Malik Verdon
Malik Verdon
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State secondary. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Iowa — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 75 | 34 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 47 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 67 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kenderick Duncan Jr.’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to James Williams's junior season at Miami (2023).
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