Jordan McCloud

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Born (1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 24)
Tampa, Florida
Alma mater
  • South Florida
  • Arizona
  • James Madison
OccupationFootball quarterback

Jordan McCloud (born November 4, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the James Madison Dukes. He previously played for the South Florida Bulls and the Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona Wildcats.

Early life and high school

McCloud 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.[1]

College career

South Florida

McCloud 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.[2] 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.[3] He finished the season with completing 120 out of 194 passing attempts for 1,341 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions.[4] On December 26, 2020, McCloud announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[5] On January 30, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Arizona.[6]

Arizona

During the 2021 season, McCloud played in three games and started in two of them as a quarterback. 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.[7] His first game he started as a Wildcat was against Oregon where he threw for 233 yards and a touchdown.[8] The final game McCloud played and started for the season was against UCLA where he completed 21 out of 30 passing attempts for 182 yards before suffering an injury thus having him sit out for the rest of the season.[9]

On October 8, 2022, McCloud announced that he was 'not on the team anymore.'[10] On November 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to James Madison Dukes football|James Madison.[11][12]

James Madison

During the 2023 season, McCloud was named as the starting quarterback. During the Week 4 game against Utah State, he scored a career-high six touchdowns total in a game. 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.[13][14]

Personal life

McCloud is the younger brother of current San Francisco 49ers wide receiver and return specialist, Ray-Ray McCloud.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan McCloud, Plant, Dual-Threat Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Knight, Joey (September 14, 2019). "Plant High's Jordan McCloud starts at quarterback for USF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Bond, Nathan (September 8, 2020). "REPORT: USF Football Redshirt Sophomore Quarterback Jordan McCloud Wins Starting Job". The Daily Stampede. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jordan McCloud". South Florida Bulls.
  5. ↑ Silva, Richard (December 26, 2020). "Quarterback Jordan McCloud to enter transfer portal". usforacle.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kelapire, Ryan (January 30, 2021). "USF transfer QB Jordan McCloud commits to Arizona". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jordan McCloud". Arizona Wildcats.
  8. ↑ Kelapire, Ryan (September 25, 2021). "Arizona to start Jordan McCloud at quarterback against Oregon". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Injured Arizona Wildcats QB Jordan McCloud out for rest of year". Arizona Sports. October 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Sasnett, Rebecca (October 8, 2022). "Arizona backup QB Jordan McCloud 'not on the team anymore". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Pedersen, Brian J. (November 25, 2022). "Former Arizona QB Jordan McCloud commits to James Madison". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ Spears, Justin (November 25, 2022). "Ex-Wildcats QB Jordan McCloud transfers to James Madison". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "McCloud Honored by Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards". James Madison Dukes. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jordan McCloud". James Madison Dukes.
  15. ↑ Keesee, Andrew (August 25, 2021). "Gaither linebacker not living in older brothers' shadows". WTVT. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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