Usage Score
8.8
Player Dossier
2015-2018Marshall
Malik Gant
S • 6'2" • 194 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Gant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
50.4
Consistency
70.1
Season Value
57.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malik Gant, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall. Malik Gant shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50.4 disruption score.
Malik Gant played S for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Gant recorded 196 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Marshall paired 23 primary output with 50.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 50.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2018 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
50.4
Usage
8.8
Consistency
70.1
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Kentucky: 2. NC State: 2.5. Western Kentucky: 4. Middle Tennessee: 3. Old Dominion: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. Southern Miss: 0. Charlotte: 3. UTSA: 2.5. Florida International: 0. Virginia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 12 by 70. Eastern Kentucky: 11 by 65.8. NC State: 8 by 58.3. Western Kentucky: 6 by 65. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 55. Old Dominion: 8 by 53.3. Florida Atlantic: 8 by 53.3. Southern Miss: 6 by 25. Charlotte: 8 by 63.3. UTSA: 7 by 54.2. Florida International: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 4 · -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
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
70 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | @ Virginia Tech | L 20-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Florida International | W 28-25 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs UTSASplash game | W 23-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs CharlotteSplash game | W 30-13 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Southern Miss | L 24-26 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 31-7 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Old DominionSplash game | W 42-20 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/5 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 24-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Western KentuckySplash game | W 20-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 20-37 | 8 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Eastern Kentucky10+ tackles · Splash game | W 32-16 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Miami (OH)10+ tackles · Splash game | W 35-28 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Marshall
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Marshall | 14.5 | 43.3 | 8 | 14.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Marshall | 14.5 | 43.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Marshall | 23 | 50.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.1 takeover score.
#2
Colorado State
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#3
Charlotte
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#4
Miami (OH)
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.
#5
Middle Tennessee
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 44.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Marshall
23 primary output · 50.4 efficiency · 8.8 usage
57.3
#2
2017 Postseason · Marshall
45.5
14.5 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Marshall
45.5
14.5 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
12
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
196
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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