Receiver, Ball State, 2016–⁠19

Malik Dunner

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
199 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Carpentersville, IL

Malik Dunner played receiver at Ball State (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

90rushing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Toledo, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ball State33812.7021
2017Ball State181397.7041
2018Ball State211959.3136
2019Ball State6396.5119
Career484118.6241

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Ball State–––131
2017Ball State307091–––
2018Ball State254760–––
2019Ball State327481–––
Career871,9332131

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ball State241526.3150
2017Ball State744405.9866
2018Ball State652954.5425
2019Ball State1118416.7251
Career1741,0716.21566

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Ball State220000
2018Ball State640000
2019Ball State650000
Career14110000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Ball State4WRFr.
2017Ball State4WRSo.
2018Ball State4WRJr.
2019Ball State4WRSr.5′11″199

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Ball State270.22––5.97%–
2017Ball State1050.105th (n=507)0.5210.312%0.21
2018Ball State900.105th (n=497)0.539.210%0.08
2019Ball State210.41––8.53%–

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

2019 Ball State 12 games, 32 returns, 748 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.IndianaL 24–⁠34–––223–
Sep 7vs.FordhamW 57–⁠29100118–
Sep 14vs.Florida AtlanticL 31–⁠4133215118–
Sep 21atNC StateL 23–⁠34–––122–
Oct 5atNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠20–––249–
Oct 12atEastern MichiganW 29–⁠23–––485–
Oct 19vs.ToledoW 52–⁠14–––135–
Oct 26vs.OhioL 21–⁠34–––585–
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠351005174–
Nov 16vs.Central MichiganL 44–⁠45–––486–
Nov 23atKent StateL 38–⁠41–––130–
Nov 29vs.Miami (OH)W 41–⁠27170123–
2018 Ball State 12 games, 21 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 42–⁠64490–––
Sep 8atNotre DameL 16–⁠241−30342–
Sep 15atIndianaL 10–⁠381300117–
Sep 22vs.Western KentuckyL 20–⁠28–––271–
Sep 29vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠242121499–
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 16–⁠24190112–
Oct 13atCentral MichiganW 24–⁠235550236–
Oct 20vs.Eastern MichiganL 20–⁠42–––219–
Oct 25atOhioL 14–⁠521−80452–
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠451200238–
Nov 13vs.Western MichiganW 42–⁠411−30490–
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠424340–––
2017 Ball State 12 games, 18 catches, 139 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atIllinoisL 21–⁠24180115–
Sep 9vs.UABW 51–⁠312702125–
Sep 16vs.Tennessee TechW 28–⁠132280–––
Sep 23atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠332540352–
Sep 30atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠552−30–––
Oct 7atAkronL 3–⁠313280266–
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganL 9–⁠56150246–
Oct 26vs.ToledoL 17–⁠58180492–
Nov 2atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠561−506134–
Nov 9atNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠63–––5116–
Nov 16vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠40220359–
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠2817024–
2016 Ball State 5 games, 152 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10atIndianaL 20–⁠30–––––1
Sep 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 41–⁠14170–––
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠31––––––
Nov 1vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠521100–––
Nov 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 41–⁠481210–––

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

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