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Jersey Number 4
Malik Benson
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Kan.
- High School:
- Lansing HS
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson CC/Alabama/Florida State
As a Senior (2025)
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Played in all 15 games for the Ducks while making nine starts … Finished the year as Oregon’s leading receiver with a career-high 716 yards on a career-high 43 receptions with six touchdowns … Also broke out as a punt returner, taking back nine punts for 161 yards (17.89 avg.) with an 85-yard punt return touchdown in Oregon’s win over USC (Nov. 22) … Recorded first 100-yard receiving games of career in back-to-back games against Washington and James Madison … At least one reception in 14 of 15 games with 12 multi-reception games, including four games with five receptions … At least 50 receiving yards in seven games, including five of the final six … Tied for third in the Big Ten with five receptions of 40 yards … vs. Montana State (Aug. 30): Matched career high with five receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown in Oregon debut … 11-yard touchdown for first score as a Duck … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Helped Oregon record its largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent, catching two passes for 48 yards with a 42-yard touchdown … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Four receptions for a team-high 62 yards … vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 11): Caught a 44-yard touchdown pass ... vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Two receptions for 51 yards with a long catch of 38 yards … vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 21): Made a game-changing play in Oregon’s top-15 win, returning a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to break a tie in the second quarter … 85-yard punt return tied for the seventh-longest in program history and the eighth-longest punt return in the FBS in 2025 … Also caught four passes for 67 yards … at Washington (Nov. 29): Shined in the regular-season finale to help Oregon secure a College Football Playoff spot, recording first career 100-yard game with five receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown … All but sealed the game for the Ducks in the fourth quarter with a 64-yard touchdown to extend Oregon’s lead to 26-14 … First 100-yard receiving game by a Duck in 2025 … vs. No. 24 James Madison (Dec. 20): Put together best career statistical game in opening round of the College Football Playoff, catching five passes for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns … First career multi-touchdown performance … Tied for the most touchdown catches by a Duck in a bowl or playoff game … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Caught five passes for 51 yards in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl … vs. No. 1 Indiana (Jan. 9): Two catches for 23 yards in the CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
As a Senior at Florida State (2024)
Started all 12 games at wide receiver for the Seminoles, catching 25 passes for 311 yards and a touchdown … Ranked second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards … Named the newcomer of the year for the Florida State offense … At least one reception in 11 of 12 games, and had multiple receptions six times … vs. Georgia Tech (Aug. 24): Caught four passes for 39 yards in the season opener … Had a 19-yard catch on 4th-and-8 to set up a game-tying touchdown … vs. Boston College (Sept. 2): Three receptions for 33 yards … vs. Memphis (Sept. 14): Recorded career highs of five receptions for 99 yards, including a career-long reception of 67 yards that was FSU’s second-longest play of the season … at Miami (Oct. 26): Caught three passes for 21 yards and lone touchdown of the season … vs. North Carolina (Nov. 2): Pulled in a 50-yard reception.
As a Junior at Alabama (2023)
Played in all 14 games for the Crimson Tide while making six starts … Caught 13 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown … At least one reception in 10 of 14 games played … Two games with multiple catches … Joined Alabama as the No. 1 ranked junior college recruit in the class of 2023 … vs. Texas (Sept. 9): Two receptions for a season-high 33 yards vs. the No. 9 Longhorns … vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 18): Season-high three receptions for 23 yards … at Auburn (Nov. 25): Pulled in a season-long 33-yard catch.
At Hutchinson Community College (2021 & 2022)
Broke the Hutchinson Community College record with 2,152 receiving yards over two seasons and ranked second in program history with 21 receiving touchdowns … Earned first-team NJCAA DI All-America honors in 2021 after recording 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns … 1,229 receiving yards in 2021 broke the Blue Dragons single-season record that had stood since 1970 … Named the 2021 Salt City Bowl Offensive MVP with bowl-record 198 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven catches … Caught 54 passes for 923 yards and 10 touchdowns during sophomore season, leading Hutchinson to NJCAA National Championship Game.
High School
Totaled 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in three varsity seasons at Lansing … Caught 28 passes for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 130 yards and one touchdown on five rushing attempts his senior season as Lions advanced to second round of 4A state playoffs … Caught 27 passes for 368 yards and one touchdown during junior year … Played six games and had seven catches for 51 yards as sophomore … Also ran track at Lansing … Qualified for state championships in 100-meter, 200-meter, 4x100-relay and long jump.
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Played in all 15 games for the Ducks while making nine starts … Finished the year as Oregon’s leading receiver with a career-high 716 yards on a career-high 43 receptions with six touchdowns … Also broke out as a punt returner, taking back nine punts for 161 yards (17.89 avg.) with an 85-yard punt return touchdown in Oregon’s win over USC (Nov. 22) … Recorded first 100-yard receiving games of career in back-to-back games against Washington and James Madison … At least one reception in 14 of 15 games with 12 multi-reception games, including four games with five receptions … At least 50 receiving yards in seven games, including five of the final six … Tied for third in the Big Ten with five receptions of 40 yards … vs. Montana State (Aug. 30): Matched career high with five receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown in Oregon debut … 11-yard touchdown for first score as a Duck … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Helped Oregon record its largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent, catching two passes for 48 yards with a 42-yard touchdown … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Four receptions for a team-high 62 yards … vs. No. 7 Indiana (Oct. 11): Caught a 44-yard touchdown pass ... vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Two receptions for 51 yards with a long catch of 38 yards … vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 21): Made a game-changing play in Oregon’s top-15 win, returning a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to break a tie in the second quarter … 85-yard punt return tied for the seventh-longest in program history and the eighth-longest punt return in the FBS in 2025 … Also caught four passes for 67 yards … at Washington (Nov. 29): Shined in the regular-season finale to help Oregon secure a College Football Playoff spot, recording first career 100-yard game with five receptions for 102 yards and a touchdown … All but sealed the game for the Ducks in the fourth quarter with a 64-yard touchdown to extend Oregon’s lead to 26-14 … First 100-yard receiving game by a Duck in 2025 … vs. No. 24 James Madison (Dec. 20): Put together best career statistical game in opening round of the College Football Playoff, catching five passes for a career-high 119 yards and two touchdowns … First career multi-touchdown performance … Tied for the most touchdown catches by a Duck in a bowl or playoff game … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Caught five passes for 51 yards in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl … vs. No. 1 Indiana (Jan. 9): Two catches for 23 yards in the CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
As a Senior at Florida State (2024)
Started all 12 games at wide receiver for the Seminoles, catching 25 passes for 311 yards and a touchdown … Ranked second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards … Named the newcomer of the year for the Florida State offense … At least one reception in 11 of 12 games, and had multiple receptions six times … vs. Georgia Tech (Aug. 24): Caught four passes for 39 yards in the season opener … Had a 19-yard catch on 4th-and-8 to set up a game-tying touchdown … vs. Boston College (Sept. 2): Three receptions for 33 yards … vs. Memphis (Sept. 14): Recorded career highs of five receptions for 99 yards, including a career-long reception of 67 yards that was FSU’s second-longest play of the season … at Miami (Oct. 26): Caught three passes for 21 yards and lone touchdown of the season … vs. North Carolina (Nov. 2): Pulled in a 50-yard reception.
As a Junior at Alabama (2023)
Played in all 14 games for the Crimson Tide while making six starts … Caught 13 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown … At least one reception in 10 of 14 games played … Two games with multiple catches … Joined Alabama as the No. 1 ranked junior college recruit in the class of 2023 … vs. Texas (Sept. 9): Two receptions for a season-high 33 yards vs. the No. 9 Longhorns … vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 18): Season-high three receptions for 23 yards … at Auburn (Nov. 25): Pulled in a season-long 33-yard catch.
At Hutchinson Community College (2021 & 2022)
Broke the Hutchinson Community College record with 2,152 receiving yards over two seasons and ranked second in program history with 21 receiving touchdowns … Earned first-team NJCAA DI All-America honors in 2021 after recording 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns … 1,229 receiving yards in 2021 broke the Blue Dragons single-season record that had stood since 1970 … Named the 2021 Salt City Bowl Offensive MVP with bowl-record 198 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven catches … Caught 54 passes for 923 yards and 10 touchdowns during sophomore season, leading Hutchinson to NJCAA National Championship Game.
High School
Totaled 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in three varsity seasons at Lansing … Caught 28 passes for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 130 yards and one touchdown on five rushing attempts his senior season as Lions advanced to second round of 4A state playoffs … Caught 27 passes for 368 yards and one touchdown during junior year … Played six games and had seven catches for 51 yards as sophomore … Also ran track at Lansing … Qualified for state championships in 100-meter, 200-meter, 4x100-relay and long jump.
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