Player Dossier

2007-2010

Arkansas

Ryan Mallett

QB • 6'7" • Texarkana, AR, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Ryan Mallett is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

87%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

46

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

54

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Michigan • Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.9978

Texas High · Texarkana, TX

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2011
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 10
Overall
No. 74
NFL Team
New England Patriots

Ryan Mallett, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Arkansas. Ryan Mallett is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
8,244
Passing yards
8,385
Touchdowns
76
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2010 · Arkansas · Player Highlight

Ryan Mallett college highlights at Arkansas.

Season
2010
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Ryan Mallett quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas · QB
Career Total Offense
8,244
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Arkansas
Top game
Georgia
Recruit profile
5-star · Texas High · Michigan
High school pipeline
Texas High · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2011 · Round 3 · Pick 10 · New England Patriots
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2010
2010 Total offense rank
3,795 total offense · QB 13th (top 5%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 13th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonMichigan11854892-38828.2
2009 PostseasonArkansas132082026167.6
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas133,3873,422-353167.6
2010 PostseasonArkansas13249277-28267.1
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas133,5463,592-463467.1

Related Context

Ryan Mallett played QB for Michigan and Arkansas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ryan Mallett recorded 8,385 passing yards, -141 rushing yards, and 76 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Arkansas paired 3,595 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 60.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Arkansas.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 401 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Postseason · Arkansas

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

291.9

Efficiency

60.2

Usage

11.4

Consistency

82.9

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 249. Tennessee Tech: 301. UL Monroe: 401. Georgia: 376. Alabama: 350. Texas A&M: 296. Auburn: 96. Ole Miss: 189. Vanderbilt: 402. South Carolina: 303. UTEP: 233. Mississippi State: 294. LSU: 305

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 51 by 47.9. Tennessee Tech: 27 by 67.7. UL Monroe: 49 by 58.8. Georgia: 35 by 64.9. Alabama: 41 by 53.1. Texas A&M: 43 by 57.1. Auburn: 15 by 73.3. Ole Miss: 26 by 51.4. Vanderbilt: 48 by 59.7. South Carolina: 34 by 60.2. UTEP: 30 by 71.7. Mississippi State: 28 by 61.9. LSU: 28 by 55.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins310 · Games = 10 · +78.3 vs Losses
Losses231.7 · Games = 3 · -78.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

73.3 vs Auburn

Result
Wed 1/5vs Ohio StateL 26-31244727751.12147.94-28-700
Sat 11/27vs LSU300-yard game · 3+ TDW 31-23132332056.53255.45-15-304
Sun 11/21@ Mississippi State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-31172630565.43161.92-11-5.5000
Sun 11/14vs UTEP3+ TDW 58-21192621573.15071.74184.50114
Sat 11/6@ South Carolina300-yard gameW 41-20213030370.01160.240014
Sat 10/30vs Vanderbilt300-yard game · 3+ TDW 49-14274440961.43059.74-7-1.8002
Sat 10/23vs Ole MissW 38-24132419654.21151.42-7-3.5000
Sat 10/16@ AuburnL 43-6510159666.71073.3
Sat 10/9@ Texas A&M300-yard game · 3+ TDW 24-17273831071.13157.15-14-2.8007
Sat 9/25vs Alabama300-yard gameL 20-24253835765.81353.13-7-2.3011
Sat 9/18@ Georgia300-yard game · 3+ TDW 31-24213338063.63064.92-4-200
Sat 9/11@ UL Monroe300-yard game · 3+ TDW 31-7284340065.13158.8610.2016
Sat 9/4vs Tennessee Tech300-yard game · 3+ TDW 44-3212430187.53167.730003

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

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#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