Malik Shorts

DB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Bassfield, MS, USA

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Malik Shorts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Southern Miss
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana

Player Story

Malik Shorts built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Malik Shorts' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7698

Bassfield · Bassfield, MS

Committed To: Southern Miss
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2018

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Latest team and position: Southern Miss · DB
Career Tackles: 278
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
Best season: 2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Top game: Louisiana
Recruit profile: 2-star · Bassfield · Southern Miss
High school pipeline: Bassfield · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 9 · Junior
2022 Tackles rank: 91 tackles · DB 4th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 8th (top 2%) · National 84th (top 2%)

Malik Shorts played DB for Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Shorts recorded 278 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Southern Miss.

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