Rakeem Cato
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| Marshall Thundering Herd No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games |
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| High school | Miami Central High School |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 28, 1992[1] |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Rakeem Cato (born March 28, 1992) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Marshall and was the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014.
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.[2][3]
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 won the Conference USA MVP.[4]
His 2013 season held much promise with Cato being placed on the 2013 Players to Watch by The Touchdown Club of Columbus, and early on was already in the running of the 2013 Sammy Baugh award.[5] Cato was also on the 2013 Maxwell Award watch list[6] along with the Manning Award watch list.[7] He ended the 2013 season with 39 touchdown passes, matching Chad Pennington's Marshall record for touchdown passes in a single season.[8] Cato was named MVP in the 2013 Military Bowl victory over Maryland.[9]
Cato returned as the starter his senior season in 2014. On October 18, 2014, Cato threw a touchdown pass in his 39th consecutive game, breaking Russell Wilson's FBS record for most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass.[10] He finished the season with 3,903 yards, 40 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Cato finished his career with a school record 14,079 passing yards and 131 passing touchdowns.
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 |
| 2014 | 14–14 | 267–451 | 59.2 | 3,903 | 40 | 13 | 77 | 278.8 |
| Totals | 53–50 | 1,153–1,838 | 62.7 | 14,079 | 131 | 44 | 77 | 265.6 |
- 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 |
| 2014 | 14–14 | 94 | 482 | 5.1 | 8 | 63 | 34.4 |
| Totals | 53–50 | 307 | 839 | 2.7 | 13 | 63 | 15.8 |
See also
References
- ↑ Miller, Michael E. (Sep 30, 2010). "Miami Central High's remarkable journey". Miami New Times (Miami New Times). Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Rakeem Cato sets NCAA record". ESPN. October 18, 2014.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/518267/rakeem-cato