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Player Dossier
2015-2017Texas
Malik Jefferson
LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Malik Jefferson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 46, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Malik Jefferson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 78
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Malik Jefferson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas. Malik Jefferson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 169
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Malik Jefferson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Poteet · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Chaparral · 22 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 14 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 110 tackles · LB 28th (top 3%) · Big 12 4th (top 1%) · National 35th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 59 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 110 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 75.7 |
Related Context
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Malik Jefferson played LB for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Malik Jefferson recorded 169 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Texas paired 19 primary output with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Texas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
14.3
Consistency
49.5
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. San José State: 1. USC: 2. Iowa State: 3. Kansas State: 2.5. Oklahoma: 3. Oklahoma State: 1. Baylor: 4. TCU: 0. Kansas: 1.5. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 9 by 37.5. San José State: 7 by 39.2. USC: 11 by 65.8. Iowa State: 6 by 55. Kansas State: 10 by 66.7. Oklahoma: 11 by 75.8. Oklahoma State: 14 by 60. Baylor: 8 by 73.3. TCU: 10 by 41.7. Kansas: 7 by 44.2. West Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Texas Tech: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
75.8 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Texas Tech10+ tackles | L 23-27 | 10 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ West Virginia | W 28-14 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Kansas | W 42-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ TCU10+ tackles | L 7-24 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ BaylorSplash game | W 38-7 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma State10+ tackles | L 10-13 | 14 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-29 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Kansas State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 40-34 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 17-7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ USC10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-27 | 11 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs San José State | W 56-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Maryland | L 41-51 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Jefferson story
Malik Jefferson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a linebacker from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 46, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Malik Jefferson's career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Texas. 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 Jefferson's production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Jefferson 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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Texas
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 19 | 39.6 | 9.4 | 19 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 19 | 53.3 | 14.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 10 · W 45-37 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Baylor
Week 9 · W 38-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma
Week 7 · L 24-29 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 6 · W 40-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Texas
19 primary output · 53.3 efficiency · 14.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Texas
69.1
19 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Texas
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
11
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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