Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Nevada
Malik Reed
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Dothan, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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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 Postseason · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Malik Reed built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Dothan, AL wearing No. 90, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Malik Reed's career was his defensive production: 185...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Malik Reed, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Nevada. Malik Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 185
- TFL
- 35
- Sacks
- 21
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Malik Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · LB
- Career Tackles
- 185
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Nevada
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Dothan · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Dothan · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 140th (top 12%) · Mountain West 26th (top 5%) · National 212th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 59 | 9.5 | 5 | - | - | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 49 | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 79.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 13 | 72 | 15.5 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 79.8 |
Related Context
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Malik Reed played LB for Nevada. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Reed recorded 185 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Nevada paired 26.5 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
40.5
Usage
10.3
Consistency
30.6
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0. Toledo: 0. Idaho State: 1. Washington State: 3. Fresno State: 0. Hawai'i: 4. Air Force: 2. San José State: 8. UNLV: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 8 by 33.3. Toledo: 7 by 29.2. Idaho State: 4 by 26.7. Washington State: 3 by 42.5. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Hawai'i: 4 by 56.7. Air Force: 11 by 65.8. San José State: 6 by 75. UNLV: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins4.3 · Games = 3 · +3.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · -3.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
75 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs UNLV | W 23-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs San José State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 59-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 4.50 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Air Force10+ tackles · Splash game | L 42-45 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Fresno State | L 21-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Washington StateSplash game | L 7-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Idaho State | L 28-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Toledo | L 24-37 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Northwestern | L 20-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Reed story
Malik Reed built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Dothan, AL wearing No. 90, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Malik Reed's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Nevada. 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 Reed's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Reed 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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Nevada
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 14.5 | 32.6 | 13.7 | 14.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 19 | 40.5 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Nevada | 26.5 | 45.1 | 14.9 | 7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 26.5 | 45.1 | 14.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 6 · W 27-22 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 59-14 · Conference game
8
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 8 · L 34-42 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Air Force
Week 5 · W 28-25 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 13 · L 29-34 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Nevada
26.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 14.9 usage
79.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Nevada
79.8
26.5 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 14.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Nevada
57.2
19 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
18
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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