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Jersey Number 6
Maliq Carr
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Inkster, Mich.
- High School:
- Oak Park HS
- Prev School:
- Michigan State / Purdue
As a Senior (2024)
Prior to Houston
High School
- Earned Master of Science in Management & Leadership in December 2024
- CSC Academic All-District
- Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Played 12 games (3 starts) for the third time in his career
- Tallied 100+ receiving yards for fourth straight season
- Fourth on team in receiving yards (186) and receptions (19)
- Fourth on team in yards per catch (9.8 – min. five receptions)
- Caught a pass in 11 of 12 games
- Reception in final seven games
- 440 snaps played including 429 offensively
- 74.1 run block grade (PFF) ranked third among Big 12 tight ends
- 72.8 offensive grade (PFF) ranked fourth among Big 12 tight ends
- Second on team with 13 first-down receptions
- Zero drops alongside his 19 receptions
- 85.9 drop grade (PFF) ranked tops in Big 12 and 11th in Power Four
- UH honorary game captain at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
Prior to Houston
- Three-year letterwinner (2021-23) at Michigan State
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Advertising Management from Michigan State
- Played in 34 games for the Spartans, including seven starts
- 54 catches for 696 yards and five touchdowns
- Played in 37 collegiate games overall (34 at MSU from 2021-23; three at Purdue in 2020)
- Transferred from Purdue to Michigan State in May 2021
- Also played basketball in 2022 spring semester for Michigan State
- Appeared in one game for the Spartans
- In 2023, ranked second on the team with career-high 30 receptions
- 352 receiving yards and three TDs (tied for team lead)
- Played in 10 games, with six starting assignments (329 snaps)
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for performance at Indiana
- Career highs of seven catches, 117 yards and two touchdowns at Indiana
- 117 yards were most by a Spartan tight end since Dion Sims (122 vs. Eastern Michigan in 2012)
- 36-yard TD with just 1:19 left for the go-ahead touchdown at Indiana
- Started first seven games of season before missing two games with an injury
- Two catches for 32 yards in Michigan game
- In 2022, second among MSU tight ends in receptions (16) and receiving yards (209)
- Two touchdown catches
- 321 snaps on offense
- 12-of-16 (.750) catches went for either a first down or touchdown
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- TD catch for the second straight game with a 9-yard grab at Penn State
- Two receptions for 21 yards vs. Penn State (40 snaps)
- Four catches for 27 yards vs. Indiana, including his first career TD
- Career-long 72-yard catch and run against Wisconsin
- 72-yard reception was MSU’s longest play from scrimmage of the season
- In 2021, played in 12 games to earn his first letter
- Eight catches for 135 yards
- Saw increased playing time in the second half of the season
- Seven receptions for 128 yards in last six games)
- Played a total of 155 snaps on offense and 66 on special teams
- Two catches for 35 yards, including a 25-yarder, in win over No. 12 Pitt in Peach Bowl
- Two catches for career-best 51 yards vs. Penn State
- Made Spartan debut in Youngstown State game
- In 2020 at Purdue, played in three games
- Preserved redshirt
- One catch for 15 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Iowa
High School
- Prepped at Oak Park (Oak Park, Mich.)
- Consensus four-star recruit (247Sports, Rivals, ESPN)
- Rivals.com No. 3 overall prospect in Michigan
- 247Sports No. 3 overall prospect in Michigan
- ESPN.com No. 6 overall prospect in Michigan
- Among the top overall players nationally (class of 2020)
- No. 126 overall prospect nationally by 247Sports (No. 126)
- No. 188 overall prospect nationally by rivals (No. 188)
- No. 274 overall prospect nationally by ESPN (No. 274)
- Member of Rivals250 and ESPN300 – top prospects in the country
- Rated best wide receiver in the state of Michigan (class of 2020) and No. 35 nationally
- Rated No. 1 tight end in the state of Michigan (247Sports and ESPN.com)
- No. 4 tight end in the nation by 247Sports
- 2019 Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News All-North Second Team and Honorable Mention All-State
- 2019 MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team second team offense
- 2018 The Detroit News All-North First Team and all-state second team
- As a junior in 2018, finished with 21 receptions for 615 yards and nine touchdowns
- 2018 Detroit Free Press All-North Second Team
- Helped Oak Park to 2018 Oakland Activities Association title and the district finals
- Also played basketball at Oak Park High School
- One of top 20 players in the state of Michigan (No. 18) by the Detroit Free Press
- Nickname: The Freak
- Hobbies: bowling, cooking and watching movies
- Dream job outside of football: chef
- Something most people don’t know: has a dog (Prime) and cat (Starr)
- Hidden talent: cooking
- Mother, Peggy Carr-McMichael, was power forward on Tennessee Lady Vols’ 1990-91 national championship team
- Mother, Peggy, was three-year letterwinner under Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt (1990-93)
- Mother, Peggy, averaged 11.5 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game
- Peggy transferred to Ohio State and lettered in 1995 with Buckeyes
- Father, Cornell Mann, played point guard at Colorado (1989-94)
- Step father, William McMichael, played linebacker at Iowa State (1986-91)
- Chose UH because city of Houston is beautiful and opportunity to branch out
- One word to describe himself on the field: FREAKY
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Hibachi Splash & Meadow at Benihana
- Biggest motivation for working hard: grandmother, Auntie Jackie and grandfather
- Highlight of life thus far: getting his dog
- Best advice: “You have live with your decisions, no one else.”
- Sports hero: Calvin Johnson – he’s the definition of dominance
- Most memorable athletic feat: Indiana game in 2023
- Unique fact: swings lefty in golf
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. West Virginia
Saturday, November 01
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews West Virginia
Monday, October 27
Postgame Press Conference: at #24 Arizona State
Saturday, October 25
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Arizona State
Monday, October 20
