Former UL Star Ryheem Malone Helps XFL Team Stay Unbeaten

A former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun football standout once again put his name in the stat sheet in his third professional game on Saturday.

Ryheem Malone, who played for Louisiana for two years (2017-2018), saw action in his third XFL contest, helping the Houston Roughnecks to a 34-27 victory over the Tampa Bay Vipers, as they moved to 3-0 on the young season.

Malone caught one pass for four yards, giving him 6 receptions for 26 yards in Houston's three games this season.

A native of Houston, Malone played two seasons at SMU before transferring to Louisiana.

In 2017, Malone caught 44 passes for 676 yards and four touchdowns for UL, before catching 44 more passes for 525 yards and four scores in 2018.

In two seasons as a Cajun, Malone accumulated 88 catches for 1,201 yards and 8 touchdowns.