Missouri State

Returning all-conference selection and starter a wide receiver.

2016: All-MVFC honorable mention pick ... Voted team co-captain by his teammates ... Led Bears with 41 receptions for 534 yards and 13.0 yards per catch ... His 4.1 receptions per game ranked among the top 100 (96th) FCS receives and seventh in the MVFC ... Also ranked eighth in The Valley with 53.4 receiving yards per game ... Had 3 receiving touchdowns and averaged 53.4 yards per game ... Had career-high 11 receptions for 161 yards and a pair of touchdowns in win at Indiana State (10/1/16), including a 69-yarder, with 180 all-purpose yards ... Earned MSU Media Player of Week honors for Indiana State game ... Scored on a 44-yard TD at South Dakota State (11/5/16) as part of an 82-yard day with just 2 receptions ... Logged 7 receptions for 53 yards vs. North Dakota State (10/8/16) ... Had a pair of 11-yard rushes, including at Kansas State (9/24/16) and at Indiana State (10/1/16) ... Produced multiple pass receptions in 9-of-10 appearances ... His 570 all-purpose yards ranked third on the club .. Earned MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for fall semester ... Totalled 91 yards on 5 receptions in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/23/16).

2015: Started 10 games as a sophomore to earn his second letter … Hauled in a team-high 31 receptions for 352 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Logged season-high 5 receptions at North Dakota State (11/21/15) and against Chadron State (9/12/15) … Posted first career 100-yard game at Southern Illinois with 4 receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown with a season-long 59-yard reception … Also tallied a TD reception in season opener at Memphis (9/5/15) … Had a 34-yard reception vs. Indiana State (10/3/15) en route to a 53-yard day … Had rushes of 17 and 12 yards in his only two ground attempts on the season ... Caught 5 passes for 124 yards and a TD in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/11/15).

2014: Saw regular action in all 12 games as a true freshman with 8 starts ... Earned FCS Freshman All-America honors by Tonysoftli.com ... Caught 19 passes for 302 yards to finish third on the team in receptions and second in yards ... Had multiple catches in 8 games ... Posted first career TD in homecoming win over South Dakota (10/18/14) with a 53-yard catch and run from Kierra Harris ... Tallied 3 catches at Indiana State (11/1/14) and at UNI (11/22/14) in season finale ... Was Bears’ Special Teams Player of Week for game at Oklahoma State (9/6/14).

High School: A two-year starter for coach Lance Manning’s Santa Fe High squad out of Edmond, Okla. ... Caught 57 passes for 1,254 yards and 8 touchdowns as a senior in 2013 while helping his team to an 8-4 ledger ... Set school record for most receptions in a game with 13 his senior season ... Earned honorable mention all-state, as well as Oklahoma City all-metro, all-conference and all-district honors ... Named 6A District 9 receiver of the year as well as All-Big City WR ... Started 5 games as a junior for a team that reached the Oklahoma 6A quarterfinals ... Also competed in basketball for Santa Fe.

Personal: Malik Fayron Earl was born 3/8/96 in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Son of Rodrick Earl and Serita Fletcher of Oklahoma City ... Majoring in Communications Studies.