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Malik Charles

LB · Oklahoma State · R-Jr.

Returning to Oklahoma State for 2026
R-Jr. · Tempe, AZ → Ariz. Compass Prep
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Malik Charles

LB · Oklahoma State · Jr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Oklahoma State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma State28122.52.5------
Career28122.52.5------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 27–7

vs UT Martin

1 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Oklahoma State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Oklahoma State

Returning around him

  • 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -10 net (55 in / 65 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #69

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mase Funa’s 2023 season.

Mase Funa

61%match

Oregon · 2023

#2

Kesean Gamble

Kent State · 2022

60%
#3

Takari Hickle

Oregon State · 2025

60%
#4

Jaques Evans

Western Kentucky · 2021

52%
#5

Markus Boswell

Akron · 2025

51%

Matches Mase on

TFL rate
Class year

Differs from Mase on

Hurry rate (lower)
Weight (higher)
Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Simeon Barrow Jr.'s freshman season at Michigan State (2021).

Michigan State · 2021

#2

Deontre Thomas

Nebraska · 2021

74%
#3

Sam Miller

Northwestern · 2021

73%
#4

Chazz Wallace

Old Dominion · 2021

72%
#5

Mason Graham

Michigan · 2022

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 5
72%

Matches Simeon on

Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate

Differs from Simeon on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10220

Final rank
#11323
Avg #10922.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10220 this season.

Background

An athletic player who arrived from the transfer portal in the spring of 2025 ... Made an immediate impact in his first year at the FBS level in 2025. 2025 (Junior): Made an immediate impact in his first year at the FBS level, playing in 11 of OSU's 12 games and ranking second on the team with 3....

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