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DET · SLB · #44

Malcolm Rodriguez

Starter

Is Malcolm Rodriguez starting?

Malcolm Rodriguez is the starting SLB for the Detroit Lions.

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Malcolm Rodriguez this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Malcolm Rodriguez is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Detroit Lions, Devin White is next in line behind him.

Malcolm Rodriguez's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-21 at ARI (Oct 11); L 26-32 at CAR (Oct 4); W 31-24 vs NYJ (Sep 27).

Malcolm Rodriguez wears No. 44, is 27 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 230 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Oklahoma State.

Is Malcolm Rodriguez playing this week?

Malcolm Rodriguez is expected to start at SLB for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 18, ESPN).

DET SLB Depth

1Malcolm RodriguezStarter
2Devin White

Detroit Lions Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
5' 11"
Weight
230
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET5600.500
    2025DET591000
    2024DET9232201
    2023DET11140000
    2022DET16424102
    Career5 yrs469473.503

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    -0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0.5
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    46
    Tackles
    94

    #93 of 245 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Malcolm Rodriguez is rated 51 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 180th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 5% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    8th percentile
    Beats 8% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 5 games
    2026 + 2025 · 177 snaps
    Draft slot
    20% of rating
    Pick 188 · 2022 draft
    Updated
    Through week 6

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ ARITKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-21

    Oct 4L@ CARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-32

    Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-24

    Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-41

    Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-30

    Malcolm Rodriguez's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Malcolm Rodriguez plays 28% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share28%

    College

    Oklahoma State

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