Texas State Athletics

Accolades

• All-Sun Belt Third Team
• 2024 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Class of 2024
• 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2024 Walter Camp Award Watch List
• 2024 Manning Award Watch List
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List

2024 (Redshirt senior)
The reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year committed to Texas State in February 2024 … Prior to his TXST arrival, the dual-threat quarterback made 31 starts in 36 career games from 2019-23 … Threw for nearly 7,000 yards on 573-of-903 passing (63.5%) in his career with 58 touchdowns and 25 interceptions … Also had 708 career rushing yards on 281 carries with 13 touchdowns … 71 total touchdowns and 7,634 total yards of offense (6,908 passing, 708 rushing, 18 receiving) in his career.

All-Sun Belt Third Team... Davey O'Brien Class of 2024... Maxwell Award Watch List... Walter Camp Award Watch List... Manning Award Watch List... Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List... Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9, Oct. 14)... Manning Award Star of the Week (Sept. 9, Oct. 14)... Davey O'Brien Great 8 (Sept. 10, Oct. 15)... Shrine Bowl Star of the Week (Oct. 15)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose (HM, Sept. 10, Oct. 15, Nov. 19)... DCTF Midseason All-Texas College Second Team... Started all 13 games... Recorded 3,227 passing yards in the 2024 season, which is the second most in program history… became the TXST program leader for touchdown passes in a season (30)… recorded the second highest pass efficiency rating in season in TXST history (158.6)… finished sixth all time in highest average yards/pass attempt (8.3)… ended the year fourth on the most passing yards/game in a season (248.2)… became one of 22 TXST quarterbacks to record four touchdown passes in a single game… finished the season third on the all-time most yards of total offense list (3,505)… averaged 269.6 total yards per game, which is the fifth best in program history…held an average of 7.57 total yards per play during the season and finished seventh all time… completed 273 passes during the 2024 season and finished 3^rd all-time in program history… recorded the highest single season completion percentage in program history (70.2)… holds the record for most TDs responsible for in a season (37)
Team.

NCAA Rankings
Completion % - .700 - 7th
Completions/game - 21.00 - 26th
Passing efficiency - 158.2 - 9th
Passing TDs - 30 - 8th
Passing yards - 3,227 - 19th
Points responsible for - 226 - 7th
Total offense - 269.6 - 28th

TXST Career
During his TXST career he recorded 30 TD passes and is ranked seventh in TXST history… holds the record for best pass completion percentage (70.2), pass efficiency (273-389-13) and average yards per pass (273-389-13) … sits ranked seventh in touchdowns responsible for (37) … recorded 7.57 yards of total offense per play and sits third in TXST history.
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
James Madison (2023)
2023 (Redshirt junior)
Sun Belt Player of the Year … First Team All-Sun Belt … Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Year semifinalist … HERO Sports Group of Five Second Team All-American … Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (Nov. 28) … Three-time Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 27) … Two-time Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree … Two-time Manning Award Stars of the Week … Played in all 13 games, including 12 starts … 281-of-412 passing (68.2%) for 3,657 passing yards and 35 touchdowns with 10 interceptions … 276 rushing yards on 96 carries with a team-best 8 rushing touchdowns … 3,933 total yards of offense with 43 total touchdowns … Threw for 250+ yards in 9 games … Completed 66% of his passes in 7 games … Had 3+ passing touchdowns in 8 games … Rushed for at least one touchdown in 6 games … Ran for 50+ yards in 3 games … Tied the James Madison single-game record and set a career-high with 6 total touchdowns at Utah State (Sept. 23), at Georgia State (Nov. 4) and at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25) … Threw for a season-high 457 passing yards and 4 touchdowns vs. UConn (Nov. 11) and completed 89.2% of his passes on 33-of-37 attempts … Passed for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns while rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns at Utah State (Sept. 23) … Threw for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns and turned in a career-high 104 rushing yards with 2 touchdowns at Georgia State (Nov. 4) … 324 passing yards and 5 touchdowns while rushing for another touchdown at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25).
 
Arizona (2021-22)
2022 (Redshirt junior)
Did not play in any games.
 
2021 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in 3 games, including 2 starts … Made his first appearance vs. Northern Arizona on Sept. 28 where he was 6-of-7 for 66 yards and a touchdown … Started at No. 3 Oregon on Sept. 25, throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown on 21-of-35 passing and running for 64 yards on 9 carries … Started the game vs. UCLA and was 21-of-30 for 182 yards before leaving the game with an injury.
 
USF (2018-20)
2020 (Redshirt sophomore)
Played in 8 of USF’s 9 games, including 7 starts … Led the team in passing with 1,341 yards and 9 touchdowns … 120-of-194 (61.9%) in pass attempts … Averaged 167.6 passing yards per game …. 62 rushes for 74 yards and a touchdown … Top game was when he was 32-of-46 for 404 passing yards and 4 touchdowns vs. UCF on Nov. 27 … His 32 completions vs. UCF were the most in a game by a USF quarterback since 2011 … Helped the Bulls total 646 yards and 46 points against UCF.
 
2019 (Redshirt freshman)
Played in all 12 games … Took over as starting quarterback for the third game of the season vs. South Carolina State (9/14) and remained the starter for the rest of the year, making 10 starts … 124-for-224 passing with 1,429 yards and 12 touchdowns … Ranked 10th in The American in passing average (119.1 yards per game) and ninth in passing efficiency (119.5) … Accounted for 1,712 yards of total offense … 3rd on the team in rushing with an average of 23.6 yards per game … Rushed for 283 yards and 4 touchdowns … Accounted for 273 yards (217 passing) and 5 touchdowns in first start vs. South Carolina State (9/14), the most in a debut by a USF quarterback.
 
2018 (Freshman)
Redshirt … Did not play in any games.
 
High School
2017 FloridaHSFootball.com Class 7A First Team All-State … Threw for 2,426 yards and 26 touchdowns while rushing for 389 yards and 6 touchdowns as a senior in 2017 … Helped Plant to 2017 district and region titles and berth in state semifinals with 12-2 record … Played at Sickles High School during his junior year before transferring to Plant.
 
Personal
Son of Ray and Lisa McCloud … His brother, Ray-Ray McCloud, played at Clemson and has been in the NFL for the last 6 seasons, including playing for the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in 2023.