Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Texas Tech
Malik Jenkins
LB • 6'1" • Ennis, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malik Jenkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Malik Jenkins built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Ennis, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Malik Jenkins' career was his defensive production: 75...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Malik Jenkins, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Malik Jenkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Malik Jenkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ennis · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Ennis · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 164th (top 16%) · Big 12 24th (top 6%) · National 263rd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 75 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64.3 |
Related Context
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Malik Jenkins played LB for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malik Jenkins recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 6.5 primary output with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
32.8
Usage
9.4
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stephen F. Austin: 1. Arizona State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Kansas State: 0. West Virginia: 0.5. Oklahoma: 2. TCU: 1. Texas: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stephen F. Austin: 5 by 30.8. Arizona State: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. West Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Oklahoma: 14 by 70. TCU: 14 by 60. Texas: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 35. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
70 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Baylor | W 54-35 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Iowa State | L 10-66 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oklahoma State | L 44-45 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas | L 37-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCU10+ tackles | W 27-24 | 14 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Oklahoma10+ tackles · Splash game | L 59-66 | 14 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs West Virginia | L 17-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kansas State | L 38-44 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 59-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Arizona State | L 55-68 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 69-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Jenkins story
Malik Jenkins built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Ennis, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Malik Jenkins' career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Texas Tech. 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 Jenkins' production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Jenkins 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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Texas Tech
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6.5 | 32.8 | 9.4 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 59-66 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 10 · L 37-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
@ TCU
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#4
vs West Virginia
Week 7 · L 17-48 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 69-17
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Havoc Plays
44.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
6.5 primary output · 32.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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