Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2014-2018USC
Malik Dorton
DL • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Dorton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.9
Consistency
50.8
Season Value
24
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malik Dorton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · USC. Malik Dorton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
USC paired 6.5 primary output with 16.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.9 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: UNLV
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2018 Regular Season · USC
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
16.9
Usage
3.1
Consistency
50.8
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 2. Stanford: 1. Texas: 0. Washington State: 1. Arizona: 0. Colorado: 1. Utah: 1. Arizona State: 0. UCLA: 0. Notre Dame: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 4 by 36.7. Stanford: 1 by 14.2. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Colorado: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 3 by 22.5. Arizona State: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Wins1 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | vs Notre Dame | L 17-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ UCLA | L 27-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Arizona State | L 35-38 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | @ Utah | L 28-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Colorado | W 31-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/30 | @ Arizona | W 24-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Washington State | W 39-36 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | @ Texas | L 14-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Stanford | L 3-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs UNLV | W 43-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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USC
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 3.5 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | USC | 11 | 15 | 3.2 | 7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 15 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 6.5 | 16.9 | 3.1 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UCLA
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.3 takeover score.
#2
UNLV
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.
#3
Colorado
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
Arizona
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.3 takeover score.
#5
Stanford
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 30.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · USC
6.5 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 3.1 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · USC
18.1
11 primary · 15 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · USC
18.1
11 primary · 15 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8804
St. John Bosco · Bellflower, CA
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
58
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.