Rakeem Cato
 Rakeem Cato | |
| Marshall Thundering Herd — No. 12 | |
| Quarterback | Junior |
| Date of birth: March 28, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school: Miami Central High School | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Rakeem Cato (born March 28, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
Early years
Cato attended Miami Central High School in West Little River, Florida. During his career he passed for 9,412 yards with 103 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He also holds numerous Miami-Dade County passing records.[1][2]
College career
As a freshman in 2011, Cato completed 182 of 304 passes for 2,059 yards with 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
As a sophomore in 2012, leading the nation in passing yards per game, he completed 406 of 584 passes for 4,201 yards with 37 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. With an outstanding season he deservedly earned 2012 C-USA MVP.[3]
His 2013 season held much promise with Cato being placed on the 2013 Players to Watch by The Touchdown Club of Columbus, and is already in the running of the 2013 Sammy Baugh award.[4] Cato was also on the 2013 Maxwell Award watch list[5] along with the Manning Award watch list.[6] He ended the 2013 season with 39 touchdown passes, matching Chad Pennington's Marshall record for touchdown passes in a single season.[7] Cato was named MVP in the 2013 Military Bowl victory over Maryland.[8]
Career statistics
- Passing
| Season | GP–GS | Comp–Att | Pct. | Yards | TD | INT | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13–10 | 182–304 | 59.9 | 2,059 | 15 | 11 | 77 | 158.4 |
| 2012 | 12–12 | 406–584 | 69.5 | 4,201 | 37 | 11 | 72 | 350.1 |
| 2013 | 14–14 | 298–499 | 59.7 | 3,916 | 39 | 9 | 58 | 279.7 |
| Totals | 39–36 | 886–1387 | 63.8 | 10,176 | 91 | 31 | 77 | 260.9 |
- Rushing
| Season | GP–GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13–10 | 57 | 32 | 0.6 | 0 | 11 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 12–12 | 57 | 31 | 0.5 | 1 | 20 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 14–14 | 99 | 294 | 3.0 | 6 | 23 | 21.0 |
| Totals | 39–36 | 213 | 357 | 1.6 | 7 | 24 | 9.2 |
References
- ↑ Central's Rakeem Cato looks to cap dream season with Florida championship
- ↑ UCF prepares to contain Marshall prolific passer Rakeem Cato
- ↑ http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120512aab.html
- ↑ http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120812aaa.html
- ↑ http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/08/clowney-manziel-miller-part-of-preseason-list-of-76-for-maxwell-award/
- ↑ http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080213aaa.html
- ↑ Cato matches Pennington’s TD mark, earns bowl MVP
- ↑ Prewitt, Alex (December 27, 2013). "Military Bowl: Marshall offense too much for Maryland in 31-20 victory". The Washington Post.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/518267/rakeem-cato