Malik Matthews: CB · Liberty · #24.
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Malik Matthews
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. On tape: 6 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 1, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Liberty | 28 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 28 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-10vs Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38@ Army | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-47vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-43@ New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-49@ New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-16vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-41vs Idaho State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 59-62@ Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-45@ Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-53@ Auburn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this season28 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Turner Gill
Pass share
48.5%
448 pass / 476 run
Plays / game
77.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Liberty, 28 tackles — the college career is complete.
