Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Michigan State
Malik Spencer
DB • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Buford, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Spencer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
72
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Malik Spencer built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Buford, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Malik Spencer's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Malik Spencer, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Malik Spencer shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 173
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Malik Spencer quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Buford · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Buford · 99 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 129th (top 14%) · Big Ten 73rd (top 10%) · National 569th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 57.3 |
Related Context
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Malik Spencer played DB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Spencer recorded 173 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 12 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
5.8
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 2. Boston College: 0. Youngstown State: 0. USC: 2. Nebraska: 3. UCLA: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 1. Maryland: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Youngstown State: 2 by 8.3. USC: 7 by 49.2. Nebraska: 4 by 46.7. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 4 by 26.7. Penn State: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 7 by 49.2
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 8 · +0 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 38-28 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa | L 17-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Penn State | L 10-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Minnesota | L 20-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | L 20-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana | L 13-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCLA | L 13-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 27-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ USCSplash game | L 31-45 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Youngstown State | W 41-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Boston College | W 42-40 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 23-6 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Spencer story
Malik Spencer built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Buford, GA wearing No. 43, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Malik Spencer's career was his defensive production: 173 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Michigan 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 Malik Spencer's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Spencer 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
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Michigan State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 7 | 1.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 32.5 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 24.8 | 6.7 | -5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 28.1 | 5.8 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Maryland
Week 4 · L 9-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 46 Nebraska
Week 6 · L 27-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 5 · L 7-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Oregon
Week 6 · L 10-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 12 · W 24-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
12 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 5.8 usage
57.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Michigan State
53.8
9 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
38.7
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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