Player Dossier

2022-2025

Texas A&M

Malick Sylla

LB • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Katy, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malick Sylla shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

19.8

Consistency

23.9

Season Value

21

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Texas A&M

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Texas A&M • Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

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.

Malick Sylla, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Texas A&M. Malick Sylla shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Texas A&M paired 5 primary output with 37.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas A&M, Mississippi State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Loss with 3 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.

2025 Postseason · Mississippi State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

19.8

Usage

7.9

Consistency

23.9

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 2. Southern Miss: 1. Arizona State: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 1. Tennessee: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Florida: 0. Texas: 3. Arkansas: 2.5. Missouri: 0. Ole Miss: 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. Wake Forest: 3 by 32.5. Southern Miss: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 2 by 13.3. Northern Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 5 by 50.8. Arkansas: 3 by 37.5. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.1 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=7 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Texas

Result
Sat 1/3vs Wake ForestL 29-4331110
Fri 11/28vs Ole MissL 19-3841000
Sun 11/16@ MissouriL 27-49
Sat 11/1@ ArkansasW 38-35311.5010
Sat 10/25vs TexasSplash gameL 38-4553300
Sat 10/18@ FloridaL 21-2320000
Sat 10/4@ Texas A&ML 9-3110000
Sat 9/27vs TennesseeL 34-4110000
Sat 9/20vs Northern IllinoisW 38-1021100
Sat 9/13vs Unknown200.5000
Sat 9/6vs Arizona StateW 24-2040000
Sat 8/30@ Southern MissW 34-1763001

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Texas A&M

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Mississippi State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonTexas A&M222.58.8
2023 PostseasonTexas A&M38.83.41
2023 Regular SeasonTexas A&M38.83.40
2024 Regular SeasonTexas A&M537.5132
2025 PostseasonMississippi State1019.87.95
2025 Regular SeasonMississippi State1019.87.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.

#2

Texas

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#3

Massachusetts

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#4

UL Monroe

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

#5

Arkansas

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Texas A&M

5 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 13 usage

29.2

#2

2022 Regular Season · Texas A&M

21.9

2 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 8.8 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Mississippi State

21

10 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.959

Katy · Katy, TX

Committed To
Texas A&M
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

59

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 26 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Malick Sylla quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
59