Malik Jenkins: LB · Texas Tech · #41.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Jenkins
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. On tape: 14 tackles against TCU, Week 9, 2016.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 55-68@ Arizona State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-45vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-44@ Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-48vs No. 20 West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 59-66vs No. 16 Oklahoma | 14 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ TCU | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 37-45vs Texas | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 44-45@ No. 17 Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-66@ Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-35vs Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups75 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
63.1%
652 pass / 381 run
Plays / game
86.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
698 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Texas Tech, 75 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kliff Kingsbury.
