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, 2019Team titles: Southern champions, 2021
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 20 | 195 | 9.8 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 21 | 260 | 12.4 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 43 |
| Career | 46 | 560 | 12.2 | 5 | 47 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 16 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 16 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 16 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 16 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | East Tennessee State | 16 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1.92 | – | – | 5.8 | – |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 33 | 0.29 | 14th (n=499) | 0.54 | 9.5 | 5% |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 29 | 0.72 | – | – | 21.0 | 4% |
| 2021 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 8 | 0.34 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 23–3 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 43 | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–26 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 18–20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–0 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 47 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 14–28 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 20–13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 40–38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 27–28 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 24–30 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 20–3 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 26–34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 38–3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
2019 Georgia Southern 10 games, 20 catches, 195 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 26–18 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −3 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 24–21 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–49 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 51–29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 33–38 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | L 16–23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | −5 |
2018 Georgia Southern 3 games, 2 catches, 53 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 34–13 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 28–21 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. | W 23–21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
2017 Georgia Southern 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 25–43 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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