.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Kelapire, Ryan (January 30, 2021). "USF transfer QB Jordan McCloud commits to Arizona". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan McCloud". Arizona Wildcats.
- ^ Kelapire, Ryan (September 25, 2021). "Arizona to start Jordan McCloud at quarterback against Oregon". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Wildcats QB Jordan McCloud shows progress in recovery from leg injuries". tucson.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Brian (October 9, 2021). "Jordan McCloud injured in Arizona's home loss to UCLA". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Sasnett, Rebecca (October 8, 2022). "Arizona backup QB Jordan McCloud 'not on the team anymore". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Pedersen, Brian J. (November 25, 2022). "Former Arizona QB Jordan McCloud commits to James Madison". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Spears, Justin (November 25, 2022). "Ex-Wildcats QB Jordan McCloud transfers to James Madison". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "McCloud kickstarts second half JMU offense in 38-3 rout". breezejmu.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "McCloud Enters UVA As Starter, Team Confident In His Abilities". dnronline.com. September 6, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "McCloud Honored by Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards". James Madison Dukes. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan McCloud". James Madison Dukes.
- ^ "McCloud has another huge day and leads No. 21 James Madison past UConn 44-6". dnronline.com. November 11, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "#2 Jordan McCloud". jmusports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (December 1, 2023). "James Madison QB Jordan McCloud to enter transfer portal". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Londergan, Joe (February 27, 2024). "Texas State Football Signs Former JMU QB Jordan McCloud". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Texas State's McCloud, Old Dominion's Manning & Arkansas State's Jackson Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Keesee, Andrew (August 25, 2021). "Gaither linebacker not living in older brothers' shadows". WTVT. Retrieved September 25, 2023.