Malik Benson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: The University of Alabama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Oregon (from Alabama, Florida State), 2023–⁠25

Malik Benson

Lettered 2024 at Florida State (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Lansing, KS
Born
Oct 17, 2002, in Lansing, Kansas

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Malik Benson played receiver at Alabama (2023), Florida State (2024) and Oregon (2025). The Las Vegas Raiders took Benson in round 6, No. 195 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
719
Receiving yards, 2025 (Oregon, 13–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 195
Round 6, 2026 NFL Draft (Las Vegas Raiders)

Career highs

119receiving yards, career highvs. James Madison, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. James Madison, 2025

Team titles: SEC champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Alabama1316212.5133
2024Florida State2531112.4167
2025Oregon4371916.7664
Career811,19214.7867

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024Florida State200
2025Oregon71431
Career91431

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Alabama4WRSo.
2024Florida State4WRJr.
2025Oregon4WRSr.6′1″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Alabama170.71––12.2–
2024Florida State350.537th (n=581)0.9218.55%
2025Oregon600.8495th (n=1040)0.4650.56%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Oregon 15 games, 43 catches, 719 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Montana StateW 59–⁠13551118–
Sep 6vs.Oklahoma StateW 69–⁠3248142–
Sep 13atNorthwesternW 34–⁠14462027–
Sep 20vs.Oregon StateW 41–⁠7340031–
Sep 27atPenn StateW 30–⁠2421107–
Oct 11vs.IndianaL 20–⁠30144144–
Oct 18atRutgersW 56–⁠10121021–
Oct 25vs.WisconsinW 21–⁠7––––−4
Nov 8atIowaW 18–⁠16229024–
Nov 14vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠13251038–
Nov 22vs.USCW 42–⁠27467030–
Nov 29atWashingtonW 26–⁠145102164–
Dec 20 ✦vs.James MadisonW 51–⁠345119246–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Texas TechW 23–⁠0551024–
Jan 9 ✦vs.IndianaL 22–⁠56223014–
2024 Florida State 12 games, 25 catches, 311 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 24vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠24439019–
Sep 2vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠28333019–
Sep 14vs.MemphisL 12–⁠20599067–
Sep 21vs.CaliforniaW 14–⁠92−401–
Sep 28atSMUL 16–⁠42118018–
Oct 5vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠29339019−5
Oct 18atDukeL 16–⁠231707–
Oct 26atMiamiL 14–⁠3632119–
Nov 2vs.North CarolinaL 11–⁠35150050–
Nov 9atNotre DameL 3–⁠52––––7
Nov 23vs.Charleston SouthernW 41–⁠71404–
Nov 30vs.FloridaL 11–⁠311505–
2023 Alabama 10 games, 13 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Middle TennesseeW 56–⁠71505–
Sep 9vs.TexasL 24–⁠34233027–
Sep 16atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠31000–
Sep 30atMississippi StateW 40–⁠17127027–
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 26–⁠201505–
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠211404–
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠20117017–
Nov 11atKentuckyW 49–⁠21115015–
Nov 18vs.ChattanoogaW 66–⁠10323120–
Nov 25atAuburnW 27–⁠24133033–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′0⅛″
Weight189 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan78⅛″W
40-yard dash4.37 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill7.12 sW
20-yard shuttle4.45 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Las Vegas Raiders52120

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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