Malik Esquerra
Texas Tech Red Raiders
69
Depth

Malik Esquerra

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FSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Malik Esquerra starting?

Malik Esquerra is listed 2nd string at FS for Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Redshirt sophomore · #24 · 6'3", 210 lbs

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Depth at FS · Texas Tech Red Raiders

  1. 1788Brenden JordanStarter
  2. 22469Malik EsquerraYou
  3. 32359Maddox Quiller

Texas Tech Starting Lineup

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Up next for Texas Tech

Texas Tech plays West Virginia at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 09:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Killeen Shoemaker, ranked #567 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #567 Natl2-Yr Total10 tacklesTeam Share1%
Killeen, TX
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
2025801
2024200

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8844
National Rank
#567
High School
Killeen Shoemaker
Hometown
Killeen, TX

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 49th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 49% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 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 24LCINTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 37-24

Oct 17WASUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 53-25

Oct 3WCOLOTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 29-7

Sep 26WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-14

Sep 19WHOUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-26

Sep 12WORSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-24

Sep 5WACUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 33-10

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

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement17%
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