Malik Benson

Position:
WR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lansing, Kan.
High School:
Lansing/Hutchinson C.C.

Widely regarded as the nation's top junior college prospect out of Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College ... a five-star recruit by On3.com and a four-star by the remaining recruiting services ... the unanimous top-ranked junior college player in the country, regardless of position ... caught 43 passes for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games for head coach Drew Dallas at Hutchinson as a freshman, earning first team NJCAA DI All-America honors ... followed that up with 923 receiving yards and 10 more touchdowns on 54 receptions as a sophomore, breaking the Hutchinson C.C. school record for receiving yards with 2,152 ... played for head coach Dylan Brown at Lansing (Kan.) High School and finished his high school career with 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns across three seasons, including 700 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... chose Alabama over Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Tennessee.