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46 Malik Preston

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 227
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Shreveport, La.
  • Prev School Southwood HS

Biography

Career
Debut: September 5, 2015 versus Southwestern Oklahoma
First Start: October 3, 2015 against Southern Nazarene
Stats: 37 games, 31 starts; 183 tackles (108 solo, 75 assisted); 16.0 tackles for loss for 58 yards; 3.0 sacks for 22 yards; five forced fumbles, two recoveries, 20 yards, TD; 3 INT, 71 yards, TD; 8 QB hurries; 7 pass breakups

Career Awards
GAC Defensive Player of the Week - September 10, 2018
D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week - September 13, 2018
2018 All-GAC Honorable Mention
2016 All-GAC Second Team

Career Records
Forced Fumbles – Tied 5th-all time (5)
 
2018
Played in 12 games, making 10 starts…49 total tackles (30 solo, 19 assist)…8.0 tackles for loss for 33 yards…1.0 sacks for 10 yards…four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery…one QB hurry…one pass breakup…recorded a career-high 16 tackles (13 solo, 3 assist) and tackles for loss (3.0) against Harding (9/9)…forced three fumbles against Harding (9/9)…four games with five or more tackles…recorded one sack for 10 yards, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble versus Northwestern Oklahoma (9/22)…recorded QB hurry versus Northwestern Oklahoma (9/22)…one pass breakup versus Arkansas Tech
 
2017
Played in and started first two games of season…10 total tackles (6 solo, 4 assist)…two interceptions, 26 return yards…recorded eight tackles (5 solo, 3 assist) and two interceptions for 26 yards against Arkansas Tech (8/31)…recorded two tackles (1 solo, 1 assist) versus Harding (9/9)…season-ending injury suffered in game versus Harding
 
2016
Played in and started all 12 games…64 tackles (34 solo, 30 assist)…3.5 tackles for loss for nine yards…one forced fumble…one interceptions for 45 yards and a touchdown…one QB hurry…three pass breakups…recorded five or more tackles in seven games…recorded nine tackles versus both Arkansas Tech (9/24) and Texas A&M-Kingsville (12/3)…recorded 1.5 tackles for loss versus Southeastern Oklahoma (10/29)…forced fumble against Southwestern Oklahoma (9/1)…45-yard interception return for TD against Arkansas-Monticello (11/12)…QB hurry against East Central (11/5)…pass breakups against Southwestern Oklahoma (9/1), Arkansas Tech (9/24) and East Central (11/5)
 
2015
Played in 11 games, making seven starts…60 total tackles (38 solo, 22 assist)…4.5 tackles for loss for 16 yards…2.0 sacks for 12 yards…one fumble recovery for 20 yards and a touchdown…six QB hurries…three pass breakups…season-high 10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assist) against Southern Nazarene (10/3)…six games of five or more tackles…3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks versus Oklahoma Baptist (10/10)…20-yard fumble recovery for TD versus East Central (11/7)…two QB hurries versus East Central (11/7) and Arkansas-Monticello (11/14)…pass breakups versus Harding (9/19), Southern Nazarene (10/3) and Arkansas-Monticello (11/14)
 
Previous School
Preston is a 2015 graduate of Southwood HS in Shreveport, Louisiana

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 240 lbs
  • 46

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 238 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 237 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 237 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 237 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 227 lbs
    46