Dylan Rizk

Dylan Rizk
UCF Knights – No. 10
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born:Delray Beach, Florida
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
  • UCF (2023–present)
High schoolCardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

Dylan Rizk is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights.

Early life and high school

Rizk attended Cardinal Gibbons High School located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Coming out of high school, Rizk was rated as a three-star recruit where he held offers from schools such as Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Northwestern, and UCF.[1] Ultimately, Rizk decided to commit to play college football for the UCF Knights.[2][3]

College career

During Rizk's first collegiate season in 2023, he appeared in just one game, where he went four for five passing for 28 yards, while also rushing twice for two yards.[4][5] In week nine of the 2024 season, Rizk entered the game late into the fourth quarter, where he completed six of his ten pass attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 31 yards on the ground versus the BYU Cougars.[6] Heading into week ten, Rizk was named the team's starting quarterback for the game.[7][8] In Rizk's first career start in week ten, Rizk completed 20 of his 25 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing nine times for 55 yards, as he helped the Knights to a blowout win over the Arizona Wildcats.[9]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
UCF Knights
2023 1 0 0–0 4 5 80.0 28 5.6 0 0 127.0 2 2 1.0 0
2024 6 4 1–3 72 117 61.5 904 7.7 5 2 137.1 29 43 1.5 0
Career[10] 7 4 1–3 76 122 62.3 932 7.6 5 2 136.7 31 45 1.5 0

References

  1. ^ Boyle, Chris (22 April 2022). "3 things to know about new UCF QB commit Dylan Rizk, a state champion signal-caller". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ Santucci, Jon (3 May 2022). "Football: UCF QB commit Dylan Rizk ready 'to do whatever to be on the team'". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ Beede, Jason (22 April 2022). "Cardinal Gibbons QB Dylan Rizk commits: 'UCF is the future of football'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Dylan Rizk 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ Boyle, Chris (2 November 2024). "UCF Knights football: How quarterback Dylan Rizk stayed ready for opportunity vs. Arizona". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ Boyle, Chris (6 November 2024). "UCF Knights football: Why QB Dylan Rizk had no limitations during 1st start vs. Arizona". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  7. ^ Boyle, Chris (2 November 2024). "UCF Knights football: Gus Malzahn talks about QB Dylan Rizk vs. Arizona Wildcats". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ Murchsel, Matt (3 November 2024). "Dylan Rizk goes from benchwarmer to savior with win over Arizona". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ^ Murschel, Matt (2 November 2024). "Dylan Rizk makes successful debut as UCF snaps 5-game losing streak". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Dylan Rizk College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.