Ryan Mallett profile,
 Mallett warming up before a game | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks — No. 15 | |
| Quarterback |  Junior |
| Major: Sociology | |
| Date of birth: June 5, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Batesville, Arkansas | |
| Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Weight: 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb) |
| Career history | |
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| High school: Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas | |
College(s):
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| Stats Website: ESPN.com | |
Tne Ryan Mallett (born June 5, 1988 in Batesville, Arkansas), nicknamed "Big Tex", is an American football quarterback at the University of Arkansas.Mallett, formerly of University of Michigan, was named 2009 National Performer of the Year by the College Football Performance Awards and recipient of the world's largest crystal football trophy.
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High school career
Mallett graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas, and was ranked as the #2 quarterback and #4 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com. He was also the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas in 2006. Mallett participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2007 and won the Glenn Davis Army Award as the best player on the West team.
High school statistics
| Season | ATT | COMP | COMP% | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 (So.) | 316 | 151 | 47.8 | 2,307 | 18 | 10 |
| 2005 (Jr.) | 221 | 133 | 60.2 | 2,219 | 21 | 6 |
| 2006 (Sr.) | 321 | 204 | 63.6 | 3,353 | 33 | 3 |
College career
2007
Mallett made his first appearance at Michigan in the second game of the 2007 season against Oregon. He entered the game for the injured Chad Henne in the third quarter and completed 6 of 17 passes for 49 yards and 1 interception. Mallett started again the next week againstNotre Dame. He helped lead the Wolverines to a 38-0 victory by throwing 3 touchdown passes. He went 7/15 (46.7%) with 90 yards. Mallett started his first Big Ten conference game against Penn State the following week.
Mallett hands off to Mike Hart
2007
Mallett made his first appearance at Michigan in the second game of the 2007 season against Oregon. He entered the game for the injured Chad Henne in the third quarter and completed 6 of 17 passes for 49 yards and 1 interception. Mallett started again the next week against Notre Dame. He helped lead the Wolverines to a 38-0 victory by throwing 3 touchdown passes. He went 7/15 (46.7%) with 90 yards. Mallett started his first Big Ten conference game against Penn State the following week. He went 16/29 (55.2%) with 170 yards and 1 interception. He also scored on a 10-yard rush in the 1st quarter. Henne started the Wolverines' next three games. In those games, Mallett had limited playing time. In all he went 4/10 for 30 yards.
Mallett's next start was against Minnesota. He threw 1 touchdown pass and went 11/20 (55.0%) with 233 yards and no interceptions. Mallett did not start but played extensively the next week in a loss against Wisconsin. He threw 3 touchdown passes and went 11/36 (30.6%) with 245 yards and two interceptions. In the fourth quarter Mallett threw a 97 yard touchdown pass to Mario Manningham which is the longest pass completion in Michigan history. Mallett played very little in the next week's game against Ohio State. He threw three passes and completed one of them for eight yards.
Departure from Michigan
Mallett's departure from Michigan was widely expected after new head coach Rich Rodriguez was hired to replace retiring coach Lloyd Carr. Rodriguez overhauled Michigan's offense and installed a "spread" option offensive scheme, which did not fit Mallett's skills.
On January 14, Mallett enrolled at the University of Arkansas, where he redshirted the 2008 season due to the NCAA transfer policies. Mallett quarterbacked the Arkansas scout team in practice that season.
Arkansas
2009
In 2009 as a redshirt sophomore, Mallett began his career as an Arkansas Razorback, under the direction of head coach Bobby Petrino. Prior to the 2009 season, Mallett was named by ESPN's Bruce Feldman as one of college football's top 10 newcomers of the year, citing his arm strength as a major determining factor. In subsequent interviews, when Mallett was questioned about how far he could throw the football, he said farther than 80 yards.
On March 1, 2009, he was arrested on charges of public intoxication. He pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge on April 3, 2009 and paid $155 in court costs, fines, and fees. Mallett was also punished by Coach Petrino with early wake up calls, extra running, and early curfews.
Mallett earned the starting job in the Razorbacks' first game against Missouri State, going 17-of-22 for 309 yards and a touchdown. Two weeks later, Mallett passed for 408 yards and five touchdowns against Georgia in a losing effort. The passing yardage and touchdowns were single game school records. Ryan would throw for more than 250 yards in three of Arkansas' next five games, with nine touchdowns against three interceptions. Impressive victories over Texas A&M and Auburn were coupled with tough losses to Alabama and Ole Miss, and a loss vs. Florida. After a dismal 3-4 start, Mallett lead Arkansas to three consecutive victories over Eastern Michigan (14-of-16 for 248 yards and three touchdowns), South Carolina (23-of-27 for 329 yards and one rushing touchdown), and Troy (23-of-30 for 405 yards, five touchdowns and one interception). Over those three games, he completed 83.1 % of his passes, and had a quarterback rating of 165.05, which was third-best in the nation. The victory over Troy pushed Arkansas' record to 6-4 and secured Mallett and the Hogs bowl eligibility, with games against Mississippi State and LSU remaining. Mallett went on to throw for 313 yards and matched his career high of five touchdown passes in a 42-21 victory over Mississippi State. The following week, he threw for 227 yards and a touchdown in a 33-30 overtime loss to LSU in Baton Rouge. Ryan was named to the All-SEC 2nd Team squad by the coaches and the AP for his performance during the season, behind Florida QB Tim Tebow despite superior passing statistics. The Razorbacks finished the 2009 season with an 8-5 record and won the 2010 Liberty Bowl against East Carolina University, 20-17 in OT. Mallett was named the bowl game's Offensive MVP.
Mallett currently owns sixteen school records, including most passing yards in a season (3,627), most consecutive passes without an INT, most passing yards in a game (408), most passing touchdowns in a game (5 - three times), only quarterback to pass for over 400 yards in a game (two times), most pass plays of 25 or more yards in a season, and most passing TD in a single season (30).
Mallett chose to forgo entering the 2010 NFL Draft, and return for his junior season at Arkansas. Mallett was considered among the top five quarterbacks if he had entered the draft.
On January 11, 2010, Mallett was named 2009 National Performer of the Year by the College Football Performance Awards. Mallett matched or broke 16 school records at Arkansas in 2009, and was the recipient the world's largest crystal football award -- a 32 inch K9 optic crystall football pyramid with a 13 inch K9 optic crystal football on top. The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. Recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. He will formally be presented the 2009 National Performer of the Year Trophy, the 'Philosopher's Trophy', at the Arkansas 2010 Spring Game on April 24, 2010.
2010
It was announced on February 17 that Mallett had suffered a left foot injury in a change of direction conditioning drill.The junior had successful surgery later that day, and a planned second surgery was announced on June 9. Mallett missed the Razorback spring game and spring drills, but he will not miss fall camp. During the off season, Mallett was named one of college football's most irreplaceable players by ESPN.com, and he appeared on College Football Live. At the SEC's 2010 Media Days conference, Mallett became the first Arkansas quarterback to be named preseason first-team All-SEC by the SEC coaches. He has been listed as the frontrunner for the Davey O'Brien Award by The Sporting News and a potential Heisman Trophy candidate. He was also named a preseason All-SEC quarterback and preseason All-American quarterback by numerous organizations.
Mallett's performance in 2009 has led to higher expectations in 2010. The junior has stated that he wishes to change the mindset of Arkansas fans into that of a winning program. The confident Mallett has been quoted saying, "I'm looking for 14," when asked about how many wins the 2010 Razorbacks can achieve.
On September 4, 2010, Mallet completed 21-of-24 passes (87.5%), setting an Arkansas school record for completion percentage in a game. The completion percentage also ranks second all-time in SEC football history. Mallett contributed 301 passing yards, as well, with a total of 8 receivers recording catches. Arkansas defeated Tennessee Tech in the game 44-3; for his efforts, Mallett received honorable mention national quarterback of the week honors from College Football Performance Awards.
Collegiate awards
Mallett's 2009 National Performer of the Year Trophy
2009 National Performer of the Year, College Football Performance Awards
2009 All-SEC second team by Coaches and AP
Autozone Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention QB of the Week (vs. Georgia & Troy)
SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. South Carolina & Mississippi State)
Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | ATT | COMP | COMP% | YDS | YDS/COMP | TD | INT | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Michigan | 10 | 3 | 141 | 61 | 43.3 | 892 | 14.6 | 7 | 5 | 97 |
| 2008 | Arkansas | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 | 403 | 225 | 55.8 | 3627 | 16.12 | 30 | 7 | 82 |
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