Junior defensive lineman for Louisville. 2021: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 12 tackles.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Milledgeville, GA
The story
3 defensive lineman for Louisville. 2021: 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 12 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMalik Clark
Wins his gap play after play. Malik Clark has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Louisville. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UCF — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lorenzo Ward → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (7th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisville | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Louisville | 11 | 6 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021
W 31–23
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 1 SOLO
With M. Vassett — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 73 LONG · M. Cunningham — 264 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.3 · 56 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 30-3vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-34vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-30vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 62-22@ Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jer'Zhan Newton’s 2021 season.
Matches Jer'Zhan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Henry Davis III's senior season at New Mexico State (2025).
Matches Henry on
Player DNA