Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Iowa State
Malik Verdon
DB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Hamilton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Verdon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Malik Verdon built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Malik Verdon's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Malik Verdon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State. Malik Verdon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 133
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Malik Verdon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 133
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Daphne · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Daphne · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · DB 32nd (top 4%) · Big 12 21st (top 3%) · National 202nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 9 | 47 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 75 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 60.8 |
Related Context
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Malik Verdon played DB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Verdon recorded 133 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 11.5 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
7.8
Consistency
42.8
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Dakota: 1. Iowa: 2. Arkansas State: 1. Houston: 0.5. Baylor: 2. West Virginia: 0. UCF: 0. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Utah: 2. Arizona State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Dakota: 9 by 47.5. Iowa: 13 by 70. Arkansas State: 1 by 14.2. Houston: 3 by 17.5. Baylor: 6 by 45. West Virginia: 10 by 41.7. UCF: 11 by 45.8. Texas Tech: 4 by 46.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. Utah: 12 by 70. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.1 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
Utah
Best efficiency game
70 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ Arizona State | L 19-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-28 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Kansas | L 36-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 22-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCF10+ tackles | W 38-35 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ West Virginia10+ tackles | W 28-16 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 43-21 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Houston | W 20-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 52-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Iowa10+ tackles · Splash game | W 20-19 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Dakota | W 21-3 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Verdon story
Malik Verdon built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Malik Verdon's career was his defensive production: 133 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Malik Verdon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2.5 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 6.5 | 29 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11.5 | 35.3 | 7.8 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Baylor
Week 4 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 2 · W 20-19
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas
Week 12 · L 16-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Baylor
Week 6 · W 43-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
11.5 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Iowa State
44.7
6.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
38.2
2.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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