Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018North Carolina
Malik Carney
DE • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Alexandria, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Carney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 60 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Malik Carney built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Alexandria, VA wearing No. 53, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Malik Carney's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMalik Carney, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · North Carolina. Malik Carney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 60 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 164
- TFL
- 33
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Malik Carney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DE
- Career Tackles
- 164
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- Miami
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DE 7th (top 3%) · ACC 51st (top 9%) · National 434th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 43 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 57 | 12 | 5.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 8 | 60 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 82.3 |
Related Context
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Malik Carney played DE for North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Carney recorded 164 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 25 primary output with 60 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
40.2
Usage
10.4
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 2.5. Louisville: 1.5. Old Dominion: 4. Duke: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Notre Dame: 3.5. Virginia: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Miami: 5. Pittsburgh: 3.5. Western Carolina: 1. NC State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 5 by 45.8. Louisville: 4 by 31.7. Old Dominion: 5 by 60.8. Duke: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Notre Dame: 6 by 60. Virginia: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. Miami: 8 by 83.3. Pittsburgh: 5 by 55.8. Western Carolina: 4 by 26.7. NC State: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.8 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 9 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ NC State | L 21-33 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Western Carolina | W 65-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/10 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 34-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 19-24 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Virginia Tech | L 7-59 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 14-20 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 10-33 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Georgia Tech | L 7-33 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Duke | L 17-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Old DominionSplash game | W 53-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Louisville | L 35-47 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | L 30-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Carney story
Malik Carney built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive end from Alexandria, VA wearing No. 53, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Malik Carney's career was his defensive production: 164 tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Malik Carney's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Carney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 17 | 28.2 | 10.2 | 17 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 17 | 28.2 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 24.5 | 40.2 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 25 | 60 | 16.6 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 9 · L 19-24 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ California
Week 1 · L 17-24
7
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 23-25 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia Tech
Week 7 · L 19-22 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
83.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 3 · W 53-23
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
25 primary output · 60 efficiency · 16.6 usage
82.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · North Carolina
69.4
24.5 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
56.6
17 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
17
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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