 Washington in 2025 | |
| Maryland Terrapins–No. 7 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Major | Letters and Sciences |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. |
| 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.
Washington is from Glen Burnie, Maryland. [1] He was one of six siblings and was raised in Freetown, Maryland, where his relatives helped run the community association and built a park named for an uncle. His great-grandfather left Fogo, Cape Verde, in 1914, while his great-grandmother was born in Massachusetts and from Brava, Cape Verde. [2]
Washington started competing in several sports, including football, basketball and baseball, from a young age. [3] He attended Archbishop Spalding High School in Severn, Maryland, where he was a top football and basketball player. [3] 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. [4] [5]
As a junior, Washington threw for 2,093 yards, completed 62.3% of his passes, and led Spalding to a second-straight MIAA title. [6] He was named The Baltimore Sun's 2023–24 boys athlete of the year. [7] 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. [8] He was named the Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year and the Capital Gazette player of the year. [9] [10] 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. [8] 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). [3] 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. [11] 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. [12]
Washington earned the starting role as a true freshman at Maryland in 2025. [13] [14] In his collegiate debut against Florida Atlantic, Washington threw for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 39-7 victory against the Owls. [15]
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