Ranking the top SEC quarterbacks for 2020

The 2019 college football season has officially come and gone, and so are the SEC’s two-most polarizing quarterbacks, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and LSU’s Joe Burrow. As we continue to work our way through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to take …

8. K.J. Costello, Mississippi State

K.J. Costello
Nov 9, 2019; Boulder, CO, USA; Stanford Cardinal quarterback K.J. Costello (3) passes the ball against the Colorado Buffaloes in the second quarter at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

K.J. Costello was a highly recruited prospect (No. 47 overall, No. 3 pro-style quarterback) coming out of high school when he committed to Stanford.

He also found a lot of success early in his career as a Cardinal (5,113 yards, 42 touchdowns and only 15 interceptions in 24 games from 2017-18), but an injury held him to only five starts in 2019.

Now, the Coto de Caza (Calif.) native has taken his talents to Starkville to play under new head coach Mike Leach. Considering Washington State quarterbacks have been in the top 10 in passing yards in six of the last seven seasons, that bodes well for Costello having a successful 2020.