Malick Sylla is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Mississippi State.
Sylla fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, Mike Elko and Jeff Lebby. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 33 | 10 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 14 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 31 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17@ Southern Miss | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-20vs No. 12 Arizona State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs No. 15 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-31@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-23@ Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-45vs No. 22 Texas | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35@ Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-49@ Missouri | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-38vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 29-43vs Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 10 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%7 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups33 tackles · 7 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
41.8%
390 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #272 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #46 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, Mike Elko and Jeff Lebby.
