Receiver, Arizona State (from Florida State, Penn State), 2021–⁠25

Malik McClain

Number
No. 12
Height
6′5″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Daphne, AL
Born
Oct 8, 2002

Malik McClain played receiver at Florida State (2021–⁠22), Penn State (2023) and Arizona State (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Duke, 2025159receiving yards, career highvs. Houston, 2025

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Florida State1619011.9251
2022Florida State1720612.1344
2023Penn State67111.8125
2024Arizona State28542.5143
2025Arizona State3144114.2136
Career7299313.8851

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Penn State100000
2025Arizona State440000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Florida State12WRYr 1
2022Florida State12WRYr 2
2023Penn State12WRYr 3
2024Arizona State12WRYr 4
2025Arizona State12WRSr. (Yr 5)6′5″205

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
2021Florida State250.41––10.44%
2022Florida State230.68––15.73%
2023Penn State110.13––1.4–
2024Arizona State41.79––7.2–
2025Arizona State690.2520th (n=1040)0.4617.18%

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 Arizona State 11 games, 31 catches, 441 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠192507–
Sep 13vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠151808–
Sep 20atBaylorW 27–⁠24111011–
Sep 26vs.TCUW 27–⁠24115015–
Oct 11atUtahL 10–⁠42112012–
Oct 25vs.HoustonL 16–⁠247159036–
Nov 1atIowa StateW 24–⁠19249028–
Nov 15vs.West VirginiaW 25–⁠23237024–
Nov 22atColoradoW 42–⁠17125025–
Nov 28vs.ArizonaL 7–⁠23457025–
Dec 31 ✦vs.DukeL 39–⁠42963115–
2024 Arizona State 2 games, 2 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Dec 7vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠19143043–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 31–⁠39142142–
2023 Penn State 4 games, 6 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠15458125–
Sep 9vs.DelawareW 63–⁠71707–
Sep 16atIllinoisW 30–⁠131606–
Oct 14vs.MassachusettsW 63–⁠0–––––
2022 Florida State 10 games, 17 catches, 206 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.DuquesneW 47–⁠71303–
Sep 16atLouisvilleW 35–⁠31224121–
Sep 24vs.Boston CollegeW 44–⁠14121021–
Oct 1vs.Wake ForestL 21–⁠31115015–
Oct 15vs.ClemsonL 28–⁠34228018–
Oct 29vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠1615056
Nov 12atSyracuseW 38–⁠3426115–
Nov 19vs.LouisianaW 49–⁠17226117–
Nov 25vs.FloridaW 45–⁠38144044–
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 35–⁠32214014–
2021 Florida State 11 games, 16 catches, 190 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠41121021–
Sep 11vs.Jacksonville StateL 17–⁠20218011–
Sep 18atWake ForestL 14–⁠351606–
Sep 25vs.LouisvilleL 23–⁠31323015–
Oct 9atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠251515–
Oct 23vs.MassachusettsW 59–⁠3151051–
Oct 30atClemsonL 20–⁠30115015–
Nov 6vs.NC StateL 14–⁠28323013–
Nov 13vs.MiamiW 31–⁠281202–
Nov 20atBoston CollegeW 26–⁠23115115–
Nov 27atFloridaL 21–⁠24111011–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′4¼″
Weight205 lb
Arm length34″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan80⅛″
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump40″
Broad jump11′4″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill6.78 s
20-yard shuttle4.18 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New York Jets2000

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

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