'16 CA QB KJ Costello (Stanford Verbal)

[Luckylucci]

Told Loy that he's been in constant communication with ND's staff and Coach LaFleur. Likes him a lot and has a lot of interest in ND. Admitted his top 2 is USC and Stanford but ND could get into the mix with an offer. He's aware of the way recruiting is speeding up especially for QB's so he'll be narrowing things down soon. Dad was an Irish fan and he's been to ND games with his dad as a kid. Great experience when he visited last summer.

 

[IrishLax]

Per NDCrusader, he's better than Henry. For whatever that's worth lol

 

[Calabrese's People]

Told Loy that he's been in constant communication with ND's staff and Coach LaFleur. Likes him a lot and has a lot of interest in ND. Admitted his top 2 is USC and Stanford but ND could get into the mix with an offer. He's aware of the way recruiting is speeding up especially for QB's so he'll be narrowing things down soon. Dad was an Irish fan and he's been to ND games with his dad as a kid. Great experience when he visited last summer.

 

[BobbyMac]

Per NDCrusader, he's better than Henry. For whatever that's worth lol

It isn't worth much, if it was basketball maybe enough to get you a coffee at McD's.

In the last 3 seasons I've seen Kyle Allen, Gunner Kiel, Josh Rosen, Ricky Town, Blake Barnett, Travis Waller, Brady White, Sam Darnold, Malik Henry and Costello.

Costello's the best. Hanging 400 yds and 4 TD's on Barnett's team and out playing Rosen with 300yds and 4 TD's has a lot to do with that.

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[Te'o4Heisman]

It isn't worth much, if it was basketball maybe enough to get you a coffee at McD's.

In the last 3 seasons I've seen Kyle Allen, Gunner Kiel, Josh Rosen, Ricky Town, Blake Barnett, Travis Waller, Brady White, Sam Darnold, Malik Henry and Costello.

Costello's the best. Hanging 400 yds and 4 TD's on Barnett's team and out playing Rosen with 300yds and 4 TD's has a lot to do with that.

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Word. Kids got a lot of Andrew Luck in his game.

 

[BobbyMac]

Word. Kids got a lot of Andrew Luck in his game.

... or Troy Aikmen, he even looks like Aikmen.

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[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>'16 CA QB KJ Costello (<a href="https://twitter.com/kj_costello">@kj_costello</a>) flashed greatness in 2014, is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> involved in his recruitment? (Premium)
<a href="http://t.co/zfd4x8ypla">http://t.co/zfd4x8ypla</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/status/537976717571534848">November 27, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ThePiombino]

Welker clone.

Seriously tho, are we basing "better than" on a couple of head-to-head matchups or are you using something a little more legit, Crusader?

 

[BobbyMac]

Welker clone.

Seriously tho, are we basing "better than" on a couple of head-to-head matchups or are you using something a little more legit, Crusader?

I'm not a scout so no it's not legit. All I can say is I saw him in person 3 times this season. I saw him against Rosen and Barnett. I saw Henry once this season. I saw Gunner Kiel play some family members of mine & Evansville Central in '11. I saw Kyle Allen play in Scottsdale. He's better than those guys in my opinion. Reminds me of Gunner Kiel the most but Kiel played nobody compared to Costello. Costello and Rosen play in a top 5 conference i n the country... could be #1. When they play out of conference... they go to Bishop Gorman. Add to that his season stats and I come up with he's the best I've ever seen.

Now compared to basketball, I don't know football anywhere near as well but even more so than Rosen, Costello looks like a man playing with boys and the boys I'm talking about are in the Trinity League, not Rick Mirer playing against Concord... (which I also saw)

I guess take it for what it's worth, he's rated #4 in his class but there is NOOO WAY Makik Henry keeps that title through the end of next season. Henry would be #8 in LA/OC/IE in my rankings, #2 for '16.

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[dublinirish]

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[ND NYC]

how will the Sanford hire affect our chances here?

will we offer?

 

[BobbyMac]

how will the Sanford hire affect our chances here?

will we offer?

He'll obviously be better than LeFluer if he is in fact the CA recruiter.

As much as I like Costello as a talent, a lot has happened since the middle of November. The Golson-only era is over, The Air Zaire era has begun even if just part time and Brandon Wimbush joined the program. That's a lot of plus passer / dual threat QB talent on the roster and that doesn't even take Kizer into account.

I think ND's system is going to blossom under MZ and BW. I see the Irish having the same type of QB success that OSU had with JT Barrett. If the staff wants to go after a true pro style QB to use in their system still, they will be in the front of the line for '17's #1 QB, Hunter Johnson of Brownsburg, IN.

That being said, Costello would be better served in a program that plays to his strength. Unfortunately that means programs like Stanford, SC or Michigan.

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[NDinL.A.]

how will the Sanford hire affect our chances here?

will we offer?

I think he ends up at USC, with Michigan being the dark horse, as they made a great impression and him and really gave him something to think about last month.

I don't see ND being a player here.

 

[ND NYC]

I don't remember boise st qbs being dual threat run/pass threats....although I confess I don't and didtn follow them real slose....rather they seemed to me to do more passing as qbs than anything.
and lots of it.

 

[PANDFAN]

according to what Mike F was told it is his accuracy and decision making which is why we haven't offered

 

[BobbyMac]

according to what Mike F was told it is his accuracy and decision making which is why we haven't offered

That's worthy of a chuckle. I've moved on from the idea of Costello being Irish but it is hard to read Costello isn't good enough when it comes to decision making after the football I watched last year from South Bend.

We'll see how accurate he is when he's at SC or Stanford.

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[TheTurningPoint]

ND decision to not offer him was prior to his Junior season. According to Costello and some close to him, he really took bigger steps forward in those areas in his junior year.

However, Notre Dame is dialed in on other prospects right now and waiting to see if others emerge. I think Costello could be a kid that they re evaluate, but it will probably be after his expected decision. 2016 has a lot of good quarterbacks that fit what Notre Dame wants to do more than Costello.

In my opinion, he is a perfect fit for what Stanford currently does and will give them the ability to expand their passing game to where they need to go to get to the playoff level.

 

[BobbyMac]

ND decision to not offer him was prior to his Junior season. According to Costello and some close to him, he really took bigger steps forward in those areas in his junior year.

However, Notre Dame is dialed in on other prospects right now and waiting to see if others emerge. I think Costello could be a kid that they re evaluate, but it will probably be after his expected decision. 2016 has a lot of good quarterbacks that fit what Notre Dame wants to do more than Costello.

In my opinion, he is a perfect fit for what Stanford currently does and will give them the ability to expand their passing game to where they need to go to get to the playoff level.

Any program that asks their QB to drop back, pass and doesn't expect him to run it wants / needs KJ Costello. 2015 was the Year of the Quarterback in the LA/OC/IE area and the majority of people you talk to here think Costello was better than all of them.

That being said, I think what you said in bold is true. The mold for the ND QB looks like Zaire and Wimbush. Dual threat athleticism with plus arms. I've been a Costello fan since I saw him outperform other QB's like Barnett and Rosen but if you ask me today, he'd be the second QB I'd take from his hometown. Devon Modster is another of these 6-2 athletes with a plus arm. I talked with his coach, former Irish TE Oscar McBride about this during the North Carolina game. I'm sold on Devon Modster (or someone like him) Tom Loy is high on him too and he's trying to get down to Tessoro to see him and Oscar this week..

The other thing that is sad about the Costello situation aside from being a better fit for other programs is apparently his Dad is a big ND fan which would explain the pic of the Dome on his twitter account for along time. That is a story Loy also remarked upon Also, Costello's former teammate and current PWO Ryan Killander is an Irish legacy so they obviously shared that while playing together. I saw Ryan's Dad in some NDClub of OC media pieces. That doesn't always work as we saw with Eason but it never hurts.

If you know the profile you are looking for, it doesn't make sense to deviate.

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[IrishLax]

Announcing on the 24th between USC, Stanford, and Michigan.

 

[Ironman8]

Won't be the Skunkbears - he has never visited.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Won't be the Skunkbears - he has never visited.

He actually did visit, but it was when Hoke was still the coach. They're definitely not the favorite here at all, but he does have a history with their old staff.

 

[dublinirish]

announces today

 

[BobbyMac]

Maybe IrishNuke can swing by the high school and start humming the fight song just as he takes the stage?

It's at 2:45pm Pacific and he's gonna be a Tree.

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[BobbyMac]

... if he's smart!

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[BobbyMac]

told ya.

 

[Irishnuke]

Maybe IrishNuke can swing by the high school and start humming the fight song just as he takes the stage?

It's at 2:45pm Pacific and he's gonna be a Tree.

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I'm working nights. I was sleeping. Good for KJ though. At least he's not a Trojan.

 

[BobbyMac]

Late breaking news out of California...

KJ Costello just announced he WILL visit Notre Dame.








in 2016 and 2018.

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[dublinirish]

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[Te'o4Heisman]

Will not surprise me in the least if this kid ends up having the best college career of the '16 QBs and it may not even be close. Andrew Luck v2. Really wish he was Irish.

 

[arrowryan]

Will not surprise me in the least if this kid ends up having the best college career of the '16 QBs and it may not even be close. Andrew Luck v2. Really wish he was Irish.

I'd rather have Hunter Johnson in 2017