Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Illinois
Malik Turner
WR • 6'3" • 200 lbs • Springfield, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Malik Turner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Malik Turner built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Springfield, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Malik Turner's career was his receiving role: 143...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Malik Turner, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois. Malik Turner reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,804
- Receptions
- 143
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Malik Turner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,804
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sacred Heart Griffin · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Sacred Heart Griffin · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 326 receiving yards · WR 339th (top 35%) · Big Ten 45th (top 21%) · National 394th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Illinois | 8 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 19 | 172 | 1 | 47.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 39 | 510 | 3 | 63.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 48 | 712 | 6 | 83.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 31 | 326 | 0 | 64.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Malik Turner
Malik Turner played WR for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Turner recorded 5 rushing yards, 1,804 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Illinois paired 712 primary output with 80.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
64.7
Efficiency
80.3
Usage
29.3
Consistency
54.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Murray State: 83. North Carolina: 33. Western Michigan: 107. Nebraska: 57. Purdue: 129. Rutgers: 18. Michigan: 86. Minnesota: 10. Wisconsin: 12. Iowa: 13. Northwestern: 164
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Murray State: 3 by 100. North Carolina: 3 by 73.3. Western Michigan: 9 by 79.3. Nebraska: 5 by 76. Purdue: 9 by 95.6. Rutgers: 2 by 60. Michigan: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 80. Iowa: 1 by 86.7. Northwestern: 11 by 99.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins50.5 · Games = 2 · -17.4 vs Losses
Losses67.9 · Games = 9 · +17.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-42 | — | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 2 | 36 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Iowa | L 0-28 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 3-48 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Minnesota | L 17-40 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Michigan | L 8-41 | — | 2 | 86 | 28.7 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Rutgers | W 24-7 | — | 2 | 18 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Purdue100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-34 | — | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Nebraska | L 16-31 | — | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Michigan100 receiving yards · High volume | L 10-34 | — | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina | L 23-48 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Murray State2+ TD | W 52-3 | — | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 2 | 68 |
Player Story
Malik Turner story
Malik Turner built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Springfield, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Malik Turner's career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 1,804 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 5 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Illinois | 256 | 60.7 | 13.5 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 256 | 60.7 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 510 | 75.1 | 14.1 | 254 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 712 | 80.3 | 29.3 | 202 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 326 | 66.3 | 22.3 | -386 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 13 · L 21-42 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
99.8 takeover
164 receiving yards with a 99.4 efficiency score.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 12 · L 23-32 · Conference game
126
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
126 receiving yards with a 76.4 efficiency score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 6 · L 31-34 · Conference game
129
Receiving Yards
91.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 9 · L 10-24 · Conference game
58
Receiving Yards
91.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 18-35 · Postseason
84
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Illinois
712 primary output · 80.3 efficiency · 29.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
64.2
326 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 22.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Illinois
63.2
510 primary · 75.1 efficiency · 14.1 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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