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Malik Benson

Wide Receiver, Las Vegas Raiders · #19.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 19
Born: Oct 17, 2002 (age 23)
Birthplace: Lansing, KS, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Oregon
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Regular Season	2	8	12	6.0	6	1	-8	-8.0	-8
Last 5 Games	2	8	12	3.0	6	1	-8	-8.0	-8
Career	2	8	12	6.0	6	1	-8	-8.0	-8

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	8 targets	-0.82	25%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ NE	L 45-17	1	4	6	6.0	0	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs KC	L 30-27	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ LAC	W 26-14	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	1	2	6	6.0	0	6	0	1	-8	-8.0	0	-8	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malik Benson (born October 17, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Hutchinson Community College, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, and Oregon Ducks. Benson was selected by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malik Benson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Benson attended Lansing High School in Lansing, Kansas. During his high school career, he had 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.

College career

Benson attended Hutchinson Community College for two years. He had 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman and 54 receptions for 923 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. The 2,152 receiving yards was a school record.

Benson was considered the top junior college recruit in 2023 and committed to play for the University of Alabama.

On January 3, 2024, Benson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. He committed to Florida State University four days later.

After announcing that the NCAA had granted him an additional year of eligibility, on January 7, 2025, Benson announced his intention to transfer to the University of Oregon.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malik Benson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹