Last confirmed: North Carolina, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Alexandria, VA
Malik Carney: DE · North Carolina · #53.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Carney
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the North Carolina defensive front. On tape: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Georgia Tech, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
Syracuse.com Oct 22
Yahoo Sports Oct 18Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | North Carolina | 60 | 37 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 57 | 26 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 47 | 23 | 8.5 | 5.5 | -- |
| Career | 164 | 86 | 33.0 | 17.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24@ California | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 10-47@ No. 16 Miami | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-22vs Virginia Tech | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31@ Virginia | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-38vs Georgia Tech | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 35-42@ Duke | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-26vs Western Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-34vs NC State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 37 | 12.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%6 sacksTFL rate
21%12 TFLHurry rate
7%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
62%6 of 10 pressures60 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Larry Fedora, all balanced offenses — 13-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Larry Fedora
Pass share
51.1%
414 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
73.6
11 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at North Carolina, 18 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Larry Fedora.
