Western Carolina University

2023 (Redshirt Junior): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games, each as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Credited with five total tackles on the season with three solo stops … Posted two tackles on the road at SEC-foe Arkansas (Sept. 2) … Had a pair of solo stops at The Citadel (Sept. 30) … Recorded a tackle in the home rivalry win over ETSU (Nov. 11) … Named to the 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 10 of the team’s 11 seasonal games as a defensive reserve and on special teams … Recorded six tackles on the season with four solo stops and two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry … Had a tackle for loss at both Georgia Tech (Sept. 10) and at Samford (Sept. 24) … Named to the 2022 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team … Credited with four tackles in WCU’s annual Spring Game.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman*): Converted to defensive back in the preseason ... Saw action in 10 of the team's 11 games on the year, each coming as a defensive reserve and mostly on special teams ... Recorded one tackle on a solo stop against Furman (Nov. 6) ... Credited with a pass break-up in the road win at Wofford (Oct. 30) ... Named to the 2021 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Named to the 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and received a SoCon Commissioner's Medal.

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Converted to running back prior to the season … Played in three games as a reserve on offense and on special teams … Rushed seven times for 17 yards … Rushed three times at Liberty (Nov. 14) … Rushed a career-high four times for 15 yards at Furman (Feb. 20) ... Named to the 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Freshman): Only saw action in one game as a reserve at quarterback, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut at Wofford (Oct. 19), recording three rushes and one incomplete pass attempt … Named to the 2019-20 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Two-year varsity starter as a pro-style quarterback … As a senior, completed 69-of-137 passes for 938 yards and five touchdowns against five interceptions … Rushed 177 times for 964 yards and eight TDs … Nominated to compete in the Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Game … Chosen to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl in Dallas, Texas in January 2019 … As a junior, completed 85-of-165 passes for 907 yards and seven scores while also rushing for 769 yards on 132 carries … Is a two-star recruit according to both 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … Also runs track as a prep where he qualified for the state championship ...  Originally committed to East Carolina ... Signed in the National Signing Early period … High school head coach was Larry Cornelius.

Personal: Full name is Malik Michel Richardson … Is the son of Geraldine Richardson and Malcolm Chatman.