Last confirmed: Texas, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Mesquite, TX · Poteet
Malik Jefferson: LB · Texas · #46.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Jefferson
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two seasons at Texas, two different head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Oklahoma State — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
110 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 11 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27vs Kansas | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14@ No. 24 West Virginia | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-27vs Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 79 | 10.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
110tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%10 TFLSack rate
4%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups110 tackles · 10 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
110 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas, 169 tackles — drafted at #78 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 9th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 9th NFL season
