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Malik Cunningham Detroit Lions · #15

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 190 lbs · Montgomery, AL · Age 28

Malik Cunningham is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.

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Malik Cunningham

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Scouting report

Malik Cunningham — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Malik Cunningham is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.

Receiving

Big-play

Scoring

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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Volume

Solid · offense

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Big-play

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Malik Cunningham stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

4Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Malik Cunningham — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

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Volume

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Big-play

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Scoring

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The engine

How the model sees Malik Cunningham

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 28 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 1 / 1

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Cunningham career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt
2023	1
2025	1
Career	2	0	0	0	0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jalen McMillan 99%Jalen Tolbert 99%Jimmy Horn Jr. 99%Lil'Jordan Humphrey 99%Jonathan Mingo 98%Marvin Mims Jr. 98%

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

91off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Malik Cunningham

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-10-06

The beginning

Malik Cunningham is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Malik Cunningham is a Detroit Lions wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Cunningham goes from here.

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Cunningham's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 190 lbs
Born: Montgomery, AL
Age: 28
Jersey: #15

Background

Malik Cunningham is from Montgomery, AL and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 190 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Cunningham is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Malik Cunningham is a depth receiver who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across 2 seasons (2023–2025).

Receiving0 career catches, 0 yards, 0 touchdowns.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Malik Cunningham — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Cunningham, answered.

What position does Malik Cunningham play?

Malik Cunningham is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions.

When was Malik Cunningham drafted?

Malik Cunningham entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Malik Cunningham played?

2 (2023–2025).

What are Malik Cunningham's career stats?

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Malik Cunningham career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.