Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Mississippi 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.
Impact Production
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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
limitedstar
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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Mississippi State | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 19 | 192 | 3 | 53.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 68.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 21 | 245 | 3 | 68.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 28.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 28.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 32.6 |
Related Context
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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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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
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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Mississippi State
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152015201620162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Mississippi State | 217 | 58.4 | 9.5 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 217 | 58.4 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 264 | 68.3 | 13.1 | 47 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 264 | 68.3 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | -264 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 80 | 5.9 | 12 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 80 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 36 | 73.3 | 9.8 | 24 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 7 · W 45-20
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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
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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
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#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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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