Linebacker, Texas, 2015–17
Malik Jefferson
- Number
- No. 46
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Hometown
- Mesquite, TX
- Born
- Nov 15, 1996, in Mesquite, Texas
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Malik Jefferson played linebacker at Texas (2015–17). The Cincinnati Bengals took Jefferson in round 3, No. 78 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2017Honors
- 2015Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year
- 2016Second-team All-Big 12
- 2017Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017First-team All-Big 12
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2017 Texas 12 games, 110 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Maryland | L 41–51 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. San José State | W 56–0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at USC | L 24–27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Iowa State | W 17–7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Kansas State | W 40–34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 10–13 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Baylor | W 38–7 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at TCU | L 7–24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Kansas | W 42–27 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at West Virginia | W 28–14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | L 23–27 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Texas 11 games, 59 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 50–47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. UTEP | W 41–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at California | L 43–50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atOklahoma State | L 31–49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Oklahoma | L 40–45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Iowa State | W 27–6 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atKansas State | L 21–24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Baylor | W 35–34 | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atTexas Tech | W 45–37 | 8 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.West Virginia | L 20–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.TCU | L 9–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ | |
| Weight | 236 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 27 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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