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, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Illinois2525610.2120
2015Illinois3951013.1350
2016Illinois4871214.8668
2017Illinois3132610.5029
Career1431,80412.61068

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Illinois11WR
2015Illinois11WR
2016Illinois11WR
2017Illinois11WR6′3″200

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
2014Illinois310.6569th (n=496)0.5220.06%
2015Illinois700.4436th (n=465)0.5330.78%
2016Illinois860.4536th (n=489)0.5238.413%
2017Illinois580.2612th (n=507)0.5214.99%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠21448025–
Sep 9vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠732209–
Sep 15atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠47427011–
Sep 29vs.NebraskaL 6–⁠28325011–
Oct 7atIowaL 16–⁠45345027–
Oct 14vs.RutgersL 24–⁠3521309–
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 17–⁠24417013–
Oct 28vs.WisconsinL 10–⁠24258029–
Nov 4atPurdueL 10–⁠29234022–
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠42437013–
2016 Illinois 11 games, 48 catches, 712 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠3383268–
Sep 10vs.North CarolinaL 23–⁠48333119–
Sep 17vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠349107025–
Oct 1atNebraskaL 16–⁠31557025–
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 31–⁠349129038–
Oct 15atRutgersW 24–⁠72180165
Oct 22atMichiganL 8–⁠412861430
Oct 29vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠4021008–
Nov 12atWisconsinL 3–⁠48112012–
Nov 19vs.IowaL 0–⁠28113013–
Nov 26atNorthwesternL 21–⁠4211164236–
2015 Illinois 11 games, 39 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠31808–
Sep 12vs.Western IllinoisW 44–⁠01707–
Sep 26vs.Middle TennesseeW 27–⁠2541717–
Oct 3vs.NebraskaW 14–⁠13470050–
Oct 10atIowaL 20–⁠29353034–
Oct 24vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠24480037–
Oct 31atPenn StateL 0–⁠391606–
Nov 7atPurdueW 48–⁠14236132–
Nov 14vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠28561022–
Nov 21atMinnesotaL 23–⁠3211126128–
Nov 28vs.NorthwesternL 14–⁠24346024–
2014 Illinois 8 games, 25 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠17442020–
Sep 6vs.Western KentuckyW 42–⁠34656016–
Sep 20vs.Texas StateW 42–⁠351202–
Nov 1atOhio StateL 14–⁠55327019–
Nov 15vs.IowaL 14–⁠30111011–
Nov 22vs.Penn StateW 16–⁠14219011–
Nov 29atNorthwesternW 47–⁠33215110–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 18–⁠35684020–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′2″
Weight202 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78½″
Bench press17 reps

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

In the NFL

6 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Seattle Seahawks32200
2019Seattle Seahawks11152451
2020Dallas Cowboys1000
2021Dallas Cowboys7121493
2022San Francisco 49ers2000
2025San Francisco 49ers2000
NFL career26294144

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

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