The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Heath, Malik
vs
Arkansas
Sep 13 (Sat)
6:00 or 6:45 PM
Jersey Number 8
Malik Heath
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 215
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School:
- Callaway
- Prev. College:
- Mississippi State
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
• 2022 All-SEC Third Team (PFF) |
2022 (SENIOR): Earned third team All-SEC honors from Pro Football Focus ... Started 12 games at wide receiver for the Rebels ... Led the team with 60 receptions and 971 yards, adding 5 touchdowns ... His 971 receiving yards ranked third in the SEC, with his 74.7 yards per game putting him second in the conference ... vs. Troy (9/3/22): Brought in a total of two catches for 15 yards in his first career start with the Rebels, including a 12-yard touchdown strike from Jaxson Dart ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Started at wide receiver against the Bears, going for three catches, 52 yards and a touchdown ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Led the team in receptions (4) and receiving yards (78) in the Rebels’ win in Atlanta ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Recorded team-highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (75), along with connecting on a 31-yard touchdown catch ... vs. Kentucky (10/1/22): Brought in six receptions for 100 total yards receiving, both team-highs for the Rebels against the Wildcats ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Brought in four catches for 26 yards for the Rebels ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Did not record any stats in the team’s 48-34 win over the Tigers ... at LSU (10/22/22): Finished with a career-high 145 receiving yards on eight total receptions against the Tigers ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Made one reception for zero yards in the team’s 31-28 win over the Aggies ... vs. Alabama (11/12/22): Led the Rebels with 123 receiving yards, making a total of six receptions on the day … Marks his third 100-yard receiving game of the season ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Led the Rebels in both receptions (9) and receiving yards (140) on the night, while also logging the lone receiving touchdown for the receiving group in the fourth quarter … Marks his second 100-yard receiving game in a row and third in the past four games ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Logged five receptions for 80 yards. ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Led the team with 137 receiving yards on 8 catches with one touchdown ... Heath's 137 yards set an Ole Miss bowl game record.
MISSISSIPPI STATE: Saw action in 21 career games for the Bulldogs over two seasons ... Started nine career games at wide receiver ... Hauled in 71 catches for 749 yards and eight touchdowns over two seasons for MSU ... Tallied 34 receptions for 442 yards and five touchdowns in 2021 ... Had career-day against Memphis in 2021, tallying nine catches for 88 yards and one touchdown ... Also surpassed the 70-yard receiving plateau twice with 74 yards vs. Auburn and 87 yards against Tennessee State ... Registered 37 catches for 307 yards and three TDs his first season at MSU.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Four-star junior college prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Rated No. 6 overall junior college prospect in the per ESPN ... Tabbed No. 2 junior college wide receiver by ESPN ... Tabbed No. 11 overall junior college prospect, No. 2 prospect in Mississippi and No. 2 wide receiver by 247Sports ... First-team All-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges as a sophomore ... In two seasons, totaled 61 receptions for 835 yards and seven touchdowns in 17 games ... As a sophomore, recorded 33 catches for 502 yards and three touchdowns in eight games ... Made a season-long 55-yard touchdown reception against Northeast Mississippi C.C. (9/5/19) ... Logged a season-high 103 yards receiving and two touchdowns at Pearl River (9/12/19) ... Made a season-high eight catches (79 yards) against Jones College (10/19/19) ... As a freshman, logged 28 receptions for 333 yards and four touchdowns in nine games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Top-175 prospect per ESPN (156) and 247Sports (172) ... Tabbed No. 1 player in Mississippi per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... Top-35 wide receiver per ESPN (No. 22) and 247Sports.com (No. 31) ... Tabbed Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior at Callaway High School ... Totaled 78 career receptions for 1,837 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Averaged 24.3 yards per catch over his career ... Recorded 21 receptions for 456 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... Totaled 46 receptions for 1,213 yards and five touchdowns as a junior ... Made 10 catches for 168 yards and one touchdown his sophomore season ... Competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game as a senior ... Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game as a senior ... Coached by Chadwick Germany.
PERSONAL: Son of Zarbrawe Esco ... Full name is Malik Shazass Heath ... Born on March 3, 2000 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.
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