2025 Football Roster
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Benson, Malik

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
Bio
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.
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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