2023 (Redshirt junior)
Enrolled at Texas State in January 2023 … At the time of his signing with the Bobcats, he had the best high school recruiting ranking of any Texas State newcomer in program history.

PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
Arkansas (2020-22)
Over his three-year career with the Razorbacks, he played in 16 games, including one start against LSU in 2022 (Nov. 12) … 18-of-39 for 314 yards and one TD in his Arkansas career … Also rushed for 307 yards on 57 attempts with one TD … 2022 (Redshirt sophomore): Played in 8 games, including the start vs. LSU on Nov. 12 … 13-of-27 with 268 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs … 31 rushes for 172 yards … 2 catches for 8 yards … 136 snaps … Made his first appearance of the season in the season opener against Cincinnati, rushing for 13 yards on one attempt … Played a career-high 53 snaps at Mississippi State on Oct. 8, going 8-of-17 with 234 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs while rushing for 114 yards on 8 attempts … Totaled 348 total yards in the appearance off the bench against the Bulldogs … Had a career-high 68-yard pass against Mississippi State … Also had a 54-yard touchdown pass … Had a season-long 52-yard rush in that game at Mississippi State as well as he finished with 3 plays of 50+ yards … In his first career start, at LSU, he was 4-of-9 with 24 yards and 18 rushes for 37 yards … 2021 (Redshirt freshman): Played in 7 games … 5-of-12 with 46 yards and one TD along with 135 rushing yards on 24 attempts … Had a completion in at least 4 games … 81 snaps … First appearance of the season was in a win over Texas on Sept. 11, recording a 29-yard run … First career touchdown occurred against Georgia Southern on Sept. 18 … Finished with 22 rushing yards on 5 attempts against Georgia Southern … Also logged time against Texas A&M (one pass, 7 yards and one rush, 12 yards) as well as Georgia (2 completions, 22 yards, and 11 rushing yards) … Played in the 2021 Outback Bowl, totaling 4 rushes for 67 yards in the win against Penn State … Career-long run of 32 yards against the Nittany Lions … 2020 (Freshman): Appeared in one game, against Auburn (Oct. 10) … Rushed twice in a goal-to-go situation for -1 yard.

High School
Four-star prospect coming out of high school, according to 247 Sports and ESPN … Rated as the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country and 14th overall player in the state of Texas by 247 … Two-year letterwinner at Fort Bend Marshall in Missouri City, Texas … Led the team to back-to-back state championship games in 2018 and 2019 … 25-3 as a starting quarterback in high school … Totaled more than 5,000 yards of total offense in 2 years and scored 82 touchdowns against 4 interceptions (2 in each season) … 115-of-201 for 2,279 yards as a senior in 2019 … 1,587 rushing yards on 130 carries in 2019 as well as 46 total touchdowns (29 passing, 17 rushing) … Helped lead Fort Bend Marshall to the 5A state championship game in 2019, where the team narrowly lost by three points … Played in the 2020 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … As a junior, he passed for 1,969 yards and ran for 772 … Scored 36 touchdowns in 2018, which included 23 passing and 13 rushing … 75-of-128 with 1,969 passing yards and 23 touchdowns as junior … 81 carries for 772 yards and 13 touchdowns also that season … Chose Arkansas out of high school after also fielding offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Mississippi State, Oregon, Tennessee, Baylor, Texas A&M, Purdue and others.

Personal
Born on Nov. 7, 2000.

Malik Hornsby