Malik Willis

Malik Willis (born May 25, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Liberty Flames. He previously attended Auburn University and played for their football team before transferring to Liberty in 2019.

Malik Willis
Liberty Flames – No. 7
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-25) May 25, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRoswell (Roswell, Georgia)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Willis attended Westlake High School in Atlanta before transferring to Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia, for his senior year.[2] As a senior, he passed for 2,562 yards and rushed for 1,033 yards with 37 total touchdowns. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[3]

College career

Auburn

Willis spent 2017 and 2018 at Auburn and played in 15 games. During the two years, he completed 11 of 14 passes for 69 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 309 yards and two touchdowns.

Liberty

Willis transferred to Liberty University in 2019 and sat out the season due to transfer rules.[4] In 2020, he was named the team's starting quarterback.[5] Against Southern Mississippi, Willis threw for six touchdowns and rushed for another. He led Liberty to a 10 win season and a final Top 25 ranking in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll[6][7] He was later named the winner of the 2020 Dudley Award, given to the best college football player in the state of Virginia.[8]

Statistics
Year Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2017 Auburn 7 6 7 85.7 45 6.4 1 0 186.9 16 221 13.8 1
2018 Auburn 5 5 7 71.4 24 3.4 0 0 100.2 12 88 7.3 1
2019 Liberty Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules.
2020 Liberty 10 170 265 64.2 2,250 8.5 20 6 155.8 141 944 6.7 14
2021 Liberty 10 156 235 66.4 2,159 9.2 21 9 165.4 153 755 4.9 10
Career Totals 32 337 514 65.6 4,478 8.7 42 15 159.9 322 2,008 6.2 26
Team Auburn 12 11 14 78.6 69 4.9 1 0 143.5 28 309 11.0 2
Liberty 20 326 500 65.2 4,409 8.8 41 15 160.3 295 1,699 5.8 24

Personal life

His uncle James Anderson played college football at Virginia Tech and played 11 seasons in the National Football League after being drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.[9]

References
  1. @ASeaofRed (December 26, 2020). "Malik Willis is named MVP of the 2020 Cure Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "Auburn QB has 'a lot of similarities' to Nick Marshall". al. March 26, 2017.
  3. AL.com, Drew Champlin (December 31, 2016). "Auburn lands commitment from dual-threat QB Malik Willis". al.
  4. "Ex-Auburn QB Willis transferring to Liberty". ESPN.com. July 9, 2019.
  5. "Former Auburn QB Malik Willis named starter at Liberty". al. September 14, 2020.
  6. "Willis totals school-record 7 TDs as Liberty beats Southern Miss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press.
  7. Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Auburn transfer at quarterback helps Liberty (6-0) achieve dynamic balance". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  8. Phillips, Michael. "Liberty's Malik Willis wins Dudley award, a first for the school; R-MC's Presley Egbers wins Lanier award". Richmond.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. "Malik Willis - Football". liberty.edu. Retrieved 9 May 2021.


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