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. Drones committed to play college football at Baylor University over other schools such as Auburn, Ole Miss, TCU, and Pittsburgh.
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. After the season, Drones entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Virginia Tech Drones transferred to Virginia Tech before the 2023 season. 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. 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.
College statistics SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2021Baylor 2 0 0−0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 2022Baylor 5 0 0−0 14 23 60.9 219 9.5 1 1 146.5 8 49 6.1 2 2023Virginia Tech 13 11 6−5 166 285 58.2 2,085 7.3 17 3 137.3 166 818 4.9 5 2024Virginia Tech 9 9 5−4 136 224 60.7 1,562 7.0 10 6 128.7 98 336 3.4 6 2025Virginia 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
Drones was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft. He was released by the Packers on August 15.
Personal life Drones' older maternal cousin is quarterback Cam Ward, who was selected with the first overall pick of the 2025 NFL draft.
References
External links Baylor Bears bio Virginia Tech Hokies bio