Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
23/363rd/4th & short
15/36Inside-5 share
23 of 36 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.9%). 15 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (41.7%).
Malcolm Perry
Last confirmed: Navy, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Clarksville, TN
Malcolm Perry: QB · Navy · #10.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malcolm Perry
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. He has spent four seasons in the Navy quarterback room. One game to point at: 165 passing yards and 108 rushing yards against UConn — Week 10, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 6/9 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 50.6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-10vs East Carolina | 5/7 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 21.6 | 99.3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Memphis | 6/10 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 37.9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-25vs Air Force | 5/7 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 | 92.5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-17@ Tulsa | 2/4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 99.4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-3vs South Florida | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 80.1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-38vs Tulane | 2/7 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 9.7 | 62.7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-10@ UConn | 3/6 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 27.5 | — | Season-high 165 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 20-52@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 3/7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-28vs No. 21 SMU | 9/15 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 10.8 | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41@ Houston | 2/4 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 26.8 | — | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-7vs Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 20-17@ Kansas State | 5/7 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | — | |
| Total | 48/86 | 1084 | 7 | 3 | 12.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2019
W 35-28
vs SMU
195 rush yds (38 car) · 2 TD · 162 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Edged out SMU at home in a shootout.
With K. Makekau — 43 rush yds (5 car) · 1 rec · 32 yds · C. Williams — 1 rec · 33 yds · 31 rush yds (8 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · SMU · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +7.02Malcolm Perry run for 70 yds for a TD (Bijan Nichols KICK) SMU Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined
- Week 3 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.39Malcolm Perry pass complete to CJ Williams for 80 yds for a TD, (Bijan Nichols KICK)
- Week 8 · South Florida · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +6.29Malcolm Perry run for 67 yds for a TD, (Bijan Nichols KICK)
- Week 10 · UConn · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +5.93Malcolm Perry run for 58 yds for a TD, (Bijan Nichols KICK)
- Week 10 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.56Malcolm Perry pass complete to Mychal Cooper for 58 yds for a TD, (Bijan Nichols KICK)
- Week 15 · Army · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +4.45Malcolm Perry 55 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.32Malcolm Perry run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 27 Malcolm Perry fumbled, recovered by NDame Asmar Bilal
- Week 1 · Kansas State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +4.28Malcolm Perry run for 59 yds to the KanSt 29 for a
- Week 14 · Houston · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Malcolm Perry run for 54 yds to the Houst 8 for a
- Week 10 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.16Malcolm Perry pass complete to Ryan Mitchell for 74 yds to the UConn 13 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
86 of 86 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
10.147 of 205 QBsSack rate
14.0%201 of 205 QBsSacked on 14.0% of dropbacks (201 of 205) — and still 7 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds33%of completions
16 comp5.7 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds19%of completions
9 comp13.1 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds48%of completions
23 comp38.0 yds avg5 TD
Overall 55.8% completion on 86 attempts · 23 deep completions averaging 38.0 yds.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 30-23 over that span.
2016Navy9-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2017Navy7-6HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2018Navy3-10HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
2019Navy11-2HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 105 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 79.8 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 91.0 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 76.9 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
11.8%
101 pass / 758 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Impact starter
295 carries and 86 pass attempts in 13 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Navy, drafted
- 2020 Drafted in round 7, No. 246 by the Miami
- 2019 Navy NiumataloloYear 4 · 13 games
- 2018 Navy NiumataloloYear 3 · 13 games
- 2017 Navy NiumataloloYear 2 · 12 games
- 2016 Navy NiumataloloYear 1 · 3 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 1,311 passing yards — drafted at #246 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
2020
- Drafted by Miami Dolphinsround 7, pick 246
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Navy
Played his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 7th NFL season
#246Rd 7 · Pick 32
Miami DolphinsEntering 7th NFL season