Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2025Arizona State#45 · 8-51166%31441116.8%
2024Arizona State#23 · 11-327%28516.3%
2023Penn State#6 · 10-3411%671113.6%
2022Florida State#12 · 10-31032%1720636.9%
2021 *Florida State#72 · 5-71147%16190210.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malik McClain's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.

Game Log

Malik McClain's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 9.0 vs Houston (Week 9)1 of 11 games at 8.0+
ReceivingDefense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLongTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Northern ArizonaW 38–194.6252.507110000··
2@Mississippi StateL 20–24—no stats recorded
3Texas StateW 34–154.2188.008········
4@BaylorW 27–245.011111.0011110000··
5TCUW 27–245.011515.0015········
7@UtahL 10–424.711212.0012········
8Texas TechW 26–22—no stats recorded
9HoustonL 16–249.0715922.7036········
10@Iowa StateW 24–196.624924.5028110000··
12West VirginiaW 25–236.123718.5024········
13@ColoradoW 42–175.712525.0025110000··
14ArizonaL 7–236.845714.3025········
BowlsvsDukeL 39–427.69637.0115········
2025 · 11 games5.93144114.2136440000··
2025 charting · Arizona State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of McClain’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
47
24 caught (51%)
Avg. depth of target
13.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.8
116 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
238
of 354 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
34%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted47 targets charted

46% comp13.3 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch34% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), -1 yds, -1.0 per target1100% · -1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (11%), 4 caught (80%), 26 yds, 5.2 per target580% · 26yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 targets (11%), 3 caught (60%), 85 yds, 17.0 per target560% · 85yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 3 caught (75%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target475% · 18yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 2 caught (50%), 36 yds, 9.0 per target450% · 36yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (9%), 3 caught (75%), 53 yds, 13.3 per target475% · 53yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 25 yds, 12.5 per target250% · 25yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 targets (15%), 1 caught (14%), 21 yds, 3.0 per target714% · 21yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 33 yds, 11.0 per target333% · 33y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.