Kellen Mond

Kellen Louis Mond (born June 22, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 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 Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Kellen Mond
Mond with Texas A&M in 2019
No. 11 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-22) 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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
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
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2017 1011722751.51,3756.186108.8893403.83
2018 1323841557.33,1077.5249135.01494743.27
2019 1325841961.62,8976.9209131.11265014.08
2020 1018829763.32,2827.7193146.9742944.04
Career[14]468011,358599,6617.171271324381,6093.722

Professional career

Mond was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round (66th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[15][16] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Minnesota on June 15, 2021.[17] On July 31, Mond tested positive for COVID-19.[18]

References
  1. "Football: Reagan QB Mond to transfer to Florida prep academy". December 28, 2015.
  2. "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  3. "No. 2 dual-threat QB commits to Texas A&M". June 28, 2016.
  4. "Former San Antonio Reagan High School QB Kellen Mond commits to Texas A&M University". June 28, 2016.
  5. robert.cesssna@theeagle.com, ROBERT CESSNA. "Cessna: Kellen Mond appears locked in as Kevin Sumlin's QB".
  6. "Texas A&M to continue using QBs Kellen Mond, Jake Hubenak against Louisiana-Lafayette". September 12, 2017.
  7. ago, Jeff Shull 3 months (August 27, 2018). "Texas A&M Football: Kellen Mond won the starting quarterback job, for now". Gig Em Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. Franco, Angel (August 23, 2018). "Jimbo Fisher 'confident' with either Starkel or Mond as starting quarterback". The Battalion. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  9. "College Football Playoff". College Football Playoff. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. West, Jenna (November 25, 2018). "Texas A&M beats LSU in 7 OT, highest-scoring FBS game ever". SI.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  11. "Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M - NFL Draft Player Profile". March 31, 2021.
  12. Tarpley, Jeff (January 31, 2021). "Texas A&M's Kellen Mond named Reese's Senior Bowl MVP". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  13. Cohn, Grant. "Why the 49ers Should Draft Kellen Mond in Round 3". SI.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  14. "Kellen Mond College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  15. Orr, Conor (April 8, 2021). "2021 NFL Draft Stock: Kellen Mond rising by doing things his way". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  16. 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.
  17. Krammer, Andrew. "Vikings quarterback Kellen Mond signs his rookie contract". Star Tribune. SB Nation. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  18. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31929436/report-minnesota-vikings-3-qbs-including-kirk-cousins-saturday-practice-kellen-mond-tests-positive-covid-19
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