Player Dossier

2016-2019

Ohio State

Malik Harrison

LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Harrison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.2

Efficiency

40.2

Consistency

63.7

Season Value

36.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

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 Harrison, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State. Malik Harrison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Ohio State paired 25 primary output with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

40.2

Usage

10.2

Consistency

63.7

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 3. Cincinnati: 3. Indiana: 2.5. Miami (OH): 1. Nebraska: 2. Michigan State: 1. Northwestern: 0.5. Wisconsin: 0. Maryland: 4. Rutgers: 3. Penn State: 2. Michigan: 1.5. Wisconsin: 1

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 6 by 30. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 50.8. Cincinnati: 5 by 50.8. Indiana: 4 by 41.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 26.7. Nebraska: 7 by 49.2. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 9 by 42.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 5 by 60.8. Rutgers: 6 by 55. Penn State: 9 by 57.5. Michigan: 2 by 23.3. Wisconsin: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.9 · Games = 13
First Half1.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs First Half
All Games1.8 · Games = 14

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Maryland

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Maryland

Result
Sun 12/29vs ClemsonL 23-29650.5000
Sun 12/8@ WisconsinW 34-2164001
Sat 11/30@ MichiganW 56-27211.5000
Sat 11/23vs Penn StateSplash gameW 28-1794200
Sat 11/16@ RutgersSplash gameW 56-2165201
Sat 11/9vs MarylandW 73-1453112
Sat 10/26vs WisconsinW 38-744000
Sat 10/19@ NorthwesternW 52-3970.5000
Sat 10/5vs Michigan StateW 34-1032100
Sat 9/28@ NebraskaW 48-773110
Sat 9/21vs Miami (OH)W 76-543100
Sat 9/14@ IndianaW 51-10431.5010
Sat 9/7vs CincinnatiSplash gameW 42-0522.500.500
Sat 8/31vs Florida AtlanticSplash gameW 45-2153210

Career Arc

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

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    Ohio State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State214.93.2
2017 PostseasonOhio State617.83.64
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State617.83.60
2018 PostseasonOhio State1641.112.110
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State1641.112.10
2019 PostseasonOhio State2540.210.29
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State2540.210.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Purdue

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.

#2

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.

#3

Maryland

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#4

Michigan State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#5

Michigan State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Ohio State

25 primary output · 40.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage

36.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

36.9

25 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 10.2 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

30.1

16 primary · 41.1 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

7

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8558

Brother Rice · Bloomfield Hills, MI

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

206

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
206