2023 SEASON: Appeared in 13 games with one start, seeing time on offense and special teams…Posted 15 catches for 125 yards (8.3 avg.) and a TD…Registered two tackles on special teams…Was inactive for four regular-season contests (healthy scratch) and also was inactive (healthy scratch) for both postseason games…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Became the first undrafted rookie to start at WR for the Packers in Week 1 since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, appearing on 29 snaps on offense in his pro debut…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Nov. 19): Played 15 snaps on offense and posted the first reception of his career, a 7-yard grab from QB Jordan Love in the second quarter. Also returned a second-quarter kickoff for 1 yard and led the team with two tackles on special teams (both on kickoffs)…At Detroit (Nov. 23): Posted a career-high four catches for a career-best 46 yards (11.5 avg.) on just 11 offensive snaps, including a career-long 16-yard grab…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 11): Appeared on 23 plays on offense, posting his first career TD catch when he hauled in a 6-yard pass from Love with 1:33 remaining in the game to give the Packers a 22-21 lead...Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 17): Caught three passes for 29 yards (9.7 avg.)…At Carolina (Dec. 24): Played a career-high 51 snaps on offense…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Played 23 snaps on offense, hauling in three passes for 9 yards (3.0 avg.)…2023 Draft: Signed by Green Bay as an undrafted free agent on May 5.
COLLEGE: Spent one season at Mississippi (2022), two at Mississippi State (2020-21) and two at Copiah-Lincoln Community College (2018-19)…Played in 34 games with 21 starts during his three seasons in the Southeastern Conference, posting 131 receptions for 1,720 yards (13.1 avg.) and 13 TDs…Earned his degree in kinesiology…2022: Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts for the Rebels, earning third-team All-SEC honors from Pro Football Focus after posting a team-high 60 receptions for a team-leading 971 yards (16.2 avg.) and five TDs…Ranked No. 3 in the SEC in receiving yards and No. 2 in receiving yards per game (74.7)…Posted 100 yards receiving on six catches (16.7 avg.) vs. Kentucky (Oct. 1)…Registered a career-high 145 yards on eight receptions (18.1 avg.) at LSU (Oct. 22)…Posted a team-high 123 yards receiving on six grabs (20.5 avg.) vs. Alabama (Nov. 12)…Tied his career best with a team-high nine catches for 140 yards (15.6 avg.) at Arkansas (Nov. 19), highlighted by a season-long 53-yard grab and a TD…Posted a team-best 137 yards and a TD on eight catches (17.1 avg.) vs. Texas Tech (Dec. 28) in the Texas Bowl, with his receiving-yardage total setting a school record for a bowl game…2021: Played in 11 games with three starts at Mississippi State, catching 34 passes for 442 yards (13.0 avg.) and five TDs…Matched his career best with nine receptions for 88 yards (9.8 avg.) and a TD at Memphis (Sept. 18)…Caught two passes for 87 yards (43.5 avg.) vs. Tennessee State (Nov. 20), highlighted by a season-long 56-yard TD grab…2020: Appeared in 10 games with six starts for the Bulldogs, posting 37 receptions for 307 yards (8.3 avg.) and three TDs…Posted a career-high nine catches for 79 yards (8.8 avg.) vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 7)…Registered a career-high two TD receptions at Mississippi (Nov. 28), scoring twice in the second quarter (6, 11 yards)…2019: Played in eight games as a sophomore at Copiah-Lincoln C.C., finishing with 33 catches for 502 yards (15.2 avg.) and three TDs…2018: Registered 28 receptions for 333 yards (11.9 avg.) and four TDs in nine games.
PERSONAL: Given name Malik Shabazz Heath; born in Jackson, Miss. …High school: Was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game as a senior at Callaway High School (Jackson, Miss.) after recording 21 catches for 456 yards (21.7 avg.) and seven TDs…Was named to the "Dandy Dozen" by the Clarion-Ledger and competed in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game as a senior…Finished his career with 78 receptions for 1,837 yards (24.3 avg.) and 13 TDs…Posted 1,213 yards and five TDs on 46 catches (26.3 avg.) as a junior and 10 grabs for 168 yards (16.8 avg.) and a TD as a sophomore…Community involvement: Visited with students at the Wisconsin Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis., in October 2023.
