Last confirmed: Miami, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Coconut Creek
Malek Young: DB · Miami · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malek Young
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Miami secondary. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-30vs Toledo | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-6@ Duke | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Florida State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-24vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-19vs Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-19@ North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-10vs No. 13 Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-8vs No. 3 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-28vs Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-24@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-38@ No. 1 Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 4 · 2017
W 52-30
vs Toledo
1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 22-point win at home against Toledo.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL41 tackles · 3 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Mark Richt, all balanced offenses — 19-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
51.3%
423 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Miami, 64 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
