2023 Football Roster
Malik Benson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Kan.
- High School:
- Lansing
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson C.C.
2023
Totaled 13 receptions for 162 yards and one score at wideout ... also registered one tackle on special teams ... selected as one of the offensive players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play at Kentucky and against Chattanooga. Middle Tennessee: Recorded one catch for a gain of five yards in his Crimson Tide debut. Texas: Totaled 33 yards on two catches with a long gain of 27. USF: Caught one pass for no gain while adding a tackle on punt coverage. Ole Miss: Got the start at wideout against the Rebels. Mississippi State: Hauled in one pass for a 27-yard gain in his start in Starkville. Texas A&M: Started against the Aggies, recording one catch for a gain of five yards. Arkansas: Recorded one catch for a four-yard gain in his start on Homecoming. Tennessee: Converted a first down on his 17-yard reception against the Vols. LSU: Earned playing time in the top-15 matchup. Kentucky: Got the starting nod against the Wildcats ... totaled one reception for 15 yards and a first down. Chattanooga: Caught all three of his targets for 23 yards and a touchdown ... converted one first down to go along with his 20-yard score. Auburn: Recorded a first down with his 33-yard reception in the Iron Bowl. Georgia: Targeted twice but did not record a catch against the Bulldogs. Michigan: Saw one target in the CFP Semifinal but did not record any stats.
Prior to Alabama
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.
