Player Dossier

2015-2019

Mississippi State

Malik Dear

WR • 5'9" • 220 lbs • Jackson, MS, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Malik Dear reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

9

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Samford

Player Story

Malik Dear built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Jackson, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Malik Dear's career was his receiving role: 49...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9135

Murrah · Jackson, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Malik Dear, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Mississippi State. Malik Dear reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
529
Receptions
49
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Malik Dear quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
529
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 31 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
Samford
Recruit profile
4-star · Murrah · Mississippi State
High school pipeline
Chipley · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
36 receiving yards · WR 809th (top 80%) · SEC 147th (top 67%) · National 1,365th (top 69%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 PostseasonMississippi State10325053.8
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State1019192353.8
2016 PostseasonMississippi State11219068.2
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State1121245368.2
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State0-00-
2018 PostseasonMississippi State4-0028.1
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State4112028.1
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State6336032.6

Related Context

Malik Dear played WR for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Dear recorded 238 rushing yards, 529 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 264 primary output with 68.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 73.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

6

Efficiency

73.3

Usage

9.8

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Kentucky

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Kansas State: 0. Kentucky: 28. LSU: 0. Arkansas: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins9 · Games = 4 · +9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kentucky

Best efficiency game

93.3 vs Kentucky

Result
Sat 11/2@ ArkansasW 54-24184808
Sat 10/19vs LSUL 13-36
Sat 9/21vs KentuckyW 28-132289.314020
Sat 9/14vs Kansas StateL 24-31
Sat 9/7vs Southern MissW 38-15
Sat 8/31@ LouisianaW 38-28

Player Story

Malik Dear story

Malik Dear built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Jackson, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Malik Dear's career was his receiving role: 49 catches, 529 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 238 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 238 rushing yards and 341 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Dear's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Mississippi State

    2015-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152015201620162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonMississippi State21758.49.5
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State21758.49.50
2016 PostseasonMississippi State26468.313.147
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State26468.313.10
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State0-264
2018 PostseasonMississippi State12805.912
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State12805.90
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State3673.39.824

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Samford

Week 9 · W 56-41

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

61

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 7 · W 45-20

70

Receiving Yards

81.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kentucky

Week 4 · W 28-13 · Conference game

28

Receiving Yards

77.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Northwestern State

Week 3 · W 62-13

46

Receiving Yards

76.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Louisiana

Week 3 · W 56-10

12

Receiving Yards

66.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Mississippi State

264 primary output · 68.3 efficiency · 13.1 usage

68.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State

68.2

264 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 13.1 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Mississippi State

53.8

217 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games