#3

Malik Cunningham

QB · Louisville · Sr. · #3

Louisville 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Malik Cunningham

QB · Louisville · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Louisville
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisville6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Louisville13621862.4%1,5687.285130.3----
2021Louisville20933762.0%2,9418.7196150.4----
Career34555562.2%4,5098.12711142.5----
SeasonTeam
2022Louisville1145655.012--
2021Louisville1731,0316.020--
Career2871,5965.632--

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

QB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to John Rhys Plumlee’s 2022 season.

UCF · 2022

#2

Kaidon Salter

Liberty · 2022

72%
#3

Chandler Rogers

UL Monroe · 2022

64%
#4

Timmy McClain

South Florida · 2021

61%
#5

Spencer Sanders

Oklahoma State · 2022

All-Big 12
59%

Matches John on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
EPA / dropback (adj)
Yards / attempt

Differs from John on

Weight (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Book’s path through Notre Dame.

Ian Book

90%match

Notre Dame · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 4
#2

Rocco Becht

Iowa State · 2025

89%
#3
87%
#4

Jaren Hall

BYU · 2022

NFL Rd 5
86%
#5

Jalon Daniels

Kansas · 2025

All-Big 12
85%

Matches Ian on

Completion %
Yards per attempt
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Rhys Plumlee's junior season at UCF (2022).

UCF · 2022

#2

JC French

Georgia Southern · 2025

64%
#3

Cam Fancher

Marshall · 2023

60%
#4

Gevani McCoy

Oregon State · 2024

59%
#5

Spencer Sanders

Oklahoma State · 2022

All-Big 12
59%

Matches John on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
EPA / dropback (adj)
Yards / attempt

Differs from John on

Weight (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Malik Cunningham

#1

Rocco Becht

Iowa State · 2023

89%
#2
87%
#3

Jaren Hall

BYU · 2021

86%
#4

Jalon Daniels

Kansas · 2021

85%
#5

Tanner Morgan

Minnesota · 2021

84%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
2,9412021
1,5682022

-47%

Sharp dropoff (-47%) — career inflection point.