Player Career

Ryan Mallett Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ryan Mallett story

Ryan Mallett built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Texarkana, AR wearing No. 15, spending time with Arkansas and Michigan. The clearest part of Ryan Mallett's career was his passing role: 8,385 passing yards, 69 touchdown passes, and 955 attempts across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Arkansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Ryan Mallett moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2007

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas

    2009-2010

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20072009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMichigan85442.38.4
2009 PostseasonArkansas3,59560.815.22,741
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas3,59560.815.20
2010 PostseasonArkansas3,79560.211.4200
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas3,79560.211.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia

Week 3 · L 41-52 · Conference game

Loss with 412 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.

412

Total Offense

72.5 takeover

412 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.

#2

@ UL Monroe

Week 2 · W 31-7

401

Total Offense

67.2 takeover

Win with 401 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency.

401 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 9 · W 63-27

290

Total Offense

66.8 takeover

Win with 290 yards of offense and 92.9 efficiency.

290 total offense with 92.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Troy

Week 11 · W 56-20

386

Total Offense

64.1 takeover

Win with 386 yards of offense and 65.8 efficiency.

386 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game

227

Total Offense

63.6 takeover

Win with 227 yards of offense and 63 efficiency.

227 total offense with 63 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Arkansas

3,595 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 15.2 usage

67.6

#2

2009 Regular Season · Arkansas

67.6

3,595 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 15.2 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Arkansas

67.1

3,795 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 11.4 usage

Milestones

18

250+ passing yards

12

300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency