Malik Benson

Former wide receiver at Oregon. 2025: 43 catches, 719 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Oregon · Sr. · #4

6′1″ · 195 lb · Lansing, KS

CFB Index 66 · #98 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceDrafted by Las Vegas — Rd 6, Pick 14, #195 overall

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

Explosive rate: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

719

receiving yards · 2025

43 catches · 6 TD · 16.7 per catch

Swing playSwung Oregon from 72% to 94% to win.Oregon at Washington · 26-14

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Oregon. 2025: 43 catches, 719 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2023.
Transferred from Florida State to Oregon in 2025.
Drafted round 6 by the Las Vegas in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Three seasons at Oregon, 1,192 receiving yards — drafted at #195 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

The week the volume broke through — put up 119 yds vs James Madison.James Madison · W 51-342025

202310 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Hutchinson C.C.

202412 games

Entered the portal

202515 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Las Vegasround 6, pick 195

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#1 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #195

Las Vegas · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Dan Lanning

Oregon

Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las Vegas2026 NFL rookie season

#195Rd 6 · Pick 14

Las Vegas2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

66Quality starter #98 of 485?

High confidenceAscending12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (92nd percentile). Strength: epa / target (87th percentile). Concern: rush yards (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#61 / 798 · 92nd pct

19.6%

EPA / target#101 / 798 · 87th pct

0.70

TD rate#128 / 798 · 84th pct

5.4%

Yards / catch#213 / 798 · 73rd pct

13.7

Catch rate#349 / 798 · 56th pct

69.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#62 / 558 · 89th pct

16.7

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct

Rec yards#100 / 558 · 82nd pct

719

Long catch#124 / 558 · 77th pct

Receptions#166 / 558 · 70th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Rush yards#260 / 287 · 9th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

17th → 87th percentile

Explosive rate

14th → 92nd percentile

Catch rate

8th → 56th percentile

TD rate

23rd → 84th percentile

Yards / catch

58th → 73rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%12 of his 56 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.8	52.5	22.5	0.6
Road7g	3.0	42.7	14.1	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-79g	3.2	49.9	17.6	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	2.3	45.0	19.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #98 of 485 WRs

Former four-star. Now #98 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Oregon	43	719	16.7	6	--
2024	Florida State	25	311	12.4	1	--
2023	Alabama	13	162	12.5	1	--
Career		81	1,192	14.7	8	--

Season	Team
2025	Oregon	1	-4	--	143	1
2024	Florida State	2	2	--	--	--
2023	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	-2	--	143	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 23–0

at Texas Tech

5 rec · 51 yds

Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.

With D. Moore — 234 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.3 · -12 rush yds (10 car) · J. Ferguson-Reynolds — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Indiana · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +4.48Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 44 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 4 · Oregon State · 2&16 · Q2 · EPA +3.68Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 31 yds to the ORST 29 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 42 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 3 · Northwestern · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.23Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 27 yds to the NU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · James Madison · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +3.19Malik Benson 45 Yd pass from Dante Moore (Gage Hurych Kick)
Week 3 · Northwestern · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 20 yds to the NU 35 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Minnesota · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete deep right to #4 M.Benson caught at MIN24, for 38 yards to the MIN24, out of bounds at MIN24, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Montana State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Dante Moore pass complete to Malik Benson for 11 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 13 · USC · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.55(09:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #4 M.Benson caught at ORE47, for 24 yards to the USC38 (#24 C.Pierce), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Washington · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.47(05:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #4 M.Benson caught at WASH22, for 22 yards to the WASH16 (#18 R.Dillard-Allen), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-13vs Montana State	5	51	10.2	1	18	Season-high 119 yds
Wk 2	W 69-3vs Oklahoma State	2	48	24.0	1	42
Wk 3	W 34-14@ Northwestern	4	62	15.5	0	27
Wk 4	W 41-7vs Oregon State	3	40	13.3	0	31
Wk 5	W 30-24@ Penn State	2	11	5.5	0	7
Wk 7	L 20-30vs Indiana	1	44	44.0	1	44
Wk 8	W 56-10@ Rutgers	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 9	W 21-7vs Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	W 18-16@ Iowa	2	29	14.5	0	24
Wk 12	W 42-13vs Minnesota	2	51	25.5	0	38
Wk 13	W 42-27vs USC	4	67	16.8	0	30
Wk 14	W 26-14@ Washington	5	102	20.4	1	64
Bowl	W 51-34vs James Madison	5	119	23.8	2	46
Bowl	W 23-0@ Texas Tech	5	51	10.2	0	24
Bowl	L 22-56@ Indiana	2	23	11.5	0	14
Total		43	719	18.3	6	64