Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 42-10vs UT Martin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#32
Hieko Malone
Sophomore linebacker for Missouri State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 210 lb · Newton, TX · Newton High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs UT Martin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Missouri State. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearHieko Malone
The receipt: 1 tackles against UT Martin — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 42–10
vs UT Martin
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 32-point win at home against UT Martin.
With J. Clark — 271 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.5 · 22 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · S. McDonald — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Honors MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2025, Spring 2026 Missouri State 2025: Played in one game in 2025 ... Earned field action (11 plays) in the home win over UT Martin (9/20/25) with a solo tackle ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2026 semester. 2024: Played...
The linebacker corps · Missouri State
- Jared Lloyd76 tackles · 2025
- #38Stratton Shufelt18 tackles · 2025
- #31Cooper Roy11 tackles · 2025
- #21Jashawn Cooper8 tackles · 2025
- #32Hieko Malone1 tackle · 2025
6 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology