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CLE · RDT · #96

Maliek Collins

Starter

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Maliek Collins is the starting RDT for the Cleveland Browns.

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Maliek Collins this week

The Cleveland Browns play next in Week 6, at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Maliek Collins is listed as the starter at RDT going into that game.

At RDT for the Cleveland Browns, Mike Hall Jr. and Elijah Chatman are next in line behind him.

Maliek Collins's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 12-17 at NYJ (Oct 11); W 27-24 vs PIT (Oct 1); W 21-18 vs CAR (Sep 27).

Maliek Collins wears No. 96, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 310 lbs, has 11 years of NFL experience, came out of Nebraska.

Is Maliek Collins playing this week?

Maliek Collins is expected to start at RDT for Cleveland Browns. No injury listed (updated Oct 17, ESPN).

CLE RDT Depth

1Maliek CollinsStarter
2Mike Hall Jr.
3Elijah Chatman

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Age
31
Height
6' 2"
Weight
310
Experience
11 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026CLE5342.500
    2025CLE111476.500
    2024SF17205500
    2023HOU16166501
    2022HOU151973.502
    2021HOU151572.511
    2020LV1170000
    2019DAL15146400
    2018DAL11115300
    2017DAL14932.500
    2016DAL15155500
    Career11 yrs1451435539.514

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    3
    -0.7/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2.5
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    11
    Games
    145
    Tackles
    143

    #8 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Maliek Collins is rated 89 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 21st of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 90% 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
    91st percentile
    Beats 91% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 11 games
    2026 + 2025 · 688 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 67 · 2016 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 11L@ NYJTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 12-17

    Oct 1Wvs PITTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 27-24

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

    Final W 21-18

    Sep 20W@ TBTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-19

    Sep 13L@ JAXTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-34

    Maliek Collins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Maliek Collins plays 62% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share62%

    College

    Nebraska

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