#8

Malik Heath

WR · Ole Miss · Sr. · #8

Ole Miss 2022 alumnus
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Malik Heath

WR · Ole Miss · Sr · #8

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#172 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Ole Miss6097116.25--
2021Mississippi State3444213.05--
Career941,41315.010--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 52–28

at Vanderbilt

4 rec · 26 yds

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Vanderbilt.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Ali Jennings’s 2021 season.

Ali Jennings

81%match

Old Dominion · 2021

#2

Jared Wayne

Pittsburgh · 2022

All-ACC
80%
#3

Jeremiah Hunter

California · 2022

80%
#4

Tyrone Howell

UL Monroe · 2022

All-Sun Belt
78%
#5

Jacoby Jones

Ohio · 2022

73%

Matches Ali on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Height

Differs from Ali on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Malik Murray’s path through East Tennessee State.

Malik Murray

98%match

East Tennessee State · 2021

#2

Julius Young

Lafayette · 2022

96%
#3

Darien Chase

Portland State · 2021

96%
#4

Tamorrion Terry

Florida State · 2020

All-ACC
95%
#5

Jarrod Barnes

Central Arkansas · 2023

95%

Matches Malik on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dane Key's junior season at Kentucky (2024).

Dane Key

82%match

Kentucky · 2024

#2

Jared Wayne

Pittsburgh · 2022

All-ACC
81%
#3

Chase Roberts

BYU · 2024

81%
#4

Cam Camper

Boise State · 2024

78%
#5

Lance LeGendre

Louisiana · 2024

All-Sun Belt
78%

Matches Dane on

Weight
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Dane on

Reception volume (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
4422021
9712022

+120%

Up 120% from first season to most-recent.