Malik Fleming: DB · Houston · #15.
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Malik Fleming
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Houston and Dana Holgorsen. All-AAC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 8 tackles against Kansas State, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Houston | 39 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | 41 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 34 | 28 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 25 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 106 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 41-43@ Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL39 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
53.4%
406 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at East Carolina and Houston, 144 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Houston and Dana Holgorsen.
