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After Cal
• Expected to participate in Cal's 2020 Pro Day on March 20, 2020
• Participated in Pro Days held by Cal, the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers in the spring of 2019
McMorris' Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 2 (three times, last at Stanford, 2017)
Rushing Yards: 4 (three times, last at Stanford, 2017)
Rushing TDs: 1 (vs. UCLA, 2016)
Long Rush: 4 (vs. USC, 2017)
Receptions: 2 (three times, last vs. Stanford, 2018)
Receiving Yards: 26 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Receiving TDs: 1 (four times, last at Washington State, 2018)
Long Reception: 20 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Kick Returns: 1 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 2018)
Kick Return Yards: 11 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Long Kick Returns: 11 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
All-Purpose Yards: 26 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Points: 6 (five times, last at Washington State, 2018)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs. Washington, 2016)
Tackles: 2 (vs. TCU, 2018)
Cal Career (2015-18)
• Played in all 50 games possible with 19 starts and registered career totals of 15 receptions, 110 yards receiving and four touchdown catches, as well as 10 rushes for 22 yards and one touchdown, and two kick returns for 27 kick return yards for a total of 159 all-purpose yards, while also adding five tackles
• Had a career-high two touchdown receptions as a 2018 senior with a single-game career-high-tying one each at Oregon State and at Washington State, while he also had career highs of seven receptions, 60 all-purpose yards and three tackles
• Recorded career highs of 39 yards receiving, six rushes and 13 yards rushing when he started a career-high 10 contests as a 2017 junior
• Had a career-high-tying two catches for 26 yards receiving against Stanford as a 2016 sophomore including a career-long 20-yard reception and equaled the pair of catches against the Cardinal in his senior season for 11 yards
• Had a career-high-tying two catches and a career-high-tying one scoring reception as a junior vs. Arizona
• First career receiving touchdown came on an 11-yard reception from Jared Goff as a 2015 freshman vs. Oregon State while his last of the four in his career came on a two-yard catch as a senior at Washington State
• Had three contests with a career-high-tying two rushes and four yards on the ground in the season finale of his sophomore campaign against UCLA when he also rushed for his lone career touchdown on a one-yard scoring run in the third quarter of a victory over the Bruins, as well as against USC and at Stanford as a junior
• Has a career-high two kick returns and 21 kick return yards as a senior, recording a career-high tying one kick return and a career-high and career-long 11 kick return yards as a senior against Idaho State before equaling the single kick return against UCLA
• Also had his lone career forced fumble as a sophomore against Washington
• Had a career-high two tackles in the final game of his career as a senior against TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl
Senior (2018)
• Earned Cal's Frank Schlessinger Coaches Award for his outstanding athletic ability and academic success, as well as honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors
• Played in all 13 games with seven starts and recorded a career-high seven receptions for 34 yards and a career-high two touchdown catches, two rushes for five yards and the lone two kick returns of his career for a career-high 21 yards for a career-high 60 all-purpose yards
• Also had a career-high three tackles
• Caught a three-yard touchdown pass at Oregon State and a two-yarder at Washington State to equal his single-game career high for scoring grabs twice
• Had a career-high-tying two receptions for 11 yards and one rush for three yards against Stanford
• Registered one reception against Colorado (10 yards), vs. North Carolina (six yards), at BYU (two yards)
• Had one rush for two yards against Oregon
• Picked up his first career kick return for 11 yards vs. Idaho State then equaled it with one kick return for 10 yards against UCLA while adding one tackle against the Bruins
• Played at Arizona, vs. Washington, at USC and vs. TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl but did not have any stats other than participation and a career-high two tackles against the Horned Frogs
• Rushed twice for four yards and had second of the game's two rushing touchdowns on a one-yard run in the spring game
• Saw significantly more practice action in the spring than in previous years, not missing a single football practice despite continuing to participate for the Cal men's track and field team
Junior (2017)
• Earned Cal's Joe Roth Award for his courage, attitude and sportsmanship
• National finalist for the SB Nation Piesman Trophy that began in 2015 and honors the current or former college football lineman who has authored the most impressive play as a runner, receiver or passer as decided upon by a panel of voters
• Contributed five receptions for a career-high 39 yards with one touchdown catch along with career highs of six rushes and 13 yards rushing to total 52 all-purpose yards while playing in all 12 games with a career-high 10 starts including each of the last six contests
• Had a crucial season-long 18-yard reception on fourth down and one to set up the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter of the 2017 season-opener at North Carolina that earned him the spot on the final ballot for the Piesman Trophy
• Had two receptions for 17 yards including an eight-yard touchdown catch against Arizona, as well as one rush for two yards
• Had a career-high-tying two carries and a career-high-tying four yards rushing both vs. USC and at Stanford
• Had one rush for three yards and one catch for a loss of one yard at Colorado
• Added one catch for five yards against Weber State
• Saw limited action during spring practices while he was participating with the Cal men’s track and field team and did not play in the spring game
Sophomore (2016)
• Played in all 12 games and started the first four contests of his career
• Contributed a career-high-tying two catches for a career-high 26 yards receiving all against Stanford including a career-long 20-yard reception
• Had a career-high-tying two rushes and four yards rushing as well as his first of two career rushing touchdowns on a one-yard run in the regular-season finale against UCLA
• Added six kick return yards all at Oregon State on no official returns to total 36 all-purpose yards
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Saw limited action during spring practices while he was participating with the Cal men’s track and field team and did not play in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Played in all 13 games off the bench primarily in the role of a blocking fullback but did also have one catch for an 11-yard touchdown that closed out the scoring in a 54-24 win against Oregon State, clinched Cal's bowl eligibility and sent his teammates and fans at Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium into a joyous celebration
Cal Track and Field
Senior (2019)
• Competing in his final season of track and field eligibility
Junior (2018)
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors
• Was 19th at the NCAA Championships in the shot put and set a PR of 59-3.00 on his final throw while he was 25th in the discus (171-2)
• Posted his top career finishes at the Pac-12 Championships in both the discus (179-2) and shot put (56-9.25), taking third and sixth-place, respectively
• One of only two members of the Cal program to compete in two events at the NCAA West Prelims
Sophomore (2017)
• Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in both the discus and the shot put, placing 36th in the discus but did not recording a valid mark in the shot put
• The discus winner at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge (171-10, 52.38m), the Big Meet (178-2, 54.30m) and the Stanford Invitational (174-8, 53.25m)
• Finished fifth in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships
• Claimed second place in the shot put at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge (57-9.5, 17.61m)
Freshman (2016)
• Posted season bests in the shot put (56-7.50/17.26m) and discus (166-1.00/50.62m)
• Top finish was a second-place showing in the shot put at the Cal Opener
Mater Dei HS (Class of 2015)
• Earned All-American honors by being selected for the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a 2014 senior after he was named to the All-Los Angeles Times All-Star and All-SouthernCaliforniaPreps.com squads as a defensive lineman and was the Trinity League’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team All-Trinity League selection
• Senior team finished 9-3 overall, reached the championship game of the Southern Section playoffs before falling to state champion St. John Bosco and ended the season as the No. 6 ranked team in California
• Accumulated defensive totals of 90 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks (-105 yards), one forced fumble, seven fumble recoveries that he returned for 88 yards and one touchdown, five passes defended, 16 quarterback hurries and one blocked field goal on defense, while adding 56 rushes for 241 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground
• Racked up 40 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks (-21 yards), one forced fumble, four fumble recoveries that he returned for 20 yards and one touchdown, three passes defended, seven quarterback hurries, and one blocked field goal as a senior
• Added 30 rushes for 139 yards and four touchdowns as well as three receptions for 39 yards receiving as a senior
• Totaled 50 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks (-74 yards), three fumble recoveries including one that he returned a career-long 68 yards vs. Edison, two passes defended and nine quarterback hurries as a junior in 2013 when he was the Trinity League’s Co-Defensive MVP while earning second-team All-State and first-team All-Section, All-County and All-Trinity League honors for a team that finished 11-3 overall, reached the second round of the Southern Section playoffs and ended the season ranked No. 3 in California and No. 10 in the nation
• Added 26 rushes for 102 yards and six touchdowns as well as two receptions for 17 yards as a junior
• Recorded single-game career highs as a junior with 33 yards rushing vs. Santa Monica and 20 yards receiving vs. Santa Margarita while his nine tackles vs. Edison equaled the nine in his senior season vs. St. John Bosco
• Scored a career-high two touchdowns on the ground against Orange Lutheran as a senior
• Had at least 1.0 tackle for loss in 10 straight games as a junior including a career-high 3.0 sacks and tackles for loss vs. Servite
• Wore No. 33
• Participated for a track and field team as a 2014 junior that won state and Southern Section team titles with McMorris winning section titles and finishing fourth in both the shot put and discus
• Earned Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Month honors
• Also played hoops and was twice named Team MVP
• Played prep football with current Cal teammates Gerran Brown, Chase Forrest, Justin Norbeck, Addison Ooms and Matt Rockett
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2015)
• Stars: 247Sports Composite (3), Scout (3), Rivals (2)
• National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (1779)
• National Defensive Lineman Ratings: Scout (76)
• West Defensive Tackle Ratings: Scout (15), 247 Composite (109)
• California Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (204)
• California Defensive Tackle Ratings: Scout (9)
• Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8111), Rivals (5.3)
• Called one of the “West Region’s most underrecruited prospects” by ESPN
Other
• Full name is Malik P. McMorris
• Born March 28, 1997
• Son of Patrick McMorris and the late Lucy Guerrero
• The oldest of five children
• One of seven players on the 2018 Cal football roster who prepped at Mater Dei High School along with fellow seniors Chase Forrest, Justin Norbeck, Addison Ooms and Matt Rockett, junior Gerran Brown, and freshman Nikko Remigio
• On track to graduate from Cal in the summer of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies
Last Updated
March 17, 2019
