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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Football - Pennsylvania

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FOOTBALL

Kyle McCord

Quarterback
ST. JOSEPH'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

1582

Passing Yards

21

Passing Touchdowns
“Kyle McCord has a gifted arm and the football IQ to go with it. There isn’t a throw he can’t make, and his line of scrimmage adjustments are outstanding. I’ve been here 40 years and in my opinion he’s the best quarterback ever (to come out of) the city.”
John Steinmetz
Head Coach head coach at La Salle College High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound senior quarterback passed for 1,582 yards and 21 touchdowns this past season, leading the Hawks (6-0) to the Class 6A state championship and a No. 4 MaxPreps national ranking. McCord completed 99 of 153 passes, throwing just one interception, and passed for 337 yards and four TDs in the state title game. The Class 6A, Philadelphia Catholic League and Maxwell Football Club Player of the Year, he was selected for the 2021 All-American Bowl. McCord was named the High School Football America/National High School Coaches Association National Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

McCord has maintained a 3.37 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at Ohio State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

McCord has participated in multiple service-mission trips to assist underserved communities.