Malik Charles
Oklahoma State Cowboys
65
Depth

Malik Charles

Oklahoma State CowboysSolid
DEDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Malik Charles starting?

Malik Charles is listed 2nd string at DE for Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Redshirt senior · #0 · 6'3", 284 lbs

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Depth at DE · Oklahoma State Cowboys

  1. 19568Jaleel JohnsonStarter
  2. 2065Malik CharlesYou
  3. 31165Keviyan Huddleston

Oklahoma State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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Up next for Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State plays Kansas State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 01:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 28 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share5%Percentile81th
Tempe, AZ
Jersey
#0
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
284 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025282.52.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LISUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 51-49

Oct 24WCOLOTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 57-24

Oct 17LHOUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-32

Sep 26WWVUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-24

Sep 19WMURTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 59-0

Sep 12WORETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 39-31

Sep 5LTLSATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Malik Charles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

28 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement63%
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