Usage Score
16.7
Player Dossier
2019-2022Southern Miss
Malik Shorts
DB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Bassfield, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Shorts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
42.6
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
30.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
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 Shorts, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Malik Shorts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 11 primary output with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
42.6
Usage
16.7
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 2. Unknown: 2. Troy: 3. Alabama: 1. Rice: 0. UTEP: 2. UAB: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. North Texas: 0. UTSA: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0
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. South Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Unknown: 6 by 45. Troy: 7 by 59.2. Alabama: 10 by 51.7. Rice: 12 by 50. UTEP: 6 by 45. UAB: 14 by 60. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 13 by 50. UTSA: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Losses1 · n=9
First Half1.7 · n=6 · +1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · -1.5 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
60 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/20 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 35-19 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ UTSA | L 17-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs North Texas10+ tackles | L 14-38 | 13 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs UAB10+ tackles | L 0-34 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs UTEPSplash game | L 13-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Rice10+ tackles | L 19-24 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Alabama10+ tackles | L 14-63 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Troy | L 9-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | @ South Alabama | L 7-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Southern Miss
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 1 | 13 | 4.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 13 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 7 | 44.3 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 11 | 42.6 | 16.7 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6.5 | 36.7 | 6.6 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTEP
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.3 takeover score.
#2
UTSA
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.
#3
Louisiana Tech
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
Louisiana
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#5
Troy
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Southern Miss
11 primary output · 42.6 efficiency · 16.7 usage
30.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Southern Miss
24.7
7 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Southern Miss
15.4
6.5 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.7698
Bassfield · Bassfield, MS
- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
278
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.