Malik Robinson: LB · Houston · #8.
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Malik Robinson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Texas — Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2 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 | 73 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Houston | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Houston | 34 | 15 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Houston | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 136 | 64 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 41-43@ Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups73 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #270 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Carolina and Houston, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Fedora and Dana Holgorsen.
