2021 Spring Football Roster
Biography
2021: Played in all three games, serving as the team's holder on special teams and as the second-string quarterback...selected for the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...completed 6-fo-9 for 65 yards and a touchdown at Bucknell (3/27)...rushed twice in the win over Lehigh (4/10)...one of 38 Leopard selections to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after achieving a 3.6 semester GPA.
2019: Played in 11 games as a junior as the holder for Jeffrey Kordenbrock on the PAT and field goal units...he and classmate Cole Northrup served as the backups to Keegan Shoemaker under center...one of 31 Leopards named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, holding a 3.68 semester GPA.
2018: The team's starting quarterback for all 11 games...completed 185-of-341 passes for 1,741 yards with four touchdowns and 12 interceptions...the 341 passing attempts are the sixth most in a season at Lafayette...moved into seventh place for career passing attempts (738), eighth place for career completions (426) and ninth for career passing yards (3,708)...also served as the team's holder...completed 30 passes for 328 yards (both career bests) in a win over Central Connecticut State (9/29)...hit for a season-long 46-yard connection with Nick Pearson against CCSU.
2017: Started every game at quarterback as a freshman...first rookie to start opening game at QB during Patriot League era (since 1986)...played all but one offensive series his freshman season...completed 241-of-397 (60.7) passes for 12 touchdowns and 1,967 yards with 15 interceptions...set a Lafayette single-season record with 241 completions while his 397 attempts rank him second behind Marko Glavic '04 (399 in 2002)...earned first Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor (9/11) following a three-touchdown performance vs. Sacred Heart (9/9)...completed 30-of-44 for 325 yards and two touchdowns vs. Princeton (9/23) which garnered him a second P.L. Rookie of the Week honor (9/25)...threw longest career completion in Princeton game, connecting with Joey Chenoweth for a 70-yard strike, the Leopards' longest play from scrimmage in 2017...completed a 63-yard touchdown pass to Rocco Palumbo to push Lafayette to a 14-10 win over Fordham win (10/7).
AT LOYOLA: All-Mission League Second-Team selection in senior season...graduated as school's career leader in passing yards (4,199) and touchdowns (32)...ran for 540 yards and 11 touchdowns as a three-year starter at quarterback...team captain who was named a 3-Star QB by 247sports.com...earned a scholar-athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame...two-sport athlete who also played baseball for one season...member of High Honor Roll...served as a Big Brother mentor at Loyola and as an admissions ambassador.
Personal: Son of Jason and Kathleen O'Malley...has a younger sister, Nora...father played tight end at Montclair State...born 2/6/99.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
QB
6'2"
200 lbs
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2018Sophomore
QB
6'2"
215 lbs
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2019Junior
QB
6'2"
215 lbs
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2020Senior
QB
6'2"
215 lbs