Maliq Carr

#6 · TE · Sr. · Houston6′6″ · 265 lb · Inkster, MI · Oak Park

Maliq Carr: TE · Houston · #6.

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Maliq Carr

TE · Houston · Sr · #6

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Jeff Brohm, Mel Tucker and Dana Holgorsen. The first one came in 2023: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. On tape: 39 receiving yards and 2 receptions against TCU, Week 6, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Houston in the news

Nebraska coach blasts fanHouston Chronicle Nov 2
Yormark leaving Big XIIOct 30

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Houston	19	186	9.8	1	23
2023	Michigan State	32	335	10.5	3	36
2022	Michigan State	16	209	13.1	2	72
2021	Michigan State	8	135	16.9	0	40
2020	Purdue	1	15	15.0	0	15
Career		76	880	11.6	6	72

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-27vs UNLV	2	31	15.5	0	21
Wk 2	L 12-16@ No. 15 Oklahoma	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 3	W 33-7vs Rice	2	32	16.0	0	22
Wk 4	L 0-34@ Cincinnati	2	5	2.5	0	8
Wk 6	W 30-19@ TCU	2	39	19.5	0	23	Season-high 39 yds
Wk 8	L 14-42vs Kansas	2	16	8.0	0	17
Wk 9	W 17-14vs Utah	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 10	W 24-19vs No. 17 Kansas State	1	1	1.0	1	1
Wk 12	L 3-27@ Arizona	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Wk 13	L 10-20vs Baylor	2	23	11.5	0	16
Wk 14	L 18-30@ No. 19 BYU	2	24	12.0	0	19
Total		19	186	9.8	1	23

Signature game

Week 10 · 2024

W 24-19

vs Kansas State

1 rec · 1 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 5 at home.

With L. Dougherty — 43.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 5 inside the 20 · Z. Chriss — 103 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.7 · 75 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Rice · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.28Donovan Smith pass complete to Maliq Carr for 22 yds to the RICE 45 for a
Week 8 · Kansas · 2nd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Donovan Smith pass complete to Maliq Carr for 17 yds to the HOU 45 for a
Week 10 · Kansas State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for 1 yd for a TD (Jack Martin KICK)
Week 1 · UNLV · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Donovan Smith pass complete to Maliq Carr for 21 yds to the HOU 37 for a
Week 13 · Baylor · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.70Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for 7 yds to the HOU 36 for a
Week 6 · TCU · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.59Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for 23 yds to the TCU 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · TCU · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for 16 yds to the TCU 2 for a
Week 3 · Rice · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.38Donovan Smith pass complete to Maliq Carr for 10 yds to the HOU 30 for a
Week 9 · Utah · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.30Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for no gain to the HOU 43 Houston Penalty, Offensive holding (Tank Jenkins) to the HOU 33
Week 14 · BYU · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.22Zeon Chriss pass complete to Maliq Carr for 5 yds to the HOU 33 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Purdue2-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-heavy

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Harlon Barnett · Balanced

2024Houston4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 40 (#100 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

40Below cohort / limited sample #100 of 135 · 2024?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: long catch (15th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#95 / 168 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#115 / 168 · 31st pct

9.8

Rec yards#117 / 168 · 31st pct

186

Rec TDs#110 / 168 · 25th pct

Long catch#140 / 168 · 15th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.6	17.8	9.2	0.2
Road5g	1.8	16.2	8.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	24.2	12.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.5	10.8	5.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Pass share

39.8%

280 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

58.7

12 games

Team sack rate

8.8%

308 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

19 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

40 · #100 of 135 TEs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #100 at the position.

Maliq Carr

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Style of play

Fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

19 catches in 11 games

Five seasons, three schools

Moves

2020

2021 5 games

2024 11 games