Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
MC
Malik Charles
Redshirt senior defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 284 lb · Tempe, AZ · Ariz. Compass Prep
CFB Index 41 · #370 of 583 LBsMedium confidenceReturning to Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Oregon
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from West Georgia to Oklahoma State in 2025.
Malik Charles
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two seasons at Oklahoma State, two different head coaches: Doug Meacham and Eric Morris. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Oregon — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oklahoma State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Coaching transition mid-career: Doug Meacham → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #370 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #45 of 73 Big 12 LBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 12 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 31 | 13 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Oklahoma State
Returning around him
- 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 #65 · 2026 recruiting class #69
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mase Funa’s 2023 season.
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).
75%match
All-ACC
Matches Simeon on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
PD rate
Differs from Simeon on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Malik Charles
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....
The defensive line · Oklahoma State
- #11Keviyan Huddleston9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Saadiq Clements5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19DJ Jackson Jr.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10James Williams3 tackles for loss · 2025
- Malik Charles2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology