Malik Forrester: DT · Fresno State · #97.
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Malik Forrester
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The two seasons at Fresno State span two head coaches: Eric Kiesau and Jeff Tedford. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against San José State — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fresno State | 38 | 25 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Fresno State | 38 | 22 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 47 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-0vs Incarnate Word | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-48@ No. 6 Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-21vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-10@ San José State | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-0vs New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-26vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-21@ Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17vs No. 25 Boise State | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-17@ Boise State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 33-27vs Houston | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 25 | 9.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%10 TFLSack rate
13%5 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries38 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Pass share
46.7%
437 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
38 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 76 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tim DeRuyter, Eric Kiesau, and Jeff Tedford. Multi-era developmental context.
