Malik Charles
Malik Charles
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mase Funa’s 2023 season.
Matches Mase on
Differs from Mase on
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).
Matches Simeon on
Differs from Simeon on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10220
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....