Malik Cunningham is a 3-year Dual-Threat QB for Louisville. Malik's 2019 season ranks in the 83th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 295 plays — a above-average rate for the QB. Malik's production has improved each season, a positive development trajectory.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsEastern Kentucky | W42-0 | — | 1/1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 73 | 1 | 1.67 |
| 3 | vsWestern Kentucky | W38-21 | 1.7 | 9/14 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 69.5 | 46 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 4 | @Florida State | L24-35 | 1.8 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisville | 9.1 | 0.639 | — | 207.2 |
| 2020 | Louisville | 7.9 | 0.472 | -0.17 | 217.8 |
| 2021 | Louisville | 14.7 | 0.681 | +0.21 | 341.6 |
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 16/23 · Pass Yds 279 · Pass TD 2 · INT 0
| 16/27 |
| 286 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 44.5 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.25 |
| 6 | vsBoston College | W41-39 | -5.7 | 13/18 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 94.0 | 43 | 1 | 1.03 |
| 7 | @Wake Forest | W62-59 | 2.0 | 5/6 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 99.1 | 59 | 0 | 1.38 |
| 8 | vsClemson | L10-45 | 28.1 | 4/11 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | -10 | 0 | -0.18 |
| 9 | vsVirginia | W28-21 | 6.3 | 6/10 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 96.4 | 97 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 11 | @Miami | L27-52 | 9.6 | 12/18 | 219 | 2 | 1 | — | -8 | 1 | 0.35 |
| 12 | @NC State | W34-20 | -6.3 | 13/20 | 242 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 13 | vsSyracuse | W56-34 | -3.0 | 11/20 | 238 | 5 | 1 | — | 60 | 1 | 0.70 |
| 14 | @Kentucky | L13-45 | 9.1 | 6/11 | 78 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1 | vsMississippi State | W38-28 | 3.5 | 16/23 | 279 | 2 | 0 | — | 81 | 0 | 0.41 |