Marshall · L 26-28
No tackles.
Nevada · W 27-20
No tackles.
Jacksonville State · L 13-23
No tackles.
Kansas · L 0-55
No tackles.
Kennesaw State · L 28-44
No tackles.
Malaki-Donaldson has tackles in 2 of Middle Tennessee’s 8 games: none in the other 6.
Middle Tennessee is 4-4.
Second year in the same linebacker corps at Middle Tennessee. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Delaware — Week 7, 2026.
5 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 20 · W 26-23 at Florida International, play by play
0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Florida International’s drive (int).
Intercepted. First quarter, down 8-7. Ended Florida International’s drive (int).
How Middle Tennessee’s defense played that day
Florida International’s 11 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 10. His interception came with Middle Tennessee down 1.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Week 8 · 2026
W 26-23
1 interception · 5 interception return yards
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith and Derek Mason.
