Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Georgia State
Malik Ricks
DE • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Ricks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Georgia State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Malik Ricks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Malik Ricks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Malik Ricks, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Georgia State. Malik Ricks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 15
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Malik Ricks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 15
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Georgia State
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Stephenson · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Stephenson · 67 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 13 tackles · DE 214th (top 59%) · Sun Belt 234th (top 44%) · National 2,470th (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
Related Context
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Malik Ricks played DE for Georgia State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Ricks recorded 15 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Georgia State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Georgia State paired 2 primary output with 14.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Georgia State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14.8
Usage
3.1
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Troy: 0. Georgia Southern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 1 by 24.2. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs UL Monroe
Player Story
Malik Ricks story
Malik Ricks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Malik Ricks' career was his defensive production: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 7 career games in the available record. That gives Malik Ricks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Georgia State | 2 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia State | 2 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UL Monroe
Week 7 · W 47-37 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Southern
Week 10 · W 21-17 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
15.8 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 6 · W 27-21 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
10 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 1 · W 27-17 · Postseason
0
Havoc Plays
7.5 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Troy
Week 8 · L 10-34 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Georgia State
2 primary output · 14.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
36.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Georgia State
36.9
2 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Georgia State
36.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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