
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
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, 2020Regional honors: Dudley Award 2020 (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 7 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Auburn | 7 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Auburn | 7 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Liberty | 7 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Liberty | 7 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Liberty | 7 | QB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Auburn | 21 | 0.31 | – | – | 6.5 | 4% | – | – |
| 2018 | Auburn | 18 | -0.03 | – | – | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Liberty | 401 | 0.47 | 90th (n=116) | 0.27 | 190.6 | 56% | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| 2021 | Liberty | 530 | 0.41 | 76th (n=145) | 0.33 | 217.6 | 60% | 0.37 | 0.64 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 48–7 | 15 | 23 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 21–13 | 13 | 18 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 45–17 | 21 | 28 | 242 | 4 | 0 | 77 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 21–24 | 14 | 19 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 36–12 | 13 | 19 | 287 | 1 | 0 | 144 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 41–13 | 17 | 30 | 222 | 2 | 3 | 80 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 28–31 | 16 | 28 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 157 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 35–26 | 12 | 18 | 217 | 3 | 0 | −8 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 62–17 | 19 | 27 | 307 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 14–27 | 16 | 25 | 173 | 0 | 3 | 71 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 14–42 | 14 | 34 | 162 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 16–31 | 24 | 46 | 305 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 56–20 | 13 | 24 | 231 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
2020 Liberty 10 games, 2,252 passing yards, 20 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | W 30–24 | 13 | 21 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 36–34 | 24 | 30 | 285 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 40–7 | 11 | 29 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 38–21 | 16 | 20 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 56–35 | 24 | 31 | 345 | 6 | 0 | 97 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 38–35 | 19 | 29 | 209 | 3 | 0 | 108 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 58–14 | 14 | 19 | 306 | 3 | 0 | 97 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 14–15 | 13 | 32 | 172 | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 45–0 | 16 | 24 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 63 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 37–34 | 19 | 29 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 137 |
2018 Auburn 5 games, 24 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 63–9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 9–23 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 53–0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 21–52 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 63–14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
2017 Auburn 7 games, 45 passing yards, 1 TD
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).
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 219 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″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.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 7 | 31 | 61 | 276 | 0 | 3 | 123 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 40 | 54 | 550 | 3 | 0 | 138 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 30 | 35 | 422 | 3 | 0 | 123 |
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 73 | 130 | 849 | 2 | 4 | 186 |
| NFL career | 24 | 178 | 285 | 2,171 | 8 | 7 | 591 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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