Former Michigan and Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett has died at the age of 35 years old. Mallett, who played in the NFL with the Patriots, Texans, and Ravens from 2011-2017, drowned in Florida.
Mallett was a former top ranked recruit as a quarterback who stood 6-6 and played at a weight of roughly 240-pounds.
Mallett originally signed his letter of intent to play at Michigan and spent 2007 with the Wolverines. Due to an injury to starting quarterback Chad Henne, Mallett started Michigan’s 38-0 trouncing of Notre Dame that fall.
He’d eventually transfer to Arkansas as Rich Rodriguez’s offense didn’t fit him at Michigan. While at Arkansas he’d be a second-team All-SEC selection twice.
Most recently, Mallett was the head coach at White Hall High School in Arkansas.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who knew him.