Last confirmed: Cincinnati, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 208 lb · Danville, VA
Malik Clements: LB · Cincinnati · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Clements
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three seasons at Cincinnati, two different head coaches: Tommy Tuberville and Luke Fickell. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech — Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 68 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 60 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 36 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 164 | 77 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-17@ UCLA | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-0@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-30vs Ohio | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-7@ UConn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-21vs Tulane | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Temple | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-20@ SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-0vs Navy | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23vs South Florida | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-38@ No. 11 UCF | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-6vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-31@ Virginia Tech | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 36 | 7.5 | 2.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups68 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
38.7%
373 pass / 590 run
Plays / game
74.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
407 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 164 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
