Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Chicago, IL · Rich Township
Malik Fountain: LB · Central Michigan · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Fountain
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Central Michigan behind him. On tape: 18 tackles and 1 sack against Northern Illinois, Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
151 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 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 | Central Michigan | 151 | 87 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 89 | 55 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 90 | 50 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 330 | 192 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-35@ Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-31vs Kansas | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 18 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 17-5vs Maine | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-31@ No. 21 Michigan State | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Buffalo | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-24vs Ball State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-35vs Western Michigan | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Akron | 15 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-17@ Eastern Michigan | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-24vs Bowling Green | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-51@ Toledo | 13 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 151 | 87 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
151tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
1%2 pass breakups151 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under John Bonamego — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 12.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 13.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 11.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 14.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
44.7%
362 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.5%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
151 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 330 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
