Player Dossier

2016-2023

Houston

Malik Robinson

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Snellville, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Robinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

61%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

68

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

82

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
North Carolina • Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Player Story

Malik Robinson built his college career from 2016 through 2023 as a linebacker from Snellville, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Houston and North Carolina. The clearest part of Malik Robinson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8547

South Gwinnett · Snellville, GA

Committed To
North Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Malik Robinson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Houston. Malik Robinson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
136
TFL
5
Sacks
1.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Malik Robinson quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · LB
Career Tackles
136
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 33 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Houston
Top game
UTSA
Recruit profile
3-star · South Gwinnett · North Carolina
High school pipeline
South Gwinnett · 24 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
73 tackles · LB 138th (top 12%) · Big 12 22nd (top 4%) · National 212th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00-0--0-
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina46-0--038.1
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00-0--0-
2020 PostseasonHouston3410--019.1
2020 Regular SeasonHouston35-0--019.1
2021 PostseasonHouston1220.50--022.2
2021 Regular SeasonHouston123211--022.2
2022 Regular SeasonHouston2140.50.5-1056.5
2023 Regular SeasonHouston12732021055.3

Related Context

Malik Robinson played LB for North Carolina and Houston. Across 7 tracked seasons, Malik Robinson recorded 8 rushing yards, 4 receiving yards, and 136 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Houston.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Houston paired 2 primary output with 39.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30.4 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Carolina, Houston.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2023 Regular Season · Houston

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

30.4

Usage

6.9

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0.5. Rice: 0. TCU: 1. Sam Houston: 0. Texas Tech: 0. West Virginia: 1. Texas: 0. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 1. Cincinnati: 1.5. Oklahoma State: 1. UCF: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 6 by 30. TCU: 10 by 51.7. Sam Houston: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 11 by 45.8. West Virginia: 7 by 39.2. Texas: 11 by 45.8. Kansas State: 6 by 25. Baylor: 2 by 18.3. Cincinnati: 4 by 31.7. Oklahoma State: 7 by 39.2. UCF: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.2 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

TCU

Best efficiency game

51.7 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/25@ UCFL 13-2772000
Sat 11/18vs Oklahoma StateL 30-4374100
Sun 11/12vs CincinnatiL 14-24420.5000
Sat 11/4@ BaylorW 25-24210010
Sat 10/28@ Kansas StateL 0-4165000
Sat 10/21vs Texas10+ tacklesL 24-31115000
Thu 10/12vs West VirginiaW 41-3972001
Sat 9/30@ Texas Tech10+ tacklesL 28-49114000
Sat 9/23vs Sam HoustonW 38-721000
Sun 9/17vs TCU10+ tacklesL 13-36107000
Sat 9/9@ RiceL 41-43
Sat 9/2vs UTSAW 17-14620.5000

Player Story

Malik Robinson story

Malik Robinson built his college career from 2016 through 2023 as a linebacker from Snellville, GA wearing No. 8, spending time with Houston and North Carolina. The clearest part of Malik Robinson's career was his defensive production: 136 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Robinson's 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

    North Carolina

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Houston

    2020-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018202020202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina06.310
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00
2020 PostseasonHouston115.93.91
2020 Regular SeasonHouston115.93.90
2021 PostseasonHouston2.513.931.5
2021 Regular SeasonHouston2.513.930
2022 Regular SeasonHouston239.26.4-0.5
2023 Regular SeasonHouston630.46.94

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UTSA

Week 1 · W 37-35

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

70.6 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#2

vs TCU

Week 3 · L 13-36 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

68.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 1 · L 14-28 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Oklahoma State

Week 12 · L 30-43 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

63.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 11 · L 14-24 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

63.1 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Houston

2 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

56.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Houston

55.3

6 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · North Carolina

38.1

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

0

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games