Receiver, East Tennessee State (from Georgia Southern), 2017–⁠21

Malik Murray

Number
No. 16
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Duluth, GA

Malik Murray played receiver at Georgia Southern (2017–⁠20) and East Tennessee State (2021).

Career highs

95receiving yards, career highat Troy, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highat Troy, 2019

Team titles: Southern champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia Southern25326.5040
2019Georgia Southern201959.8333
2020Georgia Southern2126012.4147
2021East Tennessee State35217.3143
Career4656012.2547

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Georgia Southern16WRYr 1
2018Georgia Southern16WRYr 2
2019Georgia Southern16WRYr 3
2020Georgia Southern16WRYr 4
2021East Tennessee State16WRSr. (Yr 5)6′0″180

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
2018Georgia Southern31.92––5.8–
2019Georgia Southern330.2914th (n=499)0.549.55%
2020Georgia Southern290.72––21.04%
2021East Tennessee State (FCS)80.34––2.7–

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

2021 East Tennessee State 1 game, 3 catches, 52 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atVanderbiltW 23–⁠3352143–

No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Wofford; Oct 9 vs. The Citadel, so those games are not listed.

2020 Georgia Southern 12 games, 21 catches, 260 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.CampbellW 27–⁠26218011–
Sep 26atLouisianaL 18–⁠201707–
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠0468147–
Oct 24atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠28246032–
Oct 29vs.South AlabamaW 24–⁠17138038–
Nov 7vs.TroyW 20–⁠13215099
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠381303–
Nov 21atArmyL 27–⁠28341030–
Nov 28atGeorgia StateL 24–⁠30317010–
Dec 5vs.Florida AtlanticW 20–⁠3––––9
Dec 12vs.App StateL 26–⁠341505–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠3120243
2019 Georgia Southern 10 games, 20 catches, 195 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atLSUL 3–⁠551202–
Sep 7vs.MaineW 26–⁠18213011–
Sep 28vs.LouisianaL 24–⁠371404−3
Oct 3atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠17427014–
Oct 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠27––––17
Oct 31atApp StateW 24–⁠21––––2
Nov 9atTroyL 28–⁠493952334
Nov 16vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠291130135
Nov 23atArkansas StateL 33–⁠38422111–
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠2341908−5
2018 Georgia Southern 3 games, 2 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠13140040–
Sep 29vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠21––––4
Dec 15 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠21113013–
2017 Georgia Southern 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 4vs.Arkansas StateL 25–⁠43–––––

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

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