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Player Dossier
2020-2024Arkansas State
Malik Hornsby
WR • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Malik Hornsby reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arkansas • Texas State • Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player Story
Malik Hornsby built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas, Arkansas State, and Texas State. The clearest part of Malik...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Malik Hornsby, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas. Malik Hornsby reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 49
- Receptions
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Malik Hornsby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Fort Bend Marshall · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Fort Bend Marshall · 55 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 39 receiving yards · WR 804th (top 75%) · Sun Belt 146th (top 71%) · National 1,396th (top 66%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Arkansas | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | - | 0 | 1 | 50.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Arkansas State | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 40.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas State to Arkansas State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 79.1 | Jan 2, 2024 |
Malik Hornsby played WR for Arkansas, Texas State, and Arkansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Hornsby recorded 387 passing yards, 622 rushing yards, and 49 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Texas State, Arkansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
3.5
Efficiency
32
Usage
5.6
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 0. Central Arkansas: 4. Michigan: 5. South Alabama: 0. Texas State: 27. Southern Miss: 0. Troy: 3. Louisiana: 0. Georgia State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Old Dominion: 0
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. Central Arkansas: 1 by 26.7. Michigan: 1 by 33.3. Texas State: 2 by 90. Troy: 2 by 10. Louisiana: 1 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 7 · -7 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 4 · +7 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
Texas State
Best efficiency game
90 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Bowling Green | W 38-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Old Dominion | L 32-40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UL Monroe | W 28-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Georgia State | W 27-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Louisiana | L 19-55 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Troy | W 34-31 | — | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Southern Miss | W 44-28 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas State | L 9-41 | — | 2 | 27 | 7.3 | 13.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs South Alabama | W 18-16 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Michigan | L 18-28 | — | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Central Arkansas | W 34-31 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Malik Hornsby story
Malik Hornsby built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas, Arkansas State, and Texas State. The clearest part of Malik Hornsby's career was his backfield work: 622 rushing yards, 97 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 49 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Texas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 387 passing yards, 49 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas, Arkansas State, and Texas State.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Hornsby moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Arkansas
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Arkansas State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Arkansas | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 8 | 30 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 2 | 13.3 | 4 | -6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Arkansas State | 39 | 32 | 5.6 | 37 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 39 | 32 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 7 · L 9-41 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#2
vs South Carolina
Week 2 · W 44-30 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
59.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#3
vs Troy
Week 9 · L 13-31 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
42.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 18-28
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Receiving Yards
21.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
5 receiving yards with a 33.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Central Arkansas
Week 1 · W 34-31
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Receiving Yards
18.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
4 receiving yards with a 26.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Arkansas
0 primary output · — efficiency · 0 usage
50.1
#2
2021 Postseason · Arkansas
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
50.1
0 primary · — efficiency · 0.1 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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