Malik Washington (quarterback)
| Maryland Terrapins – No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Major | Letters and Sciences |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Maryland (2025–present) |
| High school | Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Maryland) |
Malik Washington is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins.
Early life
Washington is from Glen Burnie, Maryland.[1] He started competing in several sports, including football, basketball and baseball, from a young age.[2] He attended Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Maryland, where he was a top football and basketball player.[2] A quarterback on the football team, he was backup as a freshman in 2021 before winning the starting job in 2022, leading his team to a record of 11–1 and the school's first-ever Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Conference A title, while throwing for 2,979 yards and 29 touchdowns.[3][4]
As a junior, Washington threw for 2,093 yards, completed 62.3% of his passes, and led Spalding to a second-straight MIAA title.[5] He was named The Baltimore Sun's 2023–24 boys athlete of the year.[6] He then led Spalding to a third-straight title as a senior in 2024, throwing for 22 touchdowns and running for eight more while his school went 12–0 and were ranked top 10 in the nation.[7] He was named the Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year and the Capital Gazette player of the year.[8][9] He was the first quarterback to win three consecutive MIAA championships and finished as the MIAA all-time leading passer, additionally compiling a career conference record of 25–0 as a starter.[7] Washington was invited to the Elite 11 quarterback competition and was a US Army and US Navy All-American.[1]
Washington was also a top basketball player while at Spalding, and competed for Team Melo in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL).[2] He received All–BCL second team honors for the 2022–2023 basketball season and All–BCL first team honors the following year in 2023–2024.[10] He was ranked a four-star football recruit and one of the top quarterbacks in the class of 2025, and he committed to play college football for the Maryland Terrapins.[11]
College career
Washington is expected to compete for a starting role as a true freshman at Maryland in 2025.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Malik Washington". Maryland Terrapins.
- ^ a b c Danois, Alejandro (August 8, 2022). "Basketball or football? At 16, Malik Washington is chasing a dream in two sports and recruiters are watching". The Baltimore Banner – via archive.ph.
- ^ Swatek, Greg (August 29, 2023). "Archbishop Spalding QB Malik Washington Living In The Moment As Recruitment Picks Up". PressBoxOnline.com.
- ^ Danois, Alejandro (July 12, 2023). "Malik Washington is already a rare talent. He feels like he's just getting started". The Baltimore Banner – via archive.ph.
- ^ Janik, Olivia (June 28, 2024). "Archbishop Spalding's Malik Washington, Jayden Shipps commit to Maryland football". The Baltimore Banner – via archive.ph.
- ^ Graham, Glenn (June 26, 2024). "Spalding two-sport star Malik Washington named 2023-24 Baltimore Sun high school boys Athlete of the Year". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ a b Danois, Alejandro (November 24, 2024). "Archbishop Spalding's Malik Washington: Meet the record setting QB determined to change Maryland's football legacy". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Gersh, AJ (December 6, 2024). "Terps football signee, Spalding QB Malik Washington named MD Gatorade Player of the Year". WBFF.
- ^ Fominykh, Katherine (December 22, 2024). "Capital Gazette 2024 Football Player of the Year: Spalding QB Malik Washington closes stellar career". Capital Gazette.
- ^ "All-Baltimore Catholic League Teams | BCLBasketball.com". BCL. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Shankar, Varun (June 28, 2024). "Maryland football secures commitment from an elite local quarterback". The Washington Post.
- ^ Knoop, Trent (January 11, 2025). "Maryland Football: Star freshman QB Malik Washington is ready to come in and compete". Sports Illustrated.