Player Dossier

2017-2020

Georgia

Malik Herring

DL • 6'3" • 280 lbs • Forsyth, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Herring shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

16.9

Consistency

46.5

Season Value

27.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Georgia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

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 Herring, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia. Malik Herring shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Georgia paired 0 primary output with 4.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Loss with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Postseason · Georgia

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

16.9

Usage

5.3

Consistency

46.5

Best Game by takeover score

Cincinnati

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 2. Arkansas: 1. Auburn: 0. Tennessee: 0. Alabama: 2. Kentucky: 1. Florida: 0.5. Mississippi State: 0. South Carolina: 0. Missouri: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 1 by 24.2. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Florida: 3 by 17.5. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Alabama

Result
Fri 1/1vs CincinnatiW 24-2111110
Sat 12/12@ MissouriSplash gameW 49-1422200
Sun 11/29@ South CarolinaW 45-1631000
Sun 11/22vs Mississippi StateW 31-2411000
Sat 11/7vs FloridaL 28-44300.5000
Sat 10/31@ KentuckyW 14-311001
Sun 10/18@ AlabamaL 24-4144110
Sat 10/10vs TennesseeW 44-2111000
Sat 10/3vs AuburnW 27-630000
Sat 9/26@ ArkansasW 37-1011001

Career Arc

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

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    Georgia

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia04.91
2018 PostseasonGeorgia516.25.75
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia516.25.70
2019 PostseasonGeorgia714.54.42
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia714.54.40
2020 PostseasonGeorgia8.516.95.31.5
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia8.516.95.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#4

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#5

Cincinnati

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Georgia

0 primary output · 4.9 efficiency · 1 usage

35.3

#2

2020 Postseason · Georgia

27.3

8.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia

27.3

8.5 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9345

Mary Persons · Forsyth, GA

Committed To
Georgia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

75

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Malik Herring quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
75