2019 Football Roster
Malik Dunner
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 199
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Carpentersville, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Dundee Crown HS
- High School:
- Dundee Crown
- Major:
- Sociology
Awards and Honors:
2019 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team (Kick Returner)
2017, 2018 All-Mid-American Conference Third Team (Kick Returner)
MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2019)
2017, 2019 Ball State Bill Reynolds Special Teams Player of the Year Award
2019 (Sr.): Played in all 12 games as a wide receiver and kick returner … made the move from running back to wide receiver in the spring … recorded two rushing touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and one kick return for a score … averaged 16.7 yards per rush, mainly on jet sweeps … touched the ball twice in the Toledo game on Oct. 19 and scored twice – 51-yard and 39-yard touchdown runs … tallied a 19-yard touchdown catch against FAU on Sept. 14 … finished with a season-high three receptions against FAU … returned the second half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown at Western Michigan on Nov. 5 … one of only two MAC players to return a kick for a score.
2018 (Jr.): Played in all 12 games as a running back and kick returner … started the final three games of the season at running back … finished third on the team in rushing attempts (66) and fourth in receptions (21) … set career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (55) in the win at Central Michigan on Oct. 13 … totaled a season-high 58 yards rushing in the finale at Miami on Nov. 20 … notched at least five rushing attempts in seven games … scored a touchdown in five different games … tallied the opening touchdown in back-to-back games against WKU on Sept. 22 and Kent State on Sept. 29 … ranked third in the MAC in kick return yards (476).
2017 (So.): Utilized in all 12 games as a running back and kick returner … earned two starts … first collegiate start came on Sept. 16 against Tennessee Tech … led the team in scoring (54 points) and touchdowns (9) … finished second on the team in rushing attempts (74) and fourth in receptions (18) … ranked second in the MAC in kick return average (24.4 ypr) … chipped in with a rushing touchdown and a 93-yard kick return for a score in the win over UAB on Sept. 9 … notched the team’s longest play from scrimmage of the season, a 66-yard touchdown run, against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 16 … also tallied touchdown runs of 50 yards (Nov. 16 versus Buffalo) and 41 yards (Oct. 26 versus Toledo) … had the team’s second longest reception of the season, a 41-yard catch that set up a touchdown at WKU on Sept. 23.
2016 (Fr.): Saw action in 10 games, seeing time on special teams and as a reserve running back … recorded a carry in five contests with a season-high nine rushes against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … averaged 6.3 yards per carry … scored his first collegiate touchdown on a fourth quarter blocked punt return at Indiana on Sept. 10 … tallied a 50-yard touchdown run against MAC champion Western Michigan on Nov. 1 … hauled in a 21-yard catch over the middle late in the fourth quarter against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 8 to set up a Ball State touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters playing football at Dundee Crown High School for head coach Mike Steinhouse … named all-conference junior and senior year … named first team all-area junior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Thelma Dunner … three brothers … born Aug. 6, 1996 … full name is Malik Dunner.
