Malik Willis in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Liberty (from Auburn), 2016–⁠21

Malik Willis

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
May 25, 1999, in Atlanta, Georgia

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Malik Willis played quarterback at Auburn (2016–⁠18) and Liberty (2019–⁠21). The Tennessee Titans took Willis in round 3, No. 86 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,857
Passing yards, 2021 (Liberty, 8–⁠5)
Best game
345 yards
Vs. Southern Miss, week 8, 2020: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 86
Round 3, 2022 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

345passing yards, career highvs. Southern Miss, 20206touchdown passes, career highvs. Southern Miss, 2020168rushing yards, career highat Western Kentucky, 20204rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 2020

Regional honors: Dudley Award 2020 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Auburn6785.7456.410
2018Auburn5771.4243.400
2020Liberty16926464.02,2528.5206
2021Liberty20733961.12,8578.42712
Career38761762.75,1788.44818

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Auburn1622113.8167
2018Auburn12887.3130
2020Liberty1419446.71467
2021Liberty1978784.51356
Career3662,1315.82967

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Auburn7QBYr 1
2017Auburn7QBYr 2
2018Auburn7QBYr 3
2019Liberty7QBYr 4
2020Liberty7QBYr 5
2021Liberty7QBJr. (Yr 6)6′1″215

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. passAdj. rush
2017Auburn210.31––6.54%––
2018Auburn18-0.03––-0.5–––
2020Liberty4010.4790th (n=116)0.27190.656%0.330.50
2021Liberty5300.4176th (n=145)0.33217.660%0.370.64

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 Liberty 13 games, 2,857 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.CampbellW 48–⁠715232171055
Sep 11atTroyW 21–⁠1313181542093
Sep 18vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠1721282424077
Sep 24atSyracuseL 21–⁠2414192053049
Oct 2atUABW 36–⁠12131928710144
Oct 9vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠1317302222380
Oct 16atUL MonroeL 28–⁠31162813513157
Oct 23atNorth TexasW 35–⁠26121821730−8
Oct 30vs.MassachusettsW 62–⁠1719273074037
Nov 6atOle MissL 14–⁠2716251730371
Nov 20vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠4214341622228
Nov 27vs.ArmyL 16–⁠3124463051137
Dec 18 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 56–⁠2013242313058
2020 Liberty 10 games, 2,252 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 19atWestern KentuckyW 30–⁠24132113300168
Sep 26vs.Florida InternationalW 36–⁠3424302852085
Oct 10vs.UL MonroeW 40–⁠711291770187
Oct 17atSyracuseW 38–⁠2116201821058
Oct 24vs.Southern MissW 56–⁠3524313456097
Nov 7atVirginia TechW 38–⁠35192920930108
Nov 14vs.Western CarolinaW 58–⁠1414193063097
Nov 21atNC StateL 14–⁠1513321722344
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠016242233063
Dec 26 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaW 37–⁠34192922002137
2018 Auburn 5 games, 24 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.Alabama StateW 63–⁠9123002
Oct 6atMississippi StateL 9–⁠23–––––1
Nov 17vs.LibertyW 53–⁠023130015
Nov 24atAlabamaL 21–⁠521130018
Dec 28 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠141150052
2017 Auburn 7 games, 45 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23atMissouriW 51–⁠143410011
Sep 30vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠101130067
Oct 7vs.Ole MissW 44–⁠23–––––16
Oct 21atArkansasW 52–⁠201141062
Nov 11vs.GeorgiaW 40–⁠171137005
Nov 18vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠14–––––64
Nov 25vs.AlabamaW 26–⁠14–––––−4

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2022
Height6′0½″
Weight219 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77⅜″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2022Tennessee Titans7316127603123
2023Tennessee Titans245740021
2024Green Bay Packers6405455030138
2025Green Bay Packers4303542230123
2026 (so far)Miami Dolphins57313084924186
NFL career241782852,17187591

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

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