Safety, Texas Tech, 2024–26
Malik Esquerra
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Killeen, TX
Malik Esquerra plays safety for Texas Tech. Last time out, against Arizona State: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
33 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 6 tackles vs. Arizona State, W 53–25
Next game: at Cincinnati, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Houston, 2026Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 24 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 24 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 24 | S | Jr. | 6′3″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Texas Tech 6 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 33–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | at Oregon State | W 35–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Houston | W 28–26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Sam Houston | W 49–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Colorado | W 29–7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Arizona State | W 53–25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Texas Tech 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Oregon State | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 42–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. BYU | W 29–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCF | W 48–9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas Tech 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | vs. West Virginia | W 52–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 26–39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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