Malik Young

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 280
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Sprayberry HS
Prev School:
Eastern Arizona College

Highly-coveted defensive tackle prospect who was a late recruiting victory for the Mizzou coaching staff … A first-team NJCAA All-American in 2016, who is someone Mizzou's coaches expect to come in and challenge for playing time right away … Has a good combination of size and strength, and shows a good first step and can hold his ground in one-on-one battles … Rated as a three-star defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com … ESPN.com has him also as a three-star prospect, and ranks him as the No. 12 defensive tackle coming out of the junior college ranks for 2017 … Will have two years to play two at Mizzou … Graduated from high school in 2013, and initially attended West Georgia Tech to play football, but the school dropped its program before the season started … Took some time off to work before enrolling at Eastern Arizona for the 2015-16 academic year … Also named 1st-team all-region and 1st-team all-conference in 2016, while taking home conference defensive player of the year … As a sophomore in 2016, was second on the team with 65 tackles, including 1.5 sacks … In his first year at Eastern, finished with 46 tackles and 2.5 quarterback sacks and also added two blocked kicks … Senior season at Sprayberry High School included 53 total tackles, 3.5 quarterback sacks and two quarterback pressures … Junior college coach: John O’Mera … High school coach: Billy Shackelford …. Primary recruiter: Brick Haley … Chose Mizzou over Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, Arkansas, Arizona State, Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas State and Arizona, among others.

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