Player Career

Dez Malone Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Dez Malone story

Dez Malone built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from Fresno, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Oklahoma and San Diego State. The clearest part of Dez Malone's career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dez Malone's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 37 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma and San Diego State.

The arc is straightforward: Dez Malone moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    San Diego State

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State000
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State00
2022 PostseasonSan Diego State1020.84.310
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1020.84.30
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1125.14.91
2024 Regular SeasonOklahoma4.515.82.6-6.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 10 · W 14-10 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Idaho State

Week 1 · W 36-28

5

Havoc Plays

65.5 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 6 · W 16-14 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Nevada

Week 8 · L 0-6 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#5

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 43-27 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

53.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · San Diego State

10 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage

49.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · San Diego State

49.8

10 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

44.9

11 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games