Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Malcolm Ziglar
Junior safety on South Florida's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 205 lb · Fuquay-Varina, NC · Fuquay-Varina HS
Transferred North Carolina → South Florida for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 189 nationally · Signed with North Carolina
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on South Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to North Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from North Carolina to South Florida in 2026.
Malcolm Ziglar
Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Delaware State — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with North Carolina4-star out of Fuquay-Varina
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025North Carolina
2026South Florida
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 59–17
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 42-point win at home against Delaware State.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 300 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.7 · D. Crowther — 101 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Carolina6-7HC: Freddie Kitchens · Run-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026South Florida3-0HC: Brian Hartline · Balanced, slow tempo
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 2 games: 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
Brian Hartline
Pass share
47.7%
83 pass / 91 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
A transfer defensive back who arrived in January of 2026 after playing in 23 games at North Carolina as a freshman and sophomore…a former four-star prospect and two-time all-state honoree in North Carolina. 2025 (NORTH CAROLINA): Saw action in 10 games and posted five tackles and one…
The secondary · South Florida
- #5Ayden Jackson74 tackles · 2025
- #2Tavin Ward60 tackles · 2025
- #3Za'Quan Bryan37 tackles · 2025
- #9Israel Boyce29 tackles · 2025
- #13Malcolm Ziglar5 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology