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2022 Football Roster

Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Malik Flowers
Montana Football Team Photo Day on August 27, 2022 in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Jersey Number 19

Malik Flowers

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    202
  • Position:
    WR
  • Hometown:
    Fontana, Calif.
  • High School:
    A.B. Miller HS
2022 (R-Sr.)
• Set the NCAA record for kick return touchdowns with 7 in his career
• Earned second-team FCS All-America honors from Stats Perform and Phil Steele Magazine
• Named second-team All-Big Sky 

Flowers cemented his name among the best kickoff returners in FCS history, tying the FCS all-time record for return touchdowns with 7 in his career, a total that ties him for BOTH the all-time FCS AND FBS record for career returns.... With 2,659 career kickoff return yards, Flowers broke the Big Sky record formerly held by Weber State's Bryant Eteuati (2,644). His kickoff return average of 28.90 is the best average in school history and the sixth-best in Big Sky history, just two-tenths of a yards shy of Weber State's Rashid Shaheed's career average of 29.09.... He had three seasons with 600-plus return yards after totaling 615 in 2022, despite most teams avoiding kicking to him at all cost.

2020-21 (R-Jr.):
• Hauck Family Special Teams Player of the Year
• HERO Sports and Phil Steele Second-Team All-America kick returner
• STATS FCS Third-Team All-America kick returner
• First Team All-Big Sky kick returner
• Preseason All-Big Sky
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-America
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-Big Sky
• Athlon Sports Preseason All-America

• HERO Sports Preseason All-America
• HERO Sports Preseason All-Big Sky
• College Football America’s 2020 FCS Starting Lineup
Became Montana's all-time leader in kick return touchdowns with two in 2021 to earn a place on the All-America second team, now with five career return TDs to his name... The junior has totaled 2,044 career return yards – the second-most in UM history, and is averaging 28.4 yards on 72 returns which is the best average in school history as well.... Was third in the FCS with an average of 30.5 yards per return... Also emerged as a deep threat at receiver, catching 14 passes for 210 yards and 2 TDs, averaging 15 yards a catch, all career highs.
 
2019 (R-So.):
• Phil Steele Magazine second-team All-American
• HERO Sports first-team sophomore All-American
• ROOT Sports Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week (9/21)
• Phil Steele Magazine Preseason third-team All-Big Sky
• Set new school-record with 882 kick return yards, breaking Jabin Sambrano’s 2011 record of 836
Led the Big Sky in kick return yards and yards per return for a second-straight season… Ranked sixth in FCS football in yards per return… Ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns (one against Monmouth and one against S.E. Louisiana), tied for the most in FCS football… Recorded the longest kick return for a touchdown in Modern Grizzly history with a full 100-yard return against Monmouth. The only longer return was 102 yards from Milt Popovich in 1936… Averaged 27.5 yards per-return on 32 attempts (second-most in the Big Sky) and 62.8 return yards per-game… Started all 14 games as Montana’s returner… Set new career-high with 173 return yards against S.E.L.A.

2018 (R-Fr.):
• Phil Steele Magazine second-team Freshman All-American
• Third-team All-Big Sky
• Co-recipient of the Hauck Family Special Teams Players of the Year Award
Emerged as a talented young receiver and kick returner as a freshman, leading the Big Sky and ranked No. 12 nationally in average kick return yards with 27.6 ... Played in all 11 games racking up 607 kick return yards and one TD on 22 attempts ... Averaged an impressive and 55.2 yards per-game returning ... In his first performance as a Grizzly, impressed with a long kick return of 37 yards against UNI (9/1) ... Had breakout performance on special teams in his second game as a Grizzly (vs. Drake, 9/8) where he returned two kicks for a total of 78 yards with a long return of 40 yards (career high) ... Put up some career numbers with 138 yards (career-high) on just 4 kickoff returns, taking one all the way to the house with a 95-yard (career-long) touchdown return on the road vs. Western Illinois (9/15) ... Flowers continues to show promise as a talented young kick returner as he put up 58 yards on 3 returns vs Sacramento State on 9/22 ... Returned 3 kickoffs for a total of 79 yards (long of 29 yards) on the day vs. Portland State (10/6) ... Flowers returned 2 kicks for 69 yards against rival Montana State (11/17)

2017 (Fr.): Was a redshirt his freshman year
 
High School: Flowers played for AB Miller High School in Fontana, Calif. … Won team MVP award twice and Best Offensive Player award twice … First Team All-League football honors in 2016 and Second Team All-League honors in 2015 … Four-time boys 110-meter hurdles CBL Champion … Won Athlete of the Year and MVP awards … Coached by Shawn Moore… A three-star prospect by 247Sports…
 
Personal: Flowers is a Sociology major … His mother is Latrice Jones of Fontana, Calif.


Career Single Game Highs

Rushing yards: 92 yards (vs. Eastern Washington, 2021)

Longest rush: 75 yards (vs. Eastern Washington, 2021)

Receptions: 3 (vs. Western Illinois, 2021; vs. Central Washington, 2021)

Reception yards: 100 yards (vs. Western Illinois, 2021)

Longest reception: 39 yards (vs. Western Illinois, 2021)

Receiving touchdowns: 2 (vs. Western Illinois, 2021)