Usage / Role
55%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Louisville
Malik Cunningham
QB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
Malik Cunningham is a pass-first distributor with 29.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Malik Cunningham built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Malik Cunningham's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Malik Cunningham, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Louisville. Malik Cunningham is a pass-first distributor with 29.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,847
- Passing yards
- 9,664
- Rushing yards
- 3,183
- Touchdowns
- 120
Quick Answers
Malik Cunningham quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,847
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 56 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Katy · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Katy · 61 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Total offense rank
- 2,133 total offense · QB 87th (top 24%) · ACC 10th (top 8%) · National 87th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 970 | 473 | 497 | 6 | 47.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 360 | 279 | 81 | 2 | 64.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 2,187 | 1,786 | 401 | 26 | 64.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 11 | 3,225 | 2,617 | 608 | 27 | 74.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 270 | 207 | 63 | 2 | 82.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 3,702 | 2,734 | 968 | 37 | 82.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 10 | 2,133 | 1,568 | 565 | 20 | 64 |
Related Context
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Malik Cunningham played QB for Louisville. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Cunningham recorded 9,664 passing yards, 3,183 rushing yards, and 42 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Louisville paired 3,972 primary output with 70.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 62.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
213.3
Efficiency
62.9
Usage
29.4
Consistency
74.3
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 186. UCF: 322. Florida State: 370. South Florida: 299. Boston College: 248. Pittsburgh: 168. Wake Forest: 202. James Madison: 223. Clemson: 95. Kentucky: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 35 by 55. UCF: 46 by 69.3. Florida State: 51 by 71.1. South Florida: 31 by 83.5. Boston College: 43 by 66.1. Pittsburgh: 30 by 57. Wake Forest: 32 by 66.7. James Madison: 35 by 65.7. Clemson: 18 by 66.3. Kentucky: 11 by 28.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins242.8 · Games = 5 · +59 vs Losses
Losses183.8 · Games = 5 · -59 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
83.5 vs South Florida
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Kentucky | L 13-26 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 28.4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Clemson | L 16-31 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs James Madison3+ TD | W 34-10 | 14 | 20 | 223 | 70.0 | 3 | 0 | 65.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Wake Forest | W 48-21 | 15 | 23 | 164 | 65.2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 2 | 21 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Pittsburgh | W 24-10 | 10 | 21 | 122 | 47.6 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 46 | 5.10 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Boston College3+ TD · Dual-threat | L 33-34 | 19 | 28 | 186 | 67.9 | 1 | 0 | 66.1 | 15 | 62 | 4.10 | 3 | 23 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs South Florida3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 41-3 | 14 | 22 | 186 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 83.5 | 9 | 113 | 12.60 | 3 | 40 |
| Fri 9/16 | vs Florida State3+ TD · Dual-threat | L 31-35 | 21 | 34 | 243 | 61.8 | 1 | 1 | 71.1 | 17 | 127 | 7.50 | 2 | 40 |
| Fri 9/9 | @ UCFDual-threat | W 20-14 | 14 | 29 | 201 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | 69.3 | 17 | 121 | 7.10 | 1 | 43 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Syracuse | L 7-31 | 16 | 22 | 152 | 72.7 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 34 | 2.60 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Malik Cunningham story
Malik Cunningham built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Malik Cunningham's career was his passing role: 9,664 passing yards, 70 touchdown passes, 1,104 attempts, and 3,183 rushing yards across 56 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3,183 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Cunningham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 970 | 59.7 | 21.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisville | 2,547 | 72.3 | 23.4 | 1,577 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 2,547 | 72.3 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 3,225 | 65.7 | 32 | 678 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 3,972 | 70.4 | 33.7 | 747 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 3,972 | 70.4 | 33.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 2,133 | 62.9 | 29.4 | -1,839 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 13 · L 27-34 · Conference game
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
427
Total Offense
92.1 takeover
427 total offense with 76.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 3 · W 20-17
217
Total Offense
88.1 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
217 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 38-28 · Postseason
360
Total Offense
87.6 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
360 total offense with 80 efficiency.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 11 · L 17-31 · Conference game
358
Total Offense
86.7 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
358 total offense with 76.3 efficiency.
#5
@ Duke
Week 12 · W 62-22 · Conference game
527
Total Offense
86.3 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
527 total offense with 93 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Louisville
3,972 primary output · 70.4 efficiency · 33.7 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Louisville
82.2
3,972 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 33.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
74.6
3,225 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 32 usage
Milestones
14
250+ passing yards
17
300+ total offense
21
3+ TD games
40
Above avg efficiency
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