Malik Shorts
Malik Shorts
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 91 | 50 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 89 | 54 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 81 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 261 | 143 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022
W 27–24
at Tulane
8 TOT · 5 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Malik Shorts’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dillon Thieneman's junior season at Oregon (2025).
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