Malik Esquerra
Texas Tech Red Raiders
82
Good

Malik Esquerra

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SSDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Malik Esquerra is the projected starter at SS for Texas Tech Red Raiders.

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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 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #567 Natl2-Yr Total10 tacklesTeam Share1%
Killeen, TX
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
205 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 94-rated defense; 49th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
94
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 (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role

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.

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Team Role

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

Depth at SS · Texas Tech Red Raiders

  1. 12482Malik EsquerraStarter
  2. 2571Oliver Miles III
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.