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15 Austin Maloney

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Miami Christopher Columbus

Biography

Career Highs
Receptions – 10 vs. Arkansas State (12/21/19)
Receiving Yards – 178 vs. Arkansas State (12/21/19)
Receiving Touchdowns – 1; nine times, last vs. Arkansas State (12/21/19)
Long Reception – 59 at Marshall (11/30/19)
All-Purpose Yards – 206 at Louisiana Tech (9/20/19)

Broken Records at FIU
Most catches in a bowl game – 10 (12/21/19)
Most receiving yards in a bowl game – 178 (12/21/19)
 
Awards
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA First Team (WR)
2018 All-Conference C-USA Honorable Mention for Special Teams

2018 All-Conference C-USA Honorable Mention for Wide Receiver
 
2019 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Appeared in all 13 games, making nine starts at wide receiver… Caught 33 passes for 639 yards and two touchdowns on the year… His 19.4 yards per catch average led the team and ranked second in the conference… Had two games over 100 yards receiving, while posting four games with at least three catches… Earned 113 yards on five catches at Louisiana Tech (9/29/19)… Caught his first touchdown of the season vs. UMass (10/5/19)… Earned 83 yards on three catches, with a career-long of 59 at Marshall (11/30/19)… Posted a career-best day against Arkansas State (12/21/19) in the Camellia Bowl after earning 178 yards receiving on 10 catches and a score.
 
2018 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games at wide receiver, making 10 starts… Maloney had the fifth-most touchdowns (5) of any non-quarterback on the team, and his 776 all-purpose yards were second-most by any FIU player… Finished second on the team in receiving touchdowns (5), receiving yards (610), and receiving yards per game (46.9)… He also ranked third on the team in total receptions (30)… Maloney’s 20.3 yard-per-reception average was the highest on the team by any player with at least four receptions, and ranked 12th nationally… He also ranked second in C-USA in yards-per-reception, 13th in receiving touchdowns (5), 17th in receiving yards (610), and 19th in receiving yards per game (46.9)…. Had a career-high 107 receiving yards against Charlotte (11/17) with a 54-yard long reception… Maloney recorded at least two receptions during an eight-consecutive game stretch to end the season… Compiled at least 50 receiving yards in 8 of the 13 games he appeared in… Scored a touchdown in three-consecutive games (Rice, WKU, FAU)… Maloney was also a weapon for the Panthers on special teams, leading the team in kick returns (9) and kick return yards (166)… His 166 kick return yards ranked 15th in the conference… Maloney was named to the Conference USA Honorable Mention Team as a kick returner and wide receiver following the season.

2017 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 13 games for the Panthers at wide receiver, earning the starting nod five times... Caught 21 passes for 304 years... Averaged 14.5 yards-per-catch and 23.4 yards-per-game... Finished the year with 304 all-purpose yards. 

2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers at wide receiver, starting in one…Caught 20 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns…Averaged 9.2 yards-per-catch and 15.4 yards-per-game…Also had two kickoff returns for 28 yards…Finished the year with 207 all-purpose yards…Registered a catch in seven games, including multiple-catch games four times…Recorded four catches for 28 yards a touchdown (a 12-yard TD pass from Christian Alexander) at WKU (11/5)...Notched two kickoff returns for 28 yards versus Middle Tennessee (10/29)…Grabbed four passes for a career-best 55 yards receiving, including a career-long 30-yard reception versus Florida Atlantic (10/1)…Had three catches for 37 yards at UMass (9/17)…Notched a career-high six catches, including first-collegiate touchdown versus Maryland (9/9)…Had 49 yards receiving versus the Terrapins…Made FIU versus Indiana (9/1).

2015 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the 2015 season.

PREP CAREER: Four-year letterwinner at Christopher Columbus under Head Coach Chris Merritt...Class 8A Third-Team All-State…Named First-Team All-Dade County… Took part in the Miami-Dade All-Star Game, playing for the South…Led all high school receivers from Miami-Dade and Broward in receptions (59) and yards (939) and grabbed 11 touchdowns…Helped Columbus (13-2) finish with the highest win total in school history and first state finals appearance since 1982 (third overall)…Had eight catches for 111 yards and a touchdown in the Class 8A State Championship versus Apopka.

PERSONAL INFO: Parents – Michael and Janet Maloney…Sibling - Zoe...Majoring in marketing...Hobbies include being outside and playing sports.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 189 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 189 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    15