Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Malik Bryant
Senior edge rusher on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Orlando, FL · Jones
Transferred Miami → Missouri for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2023.
- Transferred from Miami to Missouri in 2026.
Malik Bryant
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Malik Bryant has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Jones
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
2025Miami
2026Missouri
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
EDGE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sifa Leota’s 2022 season.
51%match
Matches Sifa on
Sack rate
Differs from Sifa on
TFL rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Green's freshman season at James Madison (2022).
68%match
1st-team All-American
Matches Jalen on
Sack rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Jalen on
Class year (lower)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Background
Prior to Mizzou 2025 (Miami): Played in four games as a junior … Recorded two total tackles … Made one solo tackle in the season-opening win over Notre Dame and then an assist against Bethune-Cookman … Also saw action vs. Syracuse and at Texas A&M in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals. 20...
The defensive line · Missouri
- #19Darris Smith6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Mark Hensley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Sterling Webb4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Marquis Gracial2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #12Malik Bryant0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology