Jordan McCloud (born November 4, 1999) is an

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who most recently played for the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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Early life and high school

McCloud grew up in

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and attended

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. 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.

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. 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. He finished the season with completing 120 out of 194 passing attempts for 1,341 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions. On December 26, 2020, McCloud announced that he would be entering the

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. On January 30, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to

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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

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where he completed 6 out of 7 passing attempts for 66 yards and a touchdown. His first game he started as a Wildcat was against

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where he threw for 233 yards and a touchdown. The final game McCloud played and started for the season was against

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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. On October 8, 2022, McCloud announced that he was 'not on the team anymore.' On November 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to

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James Madison

During the 2023 season, McCloud was named as the starting quarterback. During the Week 4 game against

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, 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. McCloud was named the 2023 Sun Belt Conference player of the year and named a part of the 2023 first-team all-Sun Belt team. On December 1, 2023, McCloud announced that he was once again entering the transfer portal and would leave James Madison.

Personal life

McCloud is the younger brother of current

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wide receiver and return specialist,

Ray-Ray McCloud Raymond "Ray-Ray" McCloud III (born October 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years McCloud att ...

References

External links

South Florida Bulls bioArizona Wildcats bioJames Madison Dukes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCloud, Jordan 1999 births Living people Players of American football from Tampa, Florida Henry B. Plant High School alumni American football quarterbacks South Florida Bulls football players Arizona Wildcats football players James Madison Dukes football players