Safety, Marshall, 2015–18
Malik Gant
- Number
- No. 29
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Washington, DC
- Born
- May 29, 1997
Malik Gant played safety at Marshall (2015–18).
Career highs
17tackles, career highat NC State, 2017Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marshall | 29 | S | RS | ||
| 2016 | Marshall | 29 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Marshall | 29 | S | So. | ||
| 2018 | Marshall | 29 | S | Jr. | 6′2″ | 194 |
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
2018 Marshall 12 games, 90 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Miami (OH) | W 35–28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 32–16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. NC State | L 20–37 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Western Kentucky | W 20–17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 24–34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at Old Dominion | W 42–20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 31–7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Southern Miss | L 24–26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Charlotte | W 30–13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. UTSA | W 23–0 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Florida International | W 28–25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at Virginia Tech | L 20–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Marshall 12 games, 100 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 31–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | atNC State | L 20–37 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Kent State | W 21–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Cincinnati | W 38–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atCharlotte | W 14–3 | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Old Dominion | W 35–3 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 38–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida International | L 30–41 | 13 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 25–30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 30–23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atUTSA | L 7–9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Colorado State | W 31–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Marshall 5 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Morgan State | W 62–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Louisville | L 28–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atFlorida International | L 14–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 6–60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 209 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.45 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.30 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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