Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2021Western Kentucky
Malik Staples
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Staples shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Louisville • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UT Martin
Player Story
Malik Staples built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Louisville and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Malik Staples' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Murray State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Malik Staples, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Malik Staples shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 43
- TFL
- 2.5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Malik Staples quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 43
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- UT Martin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Anderson County · Murray State
- High school pipeline
- Anderson County · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · LB 878th (top 70%) · Conference USA 369th (top 55%) · National 3,217th (top 54%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 23.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52 |
Related Context
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Malik Staples played LB for Louisville and Western Kentucky. Across 7 tracked seasons, Malik Staples recorded 22 rushing yards, 43 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 1.5 primary output with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UT Martin
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.4
Usage
4
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
UT Martin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UT Martin: 1. Indiana: 0.5. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UT Martin: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 1 by 9.2. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UT Martin
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs UT Martin
Player Story
Malik Staples story
Malik Staples built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Louisville and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Malik Staples' career was his defensive production: 43 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 22 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Staples' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Louisville
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1.5 | 13.4 | 4 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UT Martin
Week 1 · W 59-21
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
67 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia State
Week 1 · L 21-39 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 4 · L 31-33
0.5
Havoc Plays
26.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida International
Week 2 · W 20-14 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
16.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 14 · W 31-26 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
9.4 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 9.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
1.5 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
40.7
0 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Louisville
37.4
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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