2018 Football Roster
Malik Herring
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Forsyth, Ga.
- High School:
- Mary Persons
Career Highs
* 5 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 2018; vs. Baylor, 2020
* 1 QB Sack vs. Alabama, 2020; vs. Cincinnati, 2021 (2020 season)
* 2 TFL vs. Missouri, 2020
* 5 QB pressures vs. Florida, 2020
2020: Started at end in eight of 10 games...finished with 20 tackles and 24 total QB pressures on the season, second best among all defenders...had four tackles, including a sack that resulted in an intentional grounding penalty, and three QB pressures vs. Alabama...had three assisted tackles and three QB pressures in win over Auburn...had one tackle in Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati, a third-quarter QB sack that resulted in a six-yard loss...credited with one solo tackle and added a batted-down pass, as well as a QB pressure, in season opener at Arkansas...had one tackle, a pass breakup and four QB pressures in win at Kentucky...one of three team captains for the Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri games...invited to play in the Senior Bowl.
2019: Played in 12 of 14 games, starting in nine...finished with 26 total stops...also had 18 QB pressures, third-best among all defenders...career-high five tackles in Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor included 1.5 tackles for loss...also batted down a Baylor pass at the line of scrimmage...four tackles in win at Auburn, including a stop for an 8-yard loss...had two tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss, and a QB pressure in win at Tennessee...two tackles, including an assisted stop for a 9-yard loss, and four QB pressures vs. Florida...co-winner of Defensive Most Improved Player award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
2018: Saw action in all 14 games and finished with 23 total stops, 3.5 for lost yardage and assists on two QB sacks...career-best five tackles came in first career start vs. Georgia Tech...one of his three stops vs. Florida resulted in a 7-yard loss and a fumble...assisted on a QB sack vs. UMass that resulted in a 4-yard loss.
2017: Played in all 15 games, with seven total stops...most productive game was vs. Florida, when he was credited with two stops and a QB pressure...recorded first two career tackles vs. Samford.
High School: Mary Persons High School, coached by Brian Nelson …PrepStar Magazine 4-star prospect, #80 prospect in the nation… ESPN.com 4-star prospect, #8 ranked DE nationally, #12 overall prospect in Georgia…Rivals.com 4-star prospect, #6 DE nationally and #17 overall in Georgia…247Sports.com 4-star prospect, #4 DE nationally and #15 overall prospect in Georgia…Scout 4-star prospect, #215 player nationally, #19 DE nationally…Dawgs Post #20 overall prospect in Georgia…Selected to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2016 Georgia’s Supper 11 team and Class 4A All-State team…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State team…Aided the Mary Persons Bulldogs to the semifinals of the 2016 GHSA Class AAAA playoffs…Touchdown Club of Atlanta Metro Atlanta All-Star Team…Appeared in 13 games his senior year, totaling 81 total tackles, 27 TFL, nine sacks and caused two fumbles…He also added two touchdowns on three receptions…In his junior year, he tallied 74 total tackles, 21 TFL, seven sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered a fumble in 10 games played…On the offensive end, he scored three touchdowns on three receptions.
Personal: AL’MALIK DEMICHIA HERRING...Major: Business...recipient of the Aubrey Cecil Rhodes, Sr. Scholarship.
