Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Penn State
Malik Golden
S • 6'0" • Hartford, CT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Golden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Malik Golden built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Hartford, CT wearing No. 6, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Malik Golden's career was his defensive production: 75...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Malik Golden, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. Malik Golden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 6
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Malik Golden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cheshire Academy · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Cheshire Academy · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · S 39th (top 11%) · Big Ten 29th (top 5%) · National 262nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 68 | 5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 62.9 |
Related Context
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Malik Golden played S for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Golden recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Penn State paired 10 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
9.9
Consistency
37.1
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 1. Kent State: 2. Pittsburgh: 2.5. Temple: 0. Michigan: 2. Maryland: 0. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 1. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Rutgers: 1. Michigan State: 0. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 7 by 39.2. Kent State: 3 by 32.5. Pittsburgh: 6 by 50. Temple: 9 by 37.5. Michigan: 11 by 65.8. Maryland: 6 by 25. Ohio State: 6 by 25. Purdue: 8 by 43.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 6 by 25. Rutgers: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 10 · -1.4 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · +1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs USC | L 49-52 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State | W 45-12 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Rutgers | W 39-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Indiana | W 45-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Purdue | W 62-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ohio State | W 24-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Maryland | W 38-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-49 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Temple | W 34-27 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 39-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 33-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Golden story
Malik Golden built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Hartford, CT wearing No. 6, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Malik Golden's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Golden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 10 | 31.7 | 9.9 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 31.7 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 2 · L 39-42
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan
Week 4 · L 10-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Purdue
Week 9 · W 62-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs USC
Week 1 · L 49-52 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Penn State
10 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 9.9 usage
62.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
62.9
10 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Penn State
23.3
1 primary · 10 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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