Last confirmed: Ohio State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Columbus, OH · Walnut Ridge
Malik Harrison: LB · Ohio State · #39.
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Malik Harrison
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Four seasons at Ohio State, two different head coaches: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. On tape: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Penn State, Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 16.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ohio State | 75 | 49 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 81 | 55 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 37 | 22 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 13 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 206 | 136 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-21vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 51-10@ Indiana | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 76-5vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-7@ Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-10vs No. 25 Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-3@ Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7vs No. 13 Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 73-14vs Maryland | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-21@ Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17vs No. 9 Penn State | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-27@ No. 10 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-21@ No. 10 Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 23-29vs No. 3 Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 49 | 16.5 | 4.5 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%16 TFLSack rate
6%4 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups75 tackles · 16.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
38.4%
404 pass / 647 run
Plays / game
75.1
14 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 206 tackles — drafted at #98 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 7th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 7th NFL season
