Malik Willis
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| Liberty Flames – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games |
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| High school | Roswell (Roswell, Georgia) |
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Malik Willis is an American football quarterback for the Liberty Flames.
Early years
Willis attended Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia before transferring to Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia for his senior year.[2] As a senior, he passed for 2,562 yards and rushed for 1,033 yards with 37 total touchdowns. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[3]
College career
Auburn
Willis spent 2017 and 2018 at Auburn and played in 15 games. During the two years, he completed 11 of 14 passes for 69 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 309 yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty
Willis transferred to Liberty University in 2019 and sat out the season due to transfer rules.[4] In 2020, he was named the team's starting quarterback.[5] Against Southern Mississippi, Willis threw for six touchdowns and rushed for another. He led Liberty to a 10 win season and a final Top 25 ranking in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll[6][7]
References
- ^ @ASeaofRed (December 26, 2020). "Malik Willis is named MVP of the 2020 Cure Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Auburn QB has 'a lot of similarities' to Nick Marshall". al. March 26, 2017.
- ^ AL.com, Drew Champlin (December 31, 2016). "Auburn lands commitment from dual-threat QB Malik Willis". al.
- ^ "Ex-Auburn QB Willis transferring to Liberty". ESPN.com. July 9, 2019.
- ^ "Former Auburn QB Malik Willis named starter at Liberty". al. September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Willis totals school-record 7 TDs as Liberty beats Southern Miss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Auburn transfer at quarterback helps Liberty (6-0) achieve dynamic balance". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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