Malik Hawkins

LB · Middle Tennessee 2017 · #38

Last confirmed: Middle Tennessee, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · 225 lb · Horn Lake, MS

Malik Hawkins: LB · Middle Tennessee · #38.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Kapri DoucetOklahoma · 2016 · 77% season match

Malik Hawkins

LB · Middle Tennessee · #38

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the Middle Tennessee linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Charlotte — Week 11, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Middle Tennessee	1	--	0.0	0.0
2016	Middle Tennessee	23	14	2.0	1.5
Career		24	14	2.0	1.5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 11	W 35-21@ Charlotte	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackle

Signature game

Week 11 · 2017

W 35-21

at Charlotte

1 tackle

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 15-11 over that span.

2016Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Pass-leaning

2017Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are his season so far.

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

Tackles for loss#2274 / 2682 · 8th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2682 / 2682 · 0th pct

Tackles#2683 / 2683 · 0th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Rick Stockstill

Pass share

52.7%

473 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

69.0

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

511 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

1 tackle in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.

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Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

1 tackle in 1 game

Two seasons at Middle Tennessee