Last confirmed: Georgia Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Jacksonville, FL
Malik Rivera: DB · Georgia Tech · #36.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Rivera
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. On tape: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against North Carolina, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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 | Georgia Tech | 68 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 68 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
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 41-0vs Alcorn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 38-49@ South Florida | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49vs No. 3 Clemson | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-17vs Bowling Green | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 66-31@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs Duke | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-28@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-28@ North Carolina | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Miami | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45@ No. 5 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-34vs Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL68 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Johnson
Pass share
14.6%
127 pass / 744 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
11.9%
143 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
68 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Georgia Tech, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.
