Receiver, App State, 2017–⁠21

Malik Williams

Number
No. 14
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Chester, SC

Malik Williams played receiver at App State (2017–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
819
Receiving yards, 2021 (App State, 10–⁠4)
Best game
206 yards
Vs. Coastal Carolina, week 8, 2021: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

125rushing yards, career highat Massachusetts, 201710catches, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 2021206receiving yards, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 20212receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Troy, 2019

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017App State201758.8028
2018App State2224911.3338
2019App State5560110.9443
2020App State4153613.1362
2021App State5281915.8756
Career1902,38012.51762

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017App State12401160
2019App State–––1330
2020App State4700111280
2021App State410109900
Career91950222670

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017App State311314.2126
2018App State111.001
2019App State5163.207
2020App State1−2−2.000
2021App State2136.508
Career401594.0126

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017App State14WRYr 1
2018App State14WRYr 2
2019App State14WRYr 3
2020App State14WRYr 4
2021App State14WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″185

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017App State840.084th (n=507)0.526.510%-0.01
2018App State270.92––24.74%–
2019App State860.5144th (n=499)0.5444.09%–
2020App State630.5447th (n=346)0.5533.98%–
2021App State710.8876th (n=410)0.6762.17%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 App State 14 games, 52 catches, 819 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 33–⁠19230–––
Sep 11atMiamiL 23–⁠255571–––
Sep 18vs.ElonW 44–⁠1041231––1
Sep 23vs.MarshallW 31–⁠303280–––
Oct 2atGeorgia StateW 45–⁠167931360–
Oct 12atLouisianaL 13–⁠416380–––
Oct 20vs.Coastal CarolinaW 30–⁠27102061–––
Oct 30vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠283721––1
Nov 6atArkansas StateW 48–⁠145580–––
Nov 13vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠71500–––
Nov 20atTroyW 45–⁠71701412
Nov 27vs.Georgia SouthernW 27–⁠32411––2
Dec 4atLouisianaL 16–⁠24270––2
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 38–⁠591361––1
2020 App State 11 games, 41 catches, 536 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.CharlotteW 35–⁠203280–––
Sep 19atMarshallL 7–⁠175540114–
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠176781––1
Oct 31atUL MonroeW 31–⁠136601––1
Nov 7atTexas StateW 38–⁠172110––1
Nov 14vs.Georgia StateW 17–⁠133600––1
Nov 21atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠34379019–
Nov 28vs.TroyW 47–⁠1071131––1
Dec 4vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠2421602472
Dec 12atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠264370––2
Dec 21 ✦vs.North TexasW 56–⁠28–––––2
2019 App State 14 games, 55 catches, 601 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.East Tennessee StateW 42–⁠7161––1
Sep 7vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠416730–––
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠316780–––
Sep 28vs.Coastal CarolinaW 56–⁠376750–––
Oct 9atLouisianaW 17–⁠74450–––
Oct 19vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠73350–––
Oct 26atSouth AlabamaW 30–⁠33370–––
Oct 31vs.Georgia SouthernL 21–⁠248931–––
Nov 9atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠15160–––
Nov 16atGeorgia StateW 56–⁠276450–––
Nov 23vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠131280–––
Nov 29atTroyW 48–⁠136422–––
Dec 7vs.LouisianaW 45–⁠381190–––
Dec 21 ✦vs.UABW 31–⁠173190–––
2018 App State 10 games, 22 catches, 249 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atPenn StateL 38–⁠454662–––
Sep 8atCharlotteW 45–⁠93510–––
Sep 22vs.Gardner-WebbW 72–⁠74380–––
Oct 9atArkansas StateW 35–⁠92190–––
Oct 20vs.LouisianaW 27–⁠17160–––
Oct 25atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠342101–––
Nov 3atCoastal CarolinaW 23–⁠7150–––
Nov 10atTexas StateW 38–⁠71100–––
Nov 17vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠173220–––
Dec 15 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠131220–––
2017 App State 12 games, 20 catches, 175 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atGeorgiaL 10–⁠31170–––
Sep 9vs.Savannah StateW 54–⁠722101241
Sep 16atTexas StateW 20–⁠134680–––
Sep 23vs.Wake ForestL 19–⁠203220–––
Oct 7vs.New Mexico StateW 45–⁠31260–––
Oct 14atIdahoW 23–⁠202140–––
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaW 37–⁠29170–––
Oct 28atMassachusettsL 27–⁠30130–––
Nov 4atUL MonroeL 45–⁠52110–––
Nov 9vs.Georgia SouthernW 27–⁠61120–––
Dec 2vs.LouisianaW 63–⁠142140–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.ToledoW 34–⁠0––––––

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

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