Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Michigan State
Malik McDowell
DL • 6'6" • Detroit, MI, USA
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Malik McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Malik McDowell built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Detroit, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Malik McDowell's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 35
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Malik McDowell, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Malik McDowell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Malik McDowell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Southfield · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Southfield · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 2 · Pick 3 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 128th (top 19%) · Big Ten 134th (top 22%) · National 1,259th (top 23%)
Malik McDowell played DL for Michigan State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Malik McDowell recorded 34 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachessecond
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediasecond
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