Malik Benson (born October 17, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for Hutchinson Community College and Alabama.
 Benson in 2023 | |
| Florida State Seminoles – 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) |
High school career
editBenson attended Lansing High School in Lansing, Kansas. During his high school career, he had 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
College career
editBenson 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 as a sophomore he had 54 receptions for 923 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.[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]
College statistics
edit| 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 | 7 | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 20 | 32 | 393 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Alabama trying to nab another 'special' playmaker from JUCO ranks". AL.com. June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Alabama lands Hutchinson Community College football player, top JUCO receiver Malik Benson". July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Alabama JUCO wide receiver 2023 recruit Malik Benson has led Hutchinson Community College of Kansas Jayhawk to the NJCAA football playoffs".
- ^ "Former Lansing football player breaks Hutchinson career receiving record". November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Alabama lands top 2023 JUCO recruit Malik Benson". AL.com. July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Alabama football lands Malik Benson, nation's No. 1 junior college recruit for 2023". The Tuscaloosa News. July 5, 2022.
- ^ Peery, Wade (January 3, 2024). "Alabama WR Malik Benson enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Leuzzi, John. "Why did Malik Benson transfer to Florida State? Alabama WR joined Seminoles over offseason". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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