Malik Dunner is a 2-year Versatile WR for Ball State. Malik's 2017 season ranks in the 25th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 91 plays — a developing rate for the WR.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | 2020 | 76 | 0.310 | 0.6 | 23.6 |
| Noah Short | Army | 2024 | 69 | 0.300 | 0.5 | 20.7 |
| Xavier White | Texas Tech | 2020 | 62 | 0.300 | 0.5 | 18.6 |
| Dawan Scott | Miami (OH) | 2014 | 66 | 0.280 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| Jafar Armstrong | Notre Dame | 2018 | 79 | 0.320 | 1.0 | 25.3 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Illinois | L21-24 | -7.4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | -0.14 |
| 2 | vsUAB | W51-31 | — | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 0.19 |
| 3 | vsTennessee Tech | W28-13 | — | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 16 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
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.
Rec 1 · Rec Yds 7 · Avg 7.0 · Rec TD 0
| 0.68 |
| 4 | @Western Kentucky | L21-33 | -4.9 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 41 | 0.41 |
| 5 | @Western Michigan | L3-55 | -2.4 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | -0.61 |
| 6 | @Akron | L3-31 | -17.6 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 | 0.21 |
| 8 | vsCentral Michigan | L9-56 | -8.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | -0.50 |
| 9 | vsToledo | L17-58 | 6.6 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.40 |
| 10 | @Eastern Michigan | L14-56 | -5.3 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.39 |
| 11 | @Northern Illinois | L17-63 | -1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.16 |
| 12 | vsBuffalo | L24-40 | -11.2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.39 |
| 13 | vsMiami (OH) | L7-28 | -2.2 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | -0.08 |