2020: Played in eight of the Bulls' nine games and made seven starts at quarterback on the year...led the team passing for 1,341 yards and nine touchdowns while completing 120-of-194 attempts (61.9%) and having two passes intercepted on the year...averaged 167.6 yards passing per game with a 133.17 efficiency rating and long strike of 52-yards...ran 62 times on the year for 74 yards and one touchdown...had a career day vs. UCF (11/27) in the season-finale as he guided the Bulls to a season-best 646 total yards (the 6th-best mark in program history) and a season-high 46 points in a 58-46 loss...posted 407 yards of total offense and accounted for five touchdowns vs. UCF...passed for 404 yards (4th-most all-time) and four touchdowns (tied for 2nd all-time and 12th time in program history a player had four or more TD passes), completing 32 (3rd most all-time) passes on 46 attempts (9th most) without an interception (the 2nd-most attempts in a game without an INT) as he posted the most completions in a game since 2011...also ran for a three-yard TD in the game...threw for 298 yards on 26-of-35 passing vs. ECU (10/10)...threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns on 15-of-26 passing at Temple (10/17)...passed for 180 yards and one touchdown and ran for 38 yards on 14 attempts at Houston (11/14)...passed for 68 yards and one touchdown in the season-opening win over The Citadel (9/12)...was sacked 21 times on the year.
2019: 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…went 124-for-224 passing with 1,429 yards and 12 touchdowns…ranked 10th in The American in passing average (119.1 ypg) and ninth in passing efficiency (119.5)…accounted for 1,712 yards of total offense…third on the team in rushing with an average of 23.6 yards per game…rushed for 283 yards and four touchdowns…accounted for 273 yards (217 passing) and five touchdowns in first start vs. South Carolina State (9/14), the most in a debut by a USF quarterback… named to the American Athletic Conference honor roll for performance against South Carolina State...tied a career high with three touchdown passes and turned in a career-high 62 rushing yards at UConn (10/5)…posted a career-high 267 passing yards, a career-long pass of 55 yards and a touchdown against Cincinnati (11/16).
2018: A redshirt season.
PLANT HS: Named 2017 first-team Class 7A All-State by FloridaHSFootball.com...as a senior, completed 160 of 295 passes for 2,426 yards and 26 touchdowns while leading his team to a 12-2 record, district and regional titles, and a trip to the state semifinals…also rushed for 389 yards (27.8 ypc) and six touchdowns as a senior…threw for nearly 300 yards, two touchdowns and accounted for a pair of two-point conversions in the state semifinals…as a junior, started at Sickles High School… rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and Scout…also received offers from Oregon, Boston College, Iowa State, Maryland, Bowling Green, Colorado State, Southern Miss and Toledo.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 4, 1999, in Tampa...son of Ray and Lisa McCloud...brother of former Clemson and NFL receiver Ray-Ray McCloud...organized clean-up efforts in the area near the USF campus following social justice protests that turned destructive in summer of 2020 and met with the Tampa mayor following that effort...enjoys spending time with family and going to church...majoring in communication.
McCLOUD’S CAREER HIGHS
Completions 32, vs. UCF (11/27/20)
Attempts 46, vs. UCF (11/27/20)
Passing Yards 404, vs. UCF (11/27/20)
Long Pass 55, vs. Cincinnati (11/16/19)
Passing TDs 4, vs. UCF (11/27/20)
Rushes 18, vs. Temple (11/7/19)
Rushing Yards 62, at UConn (10/5/19)
Long Rush 31, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Rushing TDs 2, vs. South Carolina State (9/14/19)
Total Yards 407, vs. UCF (11/27/20)
McCLOUD GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2020Â Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-TDs-INTs)
The Citadel (11-16-68-1-0); Notre Dame (8-14-64-0-0); Cincinnati (12-21-137-0-2); ECU (26-35-298-0-0); Temple (15-26-182-3-0); Tulsa (2-7-8-0-0); Houston (14-29-180-1-0); UCF (32-46-404-4-0)
2020Â Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
The Citadel (3-3-0); Notre Dame 5-21-0); Cincinnati (4-(-18)-0); ECU (12-7-0); Temple (10-1-0); Tulsa (1-15-0); Houston (14-38-0); UCF (13-7-1)
2019 Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-TDs-INTs)
Wisconsin (3-3-22-0-0); Georgia Tech (4-5-90-1-0); South Carolina State (16-27-217-3-0); SMU (8-19-66-0-2); UConn (11-21-157-3-2); BYU (7-14-72-1-1-); Navy (11-23-50-0-1); East Carolina (9-12-102-2-0); Temple (23-38-225-1-0); Cincinnati (18-27-267-1-0); Memphis (5-14-45-0-0); UCF (9-21-116-0-2).
2019 Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs)
Wisconsin (3-17-0); Georgia Tech (4-12-0); South Carolina State (12-56-2); SMU (9-(-3)-0); UConn (11-62-1); BYU (6-23-1); Navy (10-26-0); East Carolina (4-49-0); Temple (18-(-5)-0); Cincinnati (10-13-0); Memphis (6-(-5)-0); UCF (12-38-0).
