Malik Turner

BIOGRAPHY

Malik Turner was born on January 30th, 1996 in Springfield, Illinois. He is a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL.

During high-school, Turner was named a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals and Scout. He ranked the No. 32 player in the state of Illinois by Rivals, No. 38 by ESPN.com and No. 41 by Scout. Turner had 69 receptions for 1,378 yards (19.9 ypc) and 22 touchdowns while leading Sacred Heart-Griffin to the IHSA Class 5A state championship with a perfect 14-0 record. He was named a First-team IHSFCA All-State and Central State Eight Conference Player of the Year in 2013, a first-team All-Central State Eight in 2011 and 2012. Turner was a four-year letterwinner in football and basketball.

Turner played four seasons for Illinois, and finished his career with the ninth-most receiving yards (1,804) and ninth-most receptions (143) in school history and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Turner had 48 catches for 712 yards and six touchdowns and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.

Turner was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2018. He was cut by the Seahawks at the end of training camp but was re-signed by the team to their practice squad on September 10, 2018. Turner was promoted to the Seahawks' active roster on October 31, 2018.Turner made his NFL debut on November 4, 2018 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Turner caught his first career pass, a 19-yard reception from Russell Wilson, in the Seahawks' 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on November 25, 2018. He was waived on December 22, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad and was subsequently promoted back to the active roster on January 1, 2019. In his rookie season, Turner caught two passes for 20 yards in six games played.