Navy backup QB Malcolm Perry to serve multiple roles

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY SportsWhen you think about service academy football, and especially Navy football over the past decade plus, you think of selfless student-athletes leaving it all on the field. Navy sophomore Malcolm Perry is a quarterback by trade but will serve double-duty as a slotback (A-Back) in Navy’s triple option offense to keep a playmaker on the field. Navy needs impact players and Coach Ken Niumatalolo thinks Perry can be one of the best.

In the video at the bottom (courtesy of NavySports.com), Coach Ken talks about Tago Smith and how he sat as a backup quarterback for three years behind Keenan Reynolds. When Reynolds graduated and went on to the NFL, Tago was tabbed the…