Senior linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2021: 6 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Suwanee, GA
The story
4 linebacker for Western Kentucky. 2021: 6 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMalik Staples
Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Bobby Petrino and Tyson Helton. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against UT Martin — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 43 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Mike Sanford Jr., and Tyson Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 59–21
vs UT Martin
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-21vs UT Martin | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 31-33vs Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-48@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |