Usage Score
7.7
Player Dossier
2021-2023Wake Forest
Malik Mustapha
DB • 5'11" • 207 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Mustapha shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
35.3
Consistency
37.7
Season Value
36.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
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 Mustapha, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Malik Mustapha shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Malik Mustapha played DB for Wake Forest. Across 3 tracked seasons, Malik Mustapha recorded 169 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 14.5 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Elon
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
7.7
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Elon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 3. Vanderbilt: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Pittsburgh: 1.5. Florida State: 2. Duke: 0. NC State: 1. Notre Dame: 0. Syracuse: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 9 by 67.5. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Clemson: 9 by 37.5. Virginia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Pittsburgh: 5 by 35.8. Florida State: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 11 by 45.8. NC State: 6 by 35. Notre Dame: 6 by 25. Syracuse: 13 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 8 · -0.9 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
Elon
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Elon
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Syracuse10+ tackles | L 31-35 | 13 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs NC State | L 6-26 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | @ Duke10+ tackles | L 21-24 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Florida StateSplash game | L 16-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Pittsburgh | W 21-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Virginia Tech | L 13-30 | 8 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Clemson | L 12-17 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Georgia Tech | L 16-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Old Dominion | W 27-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Vanderbilt | W 36-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs ElonSplash game | W 37-17 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2021-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 6 | 17.9 | 4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 6 | 17.9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 14.5 | 39.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9.5 | 35.3 | 7.7 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Liberty
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
Elon
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
Boston College
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#4
NC State
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.
#5
Louisville
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 37 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
14.5 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage
48.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
36.6
9.5 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
18.6
6 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
6
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
169
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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