Malik Willis

Malik Willis is an American football quarterback for the Liberty Flames.

Malik Willis
Liberty Flames – No. 7
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolRoswell (Roswell, Georgia)
Personal information
Born:Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)

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
  1. @ASeaofRed (December 26, 2020). "Malik Willis is named MVP of the 2020 Cure Bowl" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "Auburn QB has 'a lot of similarities' to Nick Marshall". al. March 26, 2017.
  3. AL.com, Drew Champlin (December 31, 2016). "Auburn lands commitment from dual-threat QB Malik Willis". al.
  4. "Ex-Auburn QB Willis transferring to Liberty". ESPN.com. July 9, 2019.
  5. "Former Auburn QB Malik Willis named starter at Liberty". al. September 14, 2020.
  6. "Willis totals school-record 7 TDs as Liberty beats Southern Miss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press.
  7. Times-Dispatch, JOHN O’CONNOR Richmond. "Auburn transfer at quarterback helps Liberty (6-0) achieve dynamic balance". Richmond Times-Dispatch.


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