Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Malik Mustapha built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Malik Mustapha's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 124
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 169
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Malik Mustapha quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 169
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Liberty
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 4 · Pick 24 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · DB 24th (top 3%) · ACC 16th (top 3%) · National 149th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 36 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 9 | 52 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 80 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.6 |
Related Context
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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
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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 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Mustapha story
Malik Mustapha built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Malik Mustapha's career was his defensive production: 169 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Malik Mustapha's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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
vs Liberty
Week 3 · W 37-36
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 37-17
3
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 13 · W 41-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 10 · L 21-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 9 · L 21-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Wake Forest
14.5 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 9.3 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest
50.6
9.5 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Wake Forest
26
6 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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