Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Tulane
Malik Lawal
LB • 6'1" • 228 lbs • Temecula, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Lawal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Malik Lawal built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Temecula, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Arizona State and Tulane. The clearest part of Malik Lawal's career was his defensive...
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- Jan 1, 2022
Malik Lawal, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Arizona State. Malik Lawal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 69
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Malik Lawal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · LB
- Career Tackles
- 69
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Arizona State
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Camden
- High school pipeline
- Camden · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 417th (top 33%) · American Athletic 108th (top 20%) · National 1,113th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Arizona State | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 19 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tulane | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
Related Context
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Malik Lawal played LB for Arizona State and Tulane. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Lawal recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Arizona State paired 7 primary output with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, Tulane.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Tulane
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
16.5
Usage
4.4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 2. Florida International: 1. Auburn: 0. Missouri State: 2. Houston: 0. Army: 1. UConn: 0. Memphis: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0. Temple: 0. UCF: 0. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 32.5. Florida International: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Missouri State: 2 by 28.3. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Army: 8 by 43.3. UConn: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 30-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ SMU | L 20-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UCF | L 31-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Temple | L 21-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Tulsa | W 38-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Navy | L 38-41 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Memphis | L 17-47 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs UConn | W 49-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Army | W 42-33 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/20 | vs Houston | W 38-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Missouri StateSplash game | W 58-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Auburn | L 6-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Florida International | W 42-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Lawal story
Malik Lawal built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Temecula, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Arizona State and Tulane. The clearest part of Malik Lawal's career was his defensive production: 69 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Lawal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Tulane
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Arizona State | 7 | 19.2 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 7 | 19.2 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tulane | 6 | 16.5 | 4.4 | -1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulane | 6 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · W 52-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Missouri State
Week 3 · W 58-6
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 30-13 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Army
Week 6 · W 42-33
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Utah
Week 10 · W 38-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Arizona State
7 primary output · 19.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Arizona State
43.6
7 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
39.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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