Malik Turner

WR · Illinois 2017 · #11

Last confirmed: Illinois, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 200 lb · Springfield, IL · Sacred Heart Griffin

Malik Turner: WR · Illinois · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ventell BryantTemple · 2017 · 92% season match
Darren Carrington IIOregon · 2016 · 91% season match
Maudrecus HumphreyUAB · 2014 · 87% season match
Boone NiederhoferTexas A&M · 2014 · 87% season match
Shakiem BarbelKansas · 2016 · 87% season match

Malik Turner

WR · Illinois · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Malik Turner has been at Illinois through three head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 58 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Wisconsin — Week 9, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Illinois in the news

Jalen Lott, Messiah Hampton out vs IllinoisDucks Wire Oct 24
Oregon WR Evan Stewart arrested for DUIOct 19
Katin Houser out for season with hand injuryOct 11
Roger Cooper named DCAlton Telegraph Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Illinois	31	326	10.5	0
2016	Illinois	48	712	14.8	6
2015	Illinois	39	510	13.1	3
2014	Illinois	25	256	10.2	1
Career		143	1,804	12.6	10

Season	Team
2017	Illinois	--	--	8
2016	Illinois	2	5	--
2015	Illinois	--	--	--
2014	Illinois	--	--	--
Career		2	5	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Ball State	4	48	12.0	25
Wk 2	W 20-7vs Western Kentucky	3	22	7.3	9
Wk 3	L 23-47@ No. 22 South Florida	4	27	6.8	11
Wk 5	L 6-28vs Nebraska	3	25	8.3	11
Wk 6	L 16-45@ Iowa	3	45	15.0	27
Wk 7	L 24-35vs Rutgers	2	13	6.5	9
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Minnesota	4	17	4.3	13
Wk 9	L 10-24vs No. 5 Wisconsin	2	58	29.0	29	Season-high 58 yds
Wk 10	L 10-29@ Purdue	2	34	17.0	22
Wk 13	L 7-42vs No. 23 Northwestern	4	37	9.3	13
Total		31	326	10.5	29

Signature game

Week 9 · 2017

L 10-24

vs Wisconsin

2 rec · 58 yds

With B. Hayes — 41 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long · C. Thomas — 78 rush yds (10 car) · 44 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 37.5

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · South Florida · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.72Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 11 yds to the SFla 36 for a SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ronnie Hoggins) to the SFla 49 for a
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.45Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 29 yds to the Wisc 34 for a
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 13 · Northwestern · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Nwest 37 for a
Week 1 · Ball State · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.40Chayce Crouch pass complete to Malik Turner for 11 yds to the BalSt 25 for a
Week 10 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.81Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 22 yds to the Prdue 41 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.79Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 27 yds to the Iowa 32 for a
Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Chayce Crouch pass complete to Malik Turner for 9 yds to the Illin 45
Week 6 · Iowa · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.22Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Malik Turner for 12 yds to the Iowa 13 for a
Week 13 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.20Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 13 yds to the Illin 41 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Illinois6-7HC: Tim Beckman · Balanced

2015Illinois5-7HC: Bill Cubit · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2016Illinois3-9HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo

2017Illinois2-10HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (6th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#467 / 709 · 34th pct

11.0

Explosive rate#490 / 709 · 31st pct

8.6%

EPA / target#592 / 709 · 17th pct

0.26

TD rate#577 / 709 · 9th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#667 / 709 · 6th pct

53.4%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#262 / 539 · 51st pct

Rec yards#336 / 539 · 38th pct

326

Yards / catch#430 / 539 · 20th pct

10.5

Long catch#472 / 539 · 12th pct

Rec TDs#460 / 539 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

39th → 17th percentile

Explosive rate

61st → 31st percentile

Catch rate

13th → 6th percentile

TD rate

67th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

71st → 34th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.0	33.8	12.1	0.0
Road4g	3.2	30.8	10.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	30.0	9.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.0	36.5	14.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Lovie Smith

Pass share

47.0%

339 pass / 382 run

Plays / game

60.1

12 games

Team sack rate

10.6%

396 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

31 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Malik Turner

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Illinois in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

31 catches in 10 games

Four seasons at Illinois

His moves

2014 8 games