Malik Pierre, RB, 2019 Draft Class
Name: Malik Pierre
Position: Running Back
University: Long Island University - Post
Height: 5-9
Weight: 195
Phone: (631) 334-7401
Personal: Lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete, enjoys basketball, writes lefty, but is right-hand dominated in sports, working on his MBA
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College Career:
2018 (Redshirt Senior):
- Finishes his career ranked third all-time at LIU Post with 3,114 career rushing yards
- Started all 11 games, rushing for 814 yards and nine touchdowns
- Ranked fourth in the conference in rushing yards and third in rushing touchdowns
- Added 38 receptions for 283 yards and one touchdown
- Eclipsed 1,000 all-purpose yards for the fourth-consecutive season (1,144)
- Scored a touchdown in 10 of 11 contests
- Made his season debut with 61 rushing yards on 15 carries and one touchdown against American International
- Broke the century mark with 107 rushing yards and one score while also adding five receptions for 54 yards
- Rushed for 70 yards and one touchdown in consecutive wins against Merrimack and Shippensburg
- Recorded a season-high 32 carries for 124 yards and one touchdown at Assumption
- Caught a season-high seven passes for 68 yards at Southern Connecticut
- Rushed for a season-high 151 yards and one touchdown during the NE10 championship game against New Haven
2017 (Redshirt Junior):
- Started all 10 games for the Pioneers
- Led team in rushing attempts (135), rushing yards (858), rushing yards per attempt (6.4), average yards per games (85.8) and rushing touchdowns (11)
- Broke the century mark in four different games
- Had 28 carries for a season-high 169 yards and 2 touchdowns against Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 14)
- Had 14 carries for 123 yards against Bentley (Sept. 23)
- Had 8 carries for 139 yards and a season-high 3 touchdowns against American International (Oct. 21) where he was named NE10 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance
- Had 19 carries for 168 yards against Saint Anselm (Nov. 11)
- Also had 10 catches for 96 yards against New Haven (Sept. 9)
- Broke the century mark in kickoff return yards in two different games
- Had two returns for 102 yards and one touchdown against Southern Connecticut State
- Had one return for 100 yards and one touchdown against American International
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore):
- Started in all 13 games
- Led the team in rushing touchdowns (16)
- Second in rushing yards (698), yards per rush (4.7) and rushing yards per game (53.7)
- Caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown in a 43-20 triumph over New Haven (Sept. 10)
- Ran for a pair of touchdowns in a 51-20 win at Stonehill (Sept. 17)
- Had 16 carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns in a 19-18 victory at Assumption (Oct. 1)
- Rushed for two touchdowns in back-to-back wins against American International (Oct. 22) and Pace (Oct. 29)
- Ran 15 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns and took the opening second-half kickoff back for an 87-yard touchdown in a 43-23 win versus Assumption in the NE-10 Championship (Nov. 12)
- Rushed for a season-high 115 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in a 48-41 victory over Winston-Salem State in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 19)
2015 (Redshirt Freshman):
- NE-10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 8, Oct. 12)
- Saw action in all 11 games (five starts)
- Led the team in all-purpose yards (1,231) and ranked fifth in the NE-10 in rushing touchdowns (8)
- Ran for 117 yards on 11 carries in his Pioneer debut, while taking eight kickoffs for 213 yards, in a season-opening 41-40 win at East Stroudsburg (Sept. 3)
- Had 33 carries for a season-high 238 yards and three touchdowns against Stonehill (Sept. 26)
- Took 20 handoffs for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 27-24 victory over Merrimack (Oct. 10)
- Ran the ball 22 times for 108 yards and a touchdown in a 30-7 triumph at Pace (Oct. 17)
Accolades:
- First Team All-NE10 (2017, 2018)
- NE-10 All-Championship Team (2016)
- NE-10 All-Rookie Team (2015)
High School:
- Three-time county champion for coach Dave Falco at Sachem North
- Two-time All-County
- Received the Joe Cipp Award in 2013 as the best running back on Long Island
- Also played basketball and lacrosse and ran track and field at Sachem North