Malik Benson
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 Benson in 2023 | |
| No. 19 – Las Vegas Raiders | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Roster status | Unsigned draft pick |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 17, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lansing (Lansing, Kansas) |
| College |
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| NFL draft | 2026: 6th round, 195th overall |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Malik Benson (born October 17, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He previosuly played college football for Hutchinson Community College, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, and Oregon Ducks.
Benson attended Lansing High School in Lansing, Kansas. During his high school career, he had 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
College career
Benson attended Hutchinson Community College for two years. He had 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman and 54 receptions for 923 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore.[1][2] The 2,152 receiving yards was 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]
On January 3, 2024, Benson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[6] He committed to Florida State University four days later.[7]
After announcing that the NCAA had granted him an additional year of eligibility, on January 7, 2025, Benson announced his intention to transfer to the University of Oregon.[8]
College statistics
| Year | Team | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2023 | Alabama | 14 | 13 | 162 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 12 | 25 | 311 | 12.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Oregon | 14 | 41 | 696 | 17.0 | 6 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 54 | 1,169 | 14.8 | 9 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
