Receiver, Illinois, 2014–17
Malik Turner
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Hometown
- Springfield, IL
- Born
- Jan 30, 1996
Malik Turner played receiver at Illinois (2014–17).
Career highs
11catches, career hightwice; last at Northwestern, 2016164receiving yards, career highat Northwestern, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Northwestern, 2016Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Illinois | 31 | 0.65 | 69th (n=496) | 0.52 | 20.0 | 6% |
| 2015 | Illinois | 70 | 0.44 | 36th (n=465) | 0.53 | 30.7 | 8% |
| 2016 | Illinois | 86 | 0.45 | 36th (n=489) | 0.52 | 38.4 | 13% |
| 2017 | Illinois | 58 | 0.26 | 12th (n=507) | 0.52 | 14.9 | 9% |
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
2017 Illinois 10 games, 31 catches, 326 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 24–21 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 20–7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 23–47 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 6–28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 16–45 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 24–35 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 17–24 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 10–24 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–29 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–42 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 13 | – |
2016 Illinois 11 games, 48 catches, 712 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 52–3 | 3 | 83 | 2 | 68 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 23–48 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 10–34 | 9 | 107 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 16–31 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 31–34 | 9 | 129 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 24–7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 8–41 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 17–40 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 3–48 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 0–28 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 21–42 | 11 | 164 | 2 | 36 | – |
2015 Illinois 11 games, 39 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 52–3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 44–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 27–25 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 14–13 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 50 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 20–29 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 13–24 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Oct 31 | at | L 0–39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 48–14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 3–28 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 23–32 | 11 | 126 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 14–24 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 24 | – |
2014 Illinois 8 games, 25 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 28–17 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 42–34 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 42–35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–55 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 14–30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 16–14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 47–33 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 18–35 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 20 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 78½″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 15 | 245 | 1 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 12 | 149 | 3 |
| 2022 | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 26 | 29 | 414 | 4 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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