Kyron Drones
_(cropped).jpg) Drones at the 2023 Military Bowl | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 24, 2003 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shadow Creek (Pearland, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2021–2022) Virginia Tech (2023–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Kyron Drones (born July 24, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and Virginia Tech Hokies.
Early life
Drones attended and played football at Shadow Creek High School, where he passed for 5,257 yards and 71 touchdowns with 17 interceptions and rushed for 1,300 yards and 23 touchdowns.[1] Drones committed to play college football at Baylor University over other schools such as Auburn, Ole Miss, TCU, and Pittsburgh.[2]
College career
Baylor
As a freshman in 2021, Drones was redshirted and saw no in-game action. In 2022, he threw for 219 yards and a touchdown with an interception while also rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns.[3] After the season, Drones entered the NCAA transfer portal.[3]
Virginia Tech
Drones transferred to Virginia Tech before the 2023 season.[4] He started the first game of his career in week 3 of the season, completing 19 of 32 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown with an interception while also rushing 22 times for 74 yards in a loss to Rutgers.[5] The following week, Drones again got the start, and completed 19 of 35 passing attempts for 160 yards and rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Marshall.[6]
College statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Baylor | 2 | 0 | 0−0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Baylor | 5 | 0 | 0−0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 219 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 146.5 | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 11 | 6−5 | 166 | 285 | 58.2 | 2,085 | 7.3 | 17 | 3 | 137.3 | 166 | 818 | 4.9 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 5−4 | 136 | 224 | 60.7 | 1,562 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 128.7 | 98 | 336 | 3.4 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 12 | 3−9 | 178 | 315 | 56.5 | 1,919 | 6.1 | 17 | 9 | 119.8 | 170 | 644 | 3.8 | 9 | |
| Career | 41 | 32 | 14−18 | 494 | 847 | 58.3 | 5,785 | 6.8 | 45 | 19 | 128.7 | 442 | 1,847 | 4.2 | 22 | ||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 7+3⁄4 in (2.03 m) | 4.66 s | 1.60 s | 2.52 s | 4.27 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
Drones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft.[8] He was released on August 15.[9]
Personal life
Drones' older maternal cousin is quarterback Cam Ward, who was selected with the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft.[10]
References
- ↑ "Kyron Drones Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ Coleman, Adam (April 29, 2020). "Shadow Creek quarterback Kyron Drones commits to Baylor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- 1 2 Haag, Michael (November 30, 2022). "Baylor backup QB Kyron Drones to enter transfer portal, leaves door open to return". Dallas News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ Bitter, Andy (December 13, 2022). "Virginia Tech makes transfer portal splash in adding Kyron Drones, Ali Jennings". The Athletic. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ Hemphill, Steve (September 21, 2023). "Virginia Tech's Kyron Drones showed positives in first start. But is the Baylor transfer QB1?". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Marshall tops Virginia Tech for the first time in 83 years". The Virginian-Pilot. Associated Press. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Kyron Drones College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Packers sign 5 draft picks, 10 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Packers announce roster move August 15, 2026". Packers.com. August 15, 2026. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Adelson, Andrea (September 27, 2024). "Cam Ward and Kyron Drones are cousins and training partners. And now they're opponents". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.