This spring, the quarterback depth at Stanford will be a tad shallow. K.J. Costello will be held out of spring practices due to a hip injury, according to Bruce Feldman of Sports Illustrated.
Costello was Stanford’s leading quarterback in 2017 with 1,573 passing yards and 14 touchdowns with four interceptions. Costello ended the season with 212 passing yards and three touchdowns in a bowl loss against TCU after throwing for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the Pac-12 championship game loss against USC. He passed for four touchdowns in a 38-20 victory over Notre Dame in the regular season finale. Costello will still be projected to be Stanford’s starting quarterback in the fall.
While Costello is out of action during the spring, David Shaw will get a chance to get some reps in for backup options Davis Mills and Jack Richardson. That will be essential because neither quarterback will enter the fall with a single pass attempt. Keller Chryst has left the Cardinal as a graduate transfer, although it remains unknown where he will be playing in the fall at this time.