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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Arizona State
Malik McClain
WR • 6'5" • 205 lbs • Daphne, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Malik McClain reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida State • Penn State • Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Malik McClain built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Daphne, AL wearing No. 12, spending time with Arizona State, Florida State, and Penn State. The clearest part of Malik McClain's...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Malik McClain, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arizona State. Malik McClain reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 993
- Receptions
- 72
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Malik McClain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 993
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Arizona State
- Top game
- Houston
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · IMG Academy · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- IMG Academy · 130 FBS recruits · 13 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 441 receiving yards · WR 263rd (top 24%) · Big 12 39th (top 16%) · National 292nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 11 | 16 | 190 | 2 | 48.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 15 | 192 | 3 | 53.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 32.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 59.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 65.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11 | 22 | 378 | 0 | 65.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State to Arizona State | P4 to P4 | 79.8 | May 2, 2024 |
| 2023 | Florida State to Penn State | P4 to P4 | 81.9 | Jan 18, 2023 |
Malik McClain played WR for Florida State, Penn State, and Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik McClain recorded 6 rushing yards, 993 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Arizona State paired 441 primary output with 78.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 78.6 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, Penn State, Arizona State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
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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2025 Postseason · Arizona State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
40.1
Efficiency
78.6
Usage
14.7
Consistency
35.9
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 63. Northern Arizona: 5. Texas State: 8. Baylor: 11. TCU: 15. Utah: 12. Houston: 159. Iowa State: 49. West Virginia: 37. Colorado: 25. Arizona: 57
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. Duke: 9 by 46.7. Northern Arizona: 2 by 16.7. Texas State: 1 by 53.3. Baylor: 1 by 73.3. TCU: 1 by 100. Utah: 1 by 80. Houston: 7 by 100. Iowa State: 2 by 100. West Virginia: 2 by 100. Colorado: 1 by 100. Arizona: 4 by 95
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21.4 · Games = 7 · -51.3 vs Losses
Losses72.8 · Games = 4 · +51.3 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
Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ DukeHigh volume | L 39-42 | — | 9 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Arizona | L 7-23 | — | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 25 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Colorado | W 42-17 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs West Virginia | W 25-23 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Iowa State | W 24-19 | — | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun 10/26 | vs Houston100 receiving yards | L 16-24 | — | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 0 | 36 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Utah | L 10-42 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs TCU | W 27-24 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Baylor | W 27-24 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Texas State | W 34-15 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Northern Arizona | W 38-19 | — | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Malik McClain story
Malik McClain built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Daphne, AL wearing No. 12, spending time with Arizona State, Florida State, and Penn State. The clearest part of Malik McClain's career was his receiving role: 72 catches, 993 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik McClain'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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Florida State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Arizona State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 190 | 65.6 | 8.4 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Florida State | 206 | 70.3 | 8.6 | 16 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 206 | 70.3 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 71 | 61.1 | 9.4 | -135 |
| 2024 Postseason | Arizona State | 85 | 100 | 6.1 | 14 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arizona State | 85 | 100 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona State | 441 | 78.6 | 14.7 | 356 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona State | 441 | 78.6 | 14.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 40 Houston
Week 9 · L 16-24 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
159 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 38-15
58
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Massachusetts
Week 8 · W 59-3
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Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 28 Arizona
Week 14 · L 7-23 · Conference game
57
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
57 receiving yards with a 95 efficiency score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 15 · W 45-19 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Arizona State
441 primary output · 78.6 efficiency · 14.7 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Arizona State
65.9
441 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Arizona State
59.8
85 primary · 100 efficiency · 6.1 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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