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SEC Football: The best quarterback in each program’s history

By Aaron Gershon

Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M football (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M football (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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Ryan Mallett, Arkansas football (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 15. player. 844. QB. 2008-10. Ryan Mallett

An almost forgotten SEC football passer

After spending the 2007 season at Michigan, Ryan Mallett transferred to Arkansas, where he went onto become the top quarterback in program history.

In 2009, Mallett set a single-season program record in passing yards (3,869) threw 30 touchdown passes and scored two rushing touchdowns. The following season, Mallett completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,624 yards and a program single-season record 32 touchdowns.

With Mallett under center, the Hogs posted an 8-5 record in 2009 and won the Liberty Bowl over East Carolina and in 2010 went 10-3 and earned a trip to the Sugar Bowl where they fell to Ohio State. He took home second-team All-SEC honors in each of his two seasons in Fayetteville.

Mallet would go on to be drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He spent parts of six seasons in the NFL split between New England, the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens.

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