Quarterback, Louisville, 2018–22
Malik Cunningham
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
- Born
- Oct 6, 1998
Malik Cunningham played quarterback at Louisville (2018–22).
At a glance
Career highs
350passing yards, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 20205touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Duke, 2021224rushing yards, career highat Duke, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Boston College, 2022Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 40 | 67 | 59.7 | 473 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 112 | 179 | 62.6 | 2,065 | 11.5 | 22 | 5 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 195 | 303 | 64.4 | 2,617 | 8.6 | 20 | 12 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 209 | 337 | 62.0 | 2,941 | 8.7 | 19 | 6 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 136 | 218 | 62.4 | 1,568 | 7.2 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 692 | 1,104 | 62.7 | 9,664 | 8.8 | 70 | 29 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 79 | 497 | 6.3 | 5 | 75 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 122 | 482 | 4.0 | 6 | 48 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 131 | 608 | 4.6 | 7 | 47 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 173 | 1,031 | 6.0 | 20 | 72 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 114 | 565 | 5.0 | 12 | 43 |
| Career | 619 | 3,183 | 5.1 | 50 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 3 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Louisville | 3 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Louisville | 3 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Louisville | 3 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Louisville | 3 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 190 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisville | 126 | 0.24 | – | – | 29.8 | 21% | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | Louisville | 300 | 0.47 | 95th (n=155) | 0.27 | 140.8 | 38% | 0.72 | 0.17 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 433 | 0.37 | 80th (n=116) | 0.27 | 161.5 | 59% | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 499 | 0.51 | 97th (n=145) | 0.33 | 256.1 | 58% | 0.57 | 0.74 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 325 | 0.33 | 60th (n=250) | 0.32 | 107.7 | 49% | 0.31 | 0.43 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Louisville 10 games, 1,568 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 7–31 | 16 | 22 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 20–14 | 14 | 29 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 31–35 | 21 | 34 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 127 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 41–3 | 14 | 22 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 33–34 | 19 | 28 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 24–10 | 10 | 21 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 48–21 | 15 | 23 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 34–10 | 14 | 20 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 16–31 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 13–26 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2021 Louisville 13 games, 2,941 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 24–43 | 22 | 37 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 30–3 | 15 | 23 | 278 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 42–35 | 23 | 38 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 31–23 | 25 | 39 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 34–37 | 19 | 26 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 33–34 | 17 | 25 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 28–14 | 9 | 17 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 133 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 13–28 | 11 | 28 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 24–30 | 12 | 20 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 41–3 | 13 | 18 | 209 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 62–22 | 18 | 25 | 303 | 5 | 0 | 224 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 21–52 | 12 | 20 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 28–31 | 13 | 21 | 207 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
2020 Louisville 11 games, 2,617 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–21 | 19 | 34 | 343 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 34–47 | 26 | 36 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 20–23 | 9 | 21 | 107 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 9 | at | L 27–46 | 19 | 33 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 7–12 | 16 | 18 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 48–16 | 16 | 24 | 278 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 35–42 | 23 | 35 | 350 | 3 | 3 | 47 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 17–31 | 13 | 21 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 197 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 30–0 | 19 | 28 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 27–34 | 19 | 31 | 294 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 45–21 | 16 | 22 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
2019 Louisville 12 games, 2,065 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 42–0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 38–21 | 9 | 14 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–35 | 16 | 27 | 286 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 41–39 | 13 | 18 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 62–59 | 5 | 6 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 10–45 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 28–21 | 6 | 10 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 97 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 27–52 | 12 | 18 | 219 | 2 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 34–20 | 13 | 20 | 242 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–34 | 11 | 20 | 238 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 13–45 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 38–28 | 16 | 23 | 279 | 2 | 0 | 81 |
2018 Louisville 10 games, 473 passing yards, 1 TD; 497 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 31–7 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 20–17 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 3–27 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 31–66 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 20–38 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 35–56 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 16–77 | 5 | 10 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 23–54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 10–52 | 8 | 14 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 10–56 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–10).
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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