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Not to be confused with Ryan Mollett.
Ryan Mallett
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Ryan Mallett during his tenure at Arkansas.
New England Patriots
Career information
College:Arkansas
NFL draft:2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards

Ryan Mallett (born June 5, 1988), nicknamed "Big Tex",[1] is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, taken in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[2] Mallett spent his freshman year at the University of Michigan.

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

Source:[3]

College career

2007 team huddle with Mario Manningham (86), Mallett (15), Mike Hart (20), Jake Long (77), Adrian Arrington (16), Mike Massey (83), Justin Boren (65), Carson Butler (85), and Stephen Schilling (52) against Penn State
Mallett rolls out against Penn State. Jake Long and Justin Boren are among the visible linemen.
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 one interception. Mallett started the next week against Notre Dame and led the Wolverines to a 38-0 victory by throwing 3 touchdown passes, going 7/15 (46.7%) for 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 one interception. He also scored on a 10-yard rush in the first quarter. Henne returned to start the Wolverines' next three games. In those games, Mallett had limited playing time completing 4/10 for 30 yards.

Mallett's next start was against Minnesota. He threw a 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, the longest pass completion in Michigan history.[4] 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 as a drop-back, pocket quarterback.

On January 14, 2008, Mallett made his move back to his home state official and 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.[5] In subsequent interviews, when Mallett was questioned about how far he could throw the football, he said farther than 80 yards.[6]

On March 1, 2009, he was arrested on charges of public intoxication.[7][8] 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.[9]

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 led 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 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. [citation needed]

Mallett matched or broke 16 school records at Arkansas in 2009.

2010

Mallett drops back to pass against Alabama in 2010.

It was announced on February 17 that Mallett had suffered a left foot injury in a change of direction conditioning drill.[10] The junior had successful surgery later that day, and a planned second surgery was announced on June 9.[11][12] Mallett missed the Razorback spring game and spring drills, but he did 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

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.[15]

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.

Mallett finished seventh in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy award.[16]

On January 6, 2011, Mallett decided to forgo his senior year at Arkansas and declare for the 2011 NFL Draft shortly after Andrew Luck decided to stay for his senior year,[17] though Mallett said that Luck's decision did not impact his own.

Collegiate awards

  • 2010 Premier Player of College Football Trophy Winner
  • 2009 and 2010 All-SEC second team by Coaches and AP [18]
  • Autozone Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP
  • SEC Offensive Player of the Week (vs. South Carolina & Mississippi State)

Statistics

Season Team GP GS ATT COMP COMP% YDS YDS/COMP TD INT AVG/G LONG EFFIC
2007 Michigan 11 3 141 61 43.3 892 14.6 7 5 81.1 97 105.7
2008 Arkansas
Ineligible due to NCAA transfer rule
2009 Arkansas 13 13 403 225 55.8 3,624 16.3 30 7 278.8 83 152.5
2010 Arkansas 13 13 411 266 64.7 3,869 14.5 32 12 297.6 89 163.6
Career 3 seasons 36 29 955 552 57.8 8,385 15.1 69 24 226.6 97 150.4

Updated on January 6, 2011

Professional career

New England Patriots (2011–present)

Mallett, who was often projected prior to the draft as a first-round talent,[19] fell to the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft, where he was selected 74th overall by the New England Patriots (using the pick they received when they traded Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings); that pick is the highest pick the Patriots have used on a quarterback since taking Drew Bledsoe number one overall in 1993. According to Michael Lombardi of the NFL Network, the Patriots rated Mallett as the best quarterback available in the 2011 draft; nevertheless, six other quarterbacks were taken before the Patriots drafted him,[20] drawing comparisons to Tom Brady, who was the seventh quarterback chosen in 2000, though with the 199th pick.[21]

Stature

NFL.com lists Mallett as standing 6'7", and weighing 253 pounds,[22] while the Patriots' website lists him an inch shorter and 15 pounds lighter (6'6", 238 pounds).[23]

References

  1. ^ Scout.com: Scout Q&A: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett
  2. ^ The Morning News: Mallett In The Process of Transferring To UA
  3. ^ Rivals.com profile
  4. ^ "Five Longest Passes in Program History". CBS Interactive. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  5. ^ Feldman: Top 10 newcomers - ESPN
  6. ^ http://nwahomepage.com/content/fulltextsports?cid=76291
  7. ^ Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett Busted for Public Intoxication
  8. ^ "Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett arrested for public intoxication". USA Today. March 1, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  9. ^ Mallett Pleads Guilty to Public Intoxication SI.com, April 4, 2009
  10. ^ Higbee, Zack. "Mallett injury update." 2/17/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  11. ^ Smith, Bill. "Successful Surgery for Mallett." 2/18/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  12. ^ Higbee, Zack. "Statement from Head Coach Bobby Petrino." 6/9/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  13. ^ Low, Chris. "The SEC's most irreplaceable players." ESPN.com. 6/1/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  14. ^ Low, Chris. "Coaches preseason All-SEC team." ESPN.com. 6/20/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  15. ^ a b Schroeder, George. "QB Mallett eager to bring SEC glory to long-suffering Razorbacks." Sports Illustrated. 6/21/2010. Article. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  16. ^ Taylor, John. "Cam Newton runs away with the Heisman." December 11, 2010. Article. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
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  18. ^ http://m.todaysthv.com/article.asp?storyid=97357
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