 Benson in 2023 | |
| Oregon Ducks–No. 10 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 17, 2002 Lansing, Kansas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lansing (Lansing, Kansas) |
Malik Benson (born October 17, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for Florida State, Hutchinson Community College and Alabama.
Benson attended Lansing High School in Lansing, Kansas. During his high school career, he had 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
Benson attended Hutchinson Community College for two years coming out of high school. As a freshman he had 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns and 54 receptions for 923 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. [1] [2] The 2,152 receiving yards is a school record. [3] [4]
Benson was considered the top junior college recruit in 2023 and committed to play for the University of Alabama. [5] [6]
On January 3, 2024, Benson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [7] He committed to Florida State four days later. [8]
| NCAA Collegiate Career statistic | |||||||||
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| Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||
| Season | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
| GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 162 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Florida State Seminoles | |||||||||
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 311 | 12.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career | 25 | 38 | 473 | 12.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
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