Ryan Mallett was born on June 5,1988 and is a former American football quarterback who is currently the head football coach at White Hall High School in White Hall, Arkansas.
52 Facts About Ryan Mallett
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Ryan Mallett played college football at Arkansas, and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Ryan Mallett played for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens.
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Ryan Mallett was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas in 2006.
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Ryan Mallett participated in the US Army All-American Bowl in 2007 and won the Glenn Davis Army Award as the best player on the West team.
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Ryan Mallett chose to play at Michigan over numerous Power 5 offers.
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Ryan Mallett made his first appearance at Michigan in the second game of the 2007 season against Oregon.
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Ryan Mallett entered the game for the injured Chad Henne in the third quarter and completed 6 of 17 passes for 49 yards and one interception.
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Ryan Mallett started his first Big Ten conference game against Penn State the following week.
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Ryan Mallett scored on a 10-yard rush in the first quarter.
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Ryan Mallett did not start, but played extensively the next week in a loss against Wisconsin.
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Ryan Mallett played very little in the next week's game against Ohio State.
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Ryan Mallett threw three passes and completed one of them for eight yards.
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On January 14,2008, Ryan Mallett enrolled at the University of Arkansas, where he was ineligible to play during the 2008 season due to NCAA transfer policies.
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In 2009 as a redshirt sophomore, Ryan Mallett began his career as an Arkansas Razorback, under the direction of head coach Bobby Petrino.
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In subsequent interviews, when Ryan Mallett was questioned about how far he could throw the football, he said farther than 80 yards.
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Ryan Mallett pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge on April 3,2009 and paid $155 in court costs, fines, and fees.
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Ryan Mallett was punished by Coach Petrino with early wake-up calls, extra running, and early curfews.
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Ryan Mallett earned the starting job in the Razorbacks' first game against Missouri State, going 17-of-22 for 309 yards and a touchdown.
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Two weeks later, Ryan Mallett passed for 408 yards and five touchdowns against Georgia in a losing effort.
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Ryan Mallett threw for more than 250 yards in three of Arkansas' next five games, with nine touchdowns against three interceptions.
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Ryan Mallett 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.
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Ryan Mallett currently owns sixteen school records, including most passing yards in a season, most consecutive passes without an interception, most passing yards in a game, most passing touchdowns in a game, only quarterback to pass for over 400 yards in a game, most pass plays of 25 or more yards in a season, and most passing touchdowns in a single season.
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Ryan Mallett chose to forgo entering the 2010 NFL Draft, and returned for his junior season at Arkansas.
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Ryan Mallett was considered among the top five quarterbacks if he had entered the draft.
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Ryan Mallett missed the Razorback spring game and spring drills, but he did not miss fall camp.
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At the SEC's 2010 Media Days conference, Ryan Mallett became the first Arkansas quarterback to be named preseason first-team All-SEC by the SEC coaches.
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Ryan Mallett was listed as the frontrunner for the Davey O'Brien Award by The Sporting News and a potential Heisman Trophy candidate.
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Ryan Mallett was named a preseason All-SEC quarterback and preseason All-American quarterback by numerous organizations.
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The confident Ryan Mallett was quoted saying, "I'm looking for 14," when asked about how many wins the 2010 Razorbacks could achieve.
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Ryan Mallett contributed 301 passing yards, as well, with a total of 8 receivers recording catches.
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Arkansas played Alabama in the next game and suffered their first setback of the season as Ryan Mallett had 357 passing yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions.
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Ryan Mallett finished seventh in voting for the 2010 Heisman Trophy award.
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On January 6,2011, Ryan Mallett decided to forgo his senior year at Arkansas and declare for the 2011 NFL Draft where he was drafted in the 3rd round after sliding out of the first day's picks.
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Ryan Mallett, who was often projected prior to the draft as a first-round talent, fell to the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft, where he was selected 74th overall by the New England Patriots ; that pick was the highest pick the Patriots had used on a quarterback since taking Drew Bledsoe number one overall in 1993, until they drafted Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft 62nd overall.
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Ryan Mallett played the entire second half, completing 12 of 19 passes for 164 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.
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The Patriots scored touchdowns on each of the first four drives Ryan Mallett led, and ran out the clock on his fifth and final drive.
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Ryan Mallett struggled in his next preseason games throwing an interception which was returned for a touchdown in his second game.
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Ryan Mallett spent 2011 as the Patriots' third-string QB, behind Tom Brady and Brian Hoyer.
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Ryan Mallett was inactive for 15 out of 16 regular season games and was inactive for every post season game for the Patriots' Super Bowl run.
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Ryan Mallett would be the Texans' primary backup until November 5,2014, when he was named the starting quarterback for the Texans by head coach Bill O'Brien, replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick, who was moved down one slot to 2nd on the depth chart.
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Ryan Mallett returned in 2015, battling for the starting quarterback position against former teammate Brian Hoyer.
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The day after the announcement, Ryan Mallett missed the following day's practice, leading some to believe he disagreed with the decision.
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Ryan Mallett apologized and told head coach Bill O'Brien that he missed practice due to oversleeping.
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Ryan Mallett replaced Hoyer in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1.
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Head coach Bill O'Brien announced afterward that Ryan Mallett would replace Hoyer as the starting quarterback.
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Ryan Mallett appeared able and willing to return but was replaced by Hoyer for the remainder of the game.
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On December 15,2015, in the wake of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub suffering an injury following Joe Flacco's own season-ending injury, Ryan Mallett signed with the Ravens.
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Ryan Mallett completed three of his six passes and threw an interception.
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On March 9,2017, Ryan Mallett signed a one-year contract extension with the Ravens.
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Ryan Mallett worked out for the Washington Redskins on December 4,2018, but was not signed.
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Ryan Mallett worked out for the XFL in Tampa Bay, Florida, on June 29,2019.