Kellen Mond
Kellen Louis Mond (born June 22, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he was a four-year starter and became one of three SEC quarterbacks to record over 9,000 career passing yards with 1,500 rushing yards. Mond was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Mond with Texas A&M in 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 22, 1999 San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
High school career
Mond originally attended Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas, before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, prior to his senior year.[1] As a senior, he passed for 1,936 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 775 yards and 18 touchdowns. Mond was rated by the Rivals.com recruiting network as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the number one dual-threat quarterback in his class.[2] He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football under head coach Kevin Sumlin.[3][4]
College career
Mond entered his freshman year at Texas A&M in 2017 as a backup to Nick Starkel, but took over as the starter after Starkel was injured during the first game of the season against the UCLA Bruins.[5] In his first career start, he completed 12-of-21 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.[6] Prior to Texas A&M's first game of the NCAA 2018-2019 season, Jimbo Fisher, who was in his first year as Texas A&M's head coach, replacing Kevin Sumlin, announced that Kellen Mond would be the starting quarterback for the season opener.[7] Despite an initial feeling that Mond and Nick Starkel would continue to battle for the job after a long competition over the summer,[8] Mond held on to the starting position for the remainder of the season, guiding the Aggies to an 8–4 record and a #19 ranking in the regular season College Football Playoff rankings.[9] The Aggies' season culminated in a historic 74–72 seven-overtime win over SEC rival LSU. This game set several records, including the most points ever scored in a game in the FBS era, and tied a handful of other games for the longest college football game of all time with seven overtimes.[10]
Entering the 2019 season, expectations were higher for Mond, though his overall performance failed to meet them. While his pass completion rate improved, his total yards and yards-per-attempt slightly decreased. In the 2020 season, however, he was able to improve with career-highs in pass completion percentage (63.5%) and yards-per-attempt (7.6). The Aggies finished the 2020 season 9–1 and ranked fourth in the final AP Poll.[11] Mond performed at the 2021 Senior Bowl and was named its most valuable player.[12]
He finished his career at Texas A&M as one of three SEC quarterbacks, along with Tim Tebow and Dak Prescott, to record over 9,000 career passing yards with 1,500 rushing yards.[13]
Statistics
| Season | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2017 | 10 | 117 | 227 | 51.5 | 1,375 | 6.1 | 8 | 6 | 108.8 | 89 | 340 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2018 | 13 | 238 | 415 | 57.3 | 3,107 | 7.5 | 24 | 9 | 135.0 | 149 | 474 | 3.2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 258 | 419 | 61.6 | 2,897 | 6.9 | 20 | 9 | 131.1 | 126 | 501 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 188 | 297 | 63.3 | 2,282 | 7.7 | 19 | 3 | 146.9 | 74 | 294 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Career[14] | 46 | 801 | 1,358 | 59 | 9,661 | 7.1 | 71 | 27 | 132 | 438 | 1,609 | 3.7 | 22 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | ||||||
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| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.64 s | 2.69 s | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[15][16] | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
Mond was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round with the 66th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.[17][18] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Minnesota on June 15, 2021.[19]
Ahead of the Vikings' Week 17 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, Kirk Cousins was ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19. Head coach Mike Zimmer named Mond the backup to Sean Mannion. Mond's debut came in the fourth quarter after Zimmer benched Mannion. He completed two of three passes for five yards in the 37–10 loss.[20]
On August 30, 2022, Mond was waived by the Vikings.[21][22][23]
Cleveland Browns
On August 31, 2022, Mond was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[24]
References
- ^ "Football: Reagan QB Mond to transfer to Florida prep academy". MySA. December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Kellen Mond, 2017 Dual-threat quarterback". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Hamilton, Gerry (June 28, 2016). "No. 2 dual-threat QB commits to Texas A&M". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Hinojosa, David (June 28, 2016). "Former San Antonio Reagan High School QB Kellen Mond commits to Texas A&M University". MySA. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Cessna, Robert (September 6, 2017). "Cessna: Kellen Mond appears locked in as Kevin Sumlin's QB". The Eagle. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Baby, Ben (September 12, 2017). "Texas A&M to continue using QBs Kellen Mond, Jake Hubenak against Louisiana-Lafayette". Dallas News. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Shull, Jeff (August 27, 2018). "Texas A&M Football: Kellen Mond won the starting quarterback job, for now". Gig Em Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Franco, Angel (August 23, 2018). "Jimbo Fisher 'confident' with either Starkel or Mond as starting quarterback". The Battalion. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "College Football Playoff". College Football Playoff. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ West, Jenna (November 25, 2018). "Texas A&M beats LSU in 7 OT, highest-scoring FBS game ever". SI.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M - NFL Draft Player Profile". Pro Football Network. March 31, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Tarpley, Jeff (January 31, 2021). "Texas A&M's Kellen Mond named Reese's Senior Bowl MVP". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Cohn, Grant (February 19, 2021). "Why the 49ers Should Draft Kellen Mond in Round 3". SI.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Kellen Mond College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kellen Mond Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Kellen Mond, Texas AM, QB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Orr, Conor (April 8, 2021). "2021 NFL Draft Stock: Kellen Mond rising by doing things his way". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Dajani, Jordan (April 28, 2021). "2021 NFL Draft: Kellen Mond on his draft stock, what sets him apart as a prospect and his career at Texas A&M". CBSSports. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Krammer, Andrew (June 15, 2021). "Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond signs his rookie contract". Star Tribune. SB Nation. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - January 2nd, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings waiving QB Kellen Mond after one season in Minnesota". NFL.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings waiving QB Kellen Mond, team's 2021 third-round pick: Reports". theathletic.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Browns claim QB Kellen Mond, announce 12 practice squad members". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2022.
External links
- Minnesota Vikings bio
- Texas A&M Aggies bio