JJ Kohl

Prior to App State: Totaled four game appearances over two years at Iowa State from 2023-24, transferring with three seasons of eligibility remaining … Completed 9 of 11 passes for 23 yards and rushed six times for 32 yards in three games as a redshirting true freshman in 2023 before seeing action in one game (against Baylor) in 2024 … Went 4-for-5 passing and rushed three times for 22 yards against Northern Iowa in his 2023 debut … Was 4-for-4 passing for 14 yards and rushed three times for 10 yards against Oklahoma … Also completed a pass against BYU … Multi-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. High School: Played at Ankeny High in Iowa … Rated a four-star quarterback by all four major recruiting outlets … Ranked as a top-10 quarterback by ESPN (No. 8) and Rivals (No. 9) … Tabbed the nation’s No. 12 quarterback and No. 3 player in the state by 247Sports Composite … 2022 IPSWA First-Team All-State … 2023 Under Armour All-American game participant … Earned the IFCA's Ed Thomas Award ... Totaled 2,023 passing yards and threw 17 touchdowns, completing 64.9 percent of his passes, in his senior season … Also rushed for 187 yards and registered five touchdowns on the ground while leading Ankeny to a 9-2 season and a 2022 5-A state quarterfinal appearance … Completed 60.3 percent of his passes for 2,185 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior in 2021, earning IPSWA Second-Team All-State honors … Also rushed for 87 yards and one touchdown … Participated in Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles, California … Also played basketball in high school. … Father, Jamie, was the starting kicker for Iowa State from 1995-98.