Raiders signal sixth-round choose WR Malik Benson

HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed sixth-round draft choose (195th general) WR Malik Benson, the membership introduced Thursday.

The 6-1, 195-pound broad receiver started his collegiate profession at Hutchinson Community College (2021-22) earlier than transferring to Alabama (2023) for one season, Florida State for one season (2024) after which to Oregon for his ultimate season (2025). Benson performed in 41 profession video games over his ultimate three seasons and completed with 81 receptions for 1,192 yards (14.7 avg.) and eight receiving touchdowns.

Last season (2025), Benson performed in all 15 video games (9 begins) and Oregon and completed because the Ducks’ main receiver, posting a career-high 43 receptions for 716 yards (16.7 avg.) and 6 touchdowns, incomes All-Big Ten honorable point out. He additionally broke out as a returner, recording 9 punt returns for 161 yards (17.9 avg.) and one landing.

Benson pulled in 5 receptions of 40+ yards in 2025, a mark that led Oregon and ranked tied for third within the Big Ten. His 16.7 yards per reception common final season additionally ranked fourth within the Big Ten. Benson recorded no less than one reception in 14 of 15 video games, together with 4 video games with 5+ receptions and totaled 50+ receiving yards in seven video games, together with 5 of the ultimate six video games.

Before his time at Oregon, Benson began all 12 video games at broad receiver for Florida State in 2024, catching 25 passes for 311 yards and a landing, rating second on the workforce in each receptions and receiving yards.

Benson’s first FBS expertise got here at Alabama in 2023, the place he performed in all 14 video games for the Crimson Tide (six begins), catching 13 passes for 162 yards and a landing.

Benson began at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., the place he performed two seasons (2021-22) and broke the varsity document with 2,152 receiving yards over two seasons and ranked second in program historical past with 21 receiving touchdowns. In 2021, Benson earned first-team NJCAA DI All-America honors after 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns, breaking this system’s single-season receiving yards document that stood since 1970 and making him the highest ranked junior school recruit within the class of 2023.

A local of Lansing, Kan., Benson performed three varsity seasons of soccer at Lansing High School, totaling 1,119 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. Benson additionally ran monitor in High School, qualifying for state championships in 100-meter, 200-meter, 4×100-relay and lengthy leap.