Malik Willis

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Born
1999 (25 years old)

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Atlanta, GA, USA

Position
Quarterback

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
7

Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight
219 lb (99 kg)

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American Football

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Green Bay Packers

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Malik Antonio Willis (/məˈliːk/ mə-LEEK; born May 25, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn before transferring to Liberty, where he won the 2020 Dudley Award. Willis was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Early years
Willis attended Westlake High School in Atlanta before transferring to Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia, for his senior year. 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.

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 following a quarterback competition with Bo Nix and sat out the season due to transfer rules. In 2020, he was named the team's starting quarterback. Against Southern Mississippi, he threw for six touchdowns and rushed for another.

Willis was named the winner of the 2020 Dudley Award, given to the best college football player in the state of Virginia, and was the recipient of the 2021 Bobby Bowden Award, awarded to the best college football player who epitomizes being a Christian student-athlete. He was named MVP of the 2020 Cure Bowl and the 2021 LendingTree Bowl.