Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Malik Ganaway
Senior cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Trenton, TN · Peabody High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 340 nationally · Joined Missouri State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri State in 2026.
- Transferred from Tennessee to Tennessee State in 2024.
Malik Ganaway
Tennessee to Tennessee State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Lindenwood — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Signed with Missouri State3-star out of Trinity Valley C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). 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 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Trinity Valley CC 2025: One of the top defenders for Trinity Valley (Texas) Community College, racking up 46 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, an interception and 7 passes defended for coach Sherard Poteete’s Cardinals. Tennessee State 2024: Saw action in 6 games, bringing down 13 ball carrier...
The secondary · Missouri State
- #9Dylan Dixson50 tackles · 2025
- #29Christian Ford47 tackles · 2025
- #2Antonio Smith12 tackles · 2025
- #16J.J. O'Neal12 tackles · 2025
- #7Malik Ganaway2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology