Defensive back, Georgia Tech (from Wofford), 2014–18
Malik Rivera
- Number
- No. 36
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Malik Rivera played defensive back at Wofford (2014–17) and Georgia Tech (2018).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last at North Carolina, 2018Team titles: Southern champions, 2017
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wofford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Wofford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 68 | 40 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 80 | 46 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 of 2 | 1 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wofford | 36 | DB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Wofford | 36 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Wofford | 36 | DB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Wofford | 36 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 36 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 200 |
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 Georgia Tech 13 games, 68 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alcorn State | W 41–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at South Florida | L 38–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Pittsburgh | L 19–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Clemson | L 21–49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Bowling Green | W 63–17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisville | W 66–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Duke | L 14–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Virginia Tech | W 49–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at North Carolina | W 38–28 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Miami | W 27–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Virginia | W 30–27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Georgia | L 21–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 10–34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Wofford 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 | at South Carolina | L 10–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Furman; Sep 9 at Mercer; Sep 23 vs. Gardner-Webb; Sep 30 at Presbyterian; Oct 7 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 14 at The Citadel; Oct 21 vs. Samford; Oct 28 at East Tennessee State; Nov 4 vs. Chattanooga; Nov 11 at VMI; Dec 2 vs. Furman; Dec 9 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2016 Wofford 1 game, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Ole Miss | L 13–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 at Tennessee Tech; Sep 17 vs. Johnson C. Smith; Sep 24 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 1 at Samford; Oct 8 at Western Carolina; Oct 22 vs. The Citadel; Oct 29 vs. Mercer; Nov 5 at Furman; Nov 12 at Chattanooga; Nov 19 vs. VMI; Nov 26 vs. Charleston Southern; Dec 3 at The Citadel; Dec 10 at Youngstown State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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