Malcolm Cook: ILB · Virginia · #17.
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Malcolm Cook
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons in the Virginia linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Indiana — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-13vs Richmond | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-20@ Indiana | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 16-13vs No. 16 Miami | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%1 pass breakups20 tackles.
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
41.9%
356 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
65.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia, 66 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike London → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
