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Malik Staples Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Louisville

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Kentucky

    2019-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201520162016201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonLouisville0———
2016 PostseasonLouisville05.20.90
2016 Regular SeasonLouisville05.20.90
2017 Regular SeasonLouisville04.20.80
2018 Regular SeasonLouisville0——0
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky08.81.60
2020 PostseasonWestern Kentucky17.91.71
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky17.91.70
2021 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1.513.440.5

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.

1

Havoc Plays

67 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

#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.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

1.5 primary output · 13.4 efficiency · 4 usage

52

#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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