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Malik Nabers (born July 28, 2003) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at LSU, leading all receivers in yards in 2023 before leaving as the school's leader in receiving yards.
High school career
Nabers attended Ovey Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Louisiana before transferring to Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana for his senior year. He was unable to play football his senior year due to his transfer waiver being denied. In his final season of playing high school football, he had 58 receptions for 1,223 yards and 21 touchdowns. Nabers originally committed to Mississippi State University to play college football before switching to Louisiana State University (LSU).
College career
As a true freshman at LSU in 2021, Nabers played in 11 games with six starts and had 28 receptions for 417 yards and four touchdowns. He returned to LSU as a starter in 2022 and was named a unanimous All-American in 2023 after leading the FBS in receiving yards with 1,569. He declared for the 2024 NFL Draft following the season, finishing as LSU's all-time leader in receiving yards with 3,003.
| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 417 | 14.9 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 1,017 | 14.1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 1,424 | 17.8 | 12 |
| Career | 36 | 29 | 180 | 2,858 | 15.9 | 19 |