Malik Thompson: DL · Marshall · #51.
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Malik Thompson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three seasons in the Marshall defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 INT against Florida Atlantic — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-16vs Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-37vs NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-7vs Florida Atlantic | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-26@ Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-0vs UTSA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-25@ Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-41@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 14 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
21%8 hurries39 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Doc Holliday, all balanced offenses — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doc Holliday
Pass share
48.1%
432 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
39 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Marshall, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Doc Holliday.
