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87 Malaki Roberson

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 186
  • Hometown Tacoma, Wash.
  • Major Communication Studies
  • High School Graham-Kapowsin '20

Biography



Career (entering 2024)
  • Played in 13 career games making one start.
  • Has caught two passes for nine yards.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Played in four games.
  • Caught a pass vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/16/23). 
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team.
  • Played in seven games, making one start.
  • Recorded his first career reception against Northern Colorado (11/19/22) for seven yards.
2021 (Freshman)
  • Played against Central Washington (9/11/21) and Idaho (10/16/21).
  • Redshirted.
2020-21 (Freshman—COVID)
  • Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team.
  • Was a non-lettering squad member and did not play in any games.
High School
  • Graduated from Graham-Kapowsin HS in 2020.
  • In his last two years alone, caught 146 passes for 2,361 yards (16.2 per catch) with 24 touchdowns.
  • In his four years in the program, the Eagles were 40-7 overall and won 29 of 32 games in the 4A South Puget Sound League.
  • As a junior and senior, the collective records for G-K were 21-3 overall and 15-1 in league play with one title.
  • As a senior, he was named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington.
  • Listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports.
  • Selected to the Seattle Times All-State team for all classifications.
  • Earned First-Team 4A All-State honors from the Associated Press as a wide receiver.
  • Was the 4A South Puget Sound League Offensive MVP and on the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area squad for a second-straight season.
  • Had 72 receptions for 1,164 yards (16.2 per catch) and 13 touchdowns as a senior when he also averaged 23 yards per punt return.
  • Had 235 rushing yards and two scores, and, in addition, had a pair of touchdown passes.
  • His 72 receptions were two short of the school-record 74 he had in his junior season. Graham-Kapowsin won the league title with a perfect 8-0 record and finished 11-1 overall.
  • As a junior, was selected to the Tacoma News Tribune All-Area squad and was a First-Team All-South Puget Sound League selection.
  • Finished with a school-record 74 catches for 1,197 yards (16.2 per catch) and 11 touchdowns.
  • Had four games with at least 100 receiving yards, including a pair with at least 200.
  • Also added four interceptions as a cornerback.
  • Coached at G-K by Eric Kurle.
  • As a sophomore, Roberson participated in track and field for the Eagles and he had bests in the long jump of 19-9 and the triple jump of 40-7.
  • Also attending Graham-Kapowsin were his EWU teammates Micah Smith (’18), Robert Mason III (’18), and Matt Shook (’17).
Personal
  • Born 11/24/01.
  • Parents are Leonardo and Nellie Roberson.
  • Hobbies include cutting hair (including for his teammates!), drawing, and clothing design.

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2020Freshman

    WR
    5'9" 175 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2021Freshman

    WR
    5'10" 175 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2022Sophomore

    WR
    5'10" 175 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 186 lbs
    87