Matt Malouf

Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Greenwood, Miss.

2006: Redshirted during the 2006 season...Listed as the No. 3 signal caller during spring workouts.

Prep: Played two seasons at Oxford HS for Coach Johnny Hill...Lettered as a junior and senior at OHS...Served as the team's captain in 2005...Led squad to a Region 2 4-A championship that season...Squad was undefeated in the regular season for the first time ever...OHS dropped its only decision in the state semifinals to eventual state champion West Point HS... Passed for 2,234 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior... Also rushed for 674 yards and nine TDs...Completed 135 of his 247 passes in 2005...Passed for more than 200 yards in three games as a senior...Passed for multiple touchdowns in eight games, including four versus New Albany HS...Rushed for a season-high 144 yards against West Lauderdale HS...Also had a long run for 74 yards against WLHS...Was named Player of the Year by several publications, including the Tupelo Daily Journal and the Oxford Eagle...Honored by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger as the Quarterback of the Year...Honored as Region 2 4-A Offensive Player of the Year as well as first-team quarterback...Selected by the Mississippi Association of Coaches as the Offensive Player of the Year...Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game...Ranked 52nd in the nation by Scout.com...Ranked 19th in the Rivals.com Mississippi preseason Top 30...Passed for 1,002 yards and four touchdowns as a junior...Logged 474 rushing yards and six scores in 2004...Also ran track at OHS...Transferred to OHS from Pillow Academy in Greenwood, Miss., following his sophomore year.

Personal: Matthew Abide Malouf is the son of Bill and Holli Malouf...Born August 16, 1987, in Greenwood, Miss.