Kyle McCord
St. John Bosco High School
Impact Statement
“Always calm, cool, collected regardless of the noise! His mental and physical preparation is why you see him play with so much confidence and command of the offense.” -Tim Roken, St. Joseph’s Head Coach
Biography
This honor is jointly presented with our partner High School Football America.
McCord closed-out his scholastic career by leading St. Joseph’s Prep to its third straight Pennsylvania Class 6A state championship and a No. 6 ranking in the High School Football America 100 national rankings. McCord, who owns a 3.5 GPA in the classroom, was a three-year starter for the Hawks, ending his career with 6,887 yards passing and 88 touchdowns.
In his final game as a high school quarterback, McCord was 21-for-28 with 336-yards and four touchdowns in SJP’s 62-13 state championship game win over Central York. The all-state QB has also won the Maxwell Football Club’s Jim Henry Award and MaxPreps.com’s Pennsylvania Player of the Year Award.
“When you turn on the film going back even to his sophomore year, it doesn’t lie. Kyle’s ability to hurt you as a defense in rhythm, under pressure or outside the pocket is special! I believe what separates Kyle though is his mindset and his leadership. Always calm, cool, collected regardless of the noise! His mental and physical preparation is why you see him play with so much confidence and command of the offense. Kyle is about the day to day not just game day and with that put a stamp on an amazing career here at the Prep. Very happy for him to receive this honor,” said St. Joseph’s Prep head football coach Tim Roken.
McCord, who is an early enrollee at Ohio State University, was ranked as the No. 27 overall college football prospect, according to 247Sports.com’s composite rankings for the Class of 2021. He was the No. 3 ranked Pro-Style QB in the class.
“Kyle had one of the most all-time best high school football careers in Pennsylvania,” said Jeff Fisher, founder of High School Football America and head of the NHSCA Athlete of the Year nominating committee. “If it wasn’t for an injury late in his junior year, he would have become the first quarterback in Pennsylvania history to win three straight state championships.”
McCord is the fourth Pennsylvania high school football player, and second in a row, to win the award, which has been won by future Heisman Trophy winners Kyler Murray (Allen HS, Texas in 2015), Derrick Henry (Yulee HS, Florida in 2013) and Johnny Manziel (Kerrville Tivy HS, Texas in 2011). Last year, current Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming of Southern Columbia won the award. The other Pennsylvania winners are Terrelle Pryor of Jeannette High School for the 2007 high school football season and Austin Scott of Parkland High School for the 2002-03 sports season.
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