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Jersey Number 8
Malick Sylla
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Katy HS (Texas A&M)
Career Notes
Played in 46 career games with two starts … Concluded his collegiate career with 59 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.
2025 (Senior Season)
Played in all 13 games with one start … Totalled 33 tackles, 7 TFLs, two pass breakups, two sacks and forced one fumble … Set career-highs in all stat categories, minus sacks in which he tied his career-high from 2024 … at Southern Miss (8/30): Set a career high with six tackles (three solo, three assisted) in the win over Southern Miss, while also recording his first career pass breakup ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): Tied his career high in tackles for loss and QB hurries ... vs Tennessee (9/27): continued to apply pressure to the quarterback with two QB hurries ... vs Texas (10/25): led the team in tackles for loss ... first player in three years to have three tackles for loss in a game ... set a career high in tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/1): extended his streak of games with a tackle for loss to two ... recorded his first sack of the season ... at Missouri (11/15): recorded his first ever fumble recovery in his career ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): tied his career high in pass breakups … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Recorded three tackles to go along with a sack and TFL … Had one QB hurry.
2024 (Junior Season – Texas A&M)
Played in eight games with zero starts … Was in on a tackle in the win over McNeese Had five tackles, 3.0 for 18 yards lost and 2.0 sacks for 12 yards lost in the win over New Mexico State.
2023 (Sophomore Season – Texas A&M)
Played in 13 games with one start … Made first career start in the Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State … Was in on a tackle in the season-opening win over New Mexico ... Made two tackles, including a solo sack for a 5-yard loss, in the win over ULM ... Had a tackle for a 2-yard loss against Auburn ... Made a pair of tackles in the win over Arkansas ... Had two tackles and a hurry at Tennessee ... Had three tackles at Ole Miss.
2022 (True Freshman Season – Texas A&M)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Played primarily on special teams … Tallied five tackles, including a solo sack for a 6-yard loss, and added a hurry against UMass ... Earned the Defensive Versatility award at the annual team banquet.
High School
Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy High School ... A 4-star prospect according to all three major outlets ... 2022 Under Armour All-American ... As a senior, posted 55 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception ... Was a unanimous first-team all-district selection as a junior ... Helped lead Katy to a state championship in his junior season (2020) ... Played with both Seth Davis and Hunter Washington in 2020 ... As a sophomore, led Katy to a 12-1 record and the third round of the state playoffs.
Personal
Full name is Pape Malick Sylla ... Goes by his middle name Malick.
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, at Southern Miss (8/30/2025)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Sacks: 2.0, vs. New Mexico State (11/16/2024) *
QB Hurries: 2, vs. Tennessee (9/27/2025)
Played in 46 career games with two starts … Concluded his collegiate career with 59 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.
2025 (Senior Season)
Played in all 13 games with one start … Totalled 33 tackles, 7 TFLs, two pass breakups, two sacks and forced one fumble … Set career-highs in all stat categories, minus sacks in which he tied his career-high from 2024 … at Southern Miss (8/30): Set a career high with six tackles (three solo, three assisted) in the win over Southern Miss, while also recording his first career pass breakup ... vs Northern Illinois (9/20): Tied his career high in tackles for loss and QB hurries ... vs Tennessee (9/27): continued to apply pressure to the quarterback with two QB hurries ... vs Texas (10/25): led the team in tackles for loss ... first player in three years to have three tackles for loss in a game ... set a career high in tackles for loss ... at Arkansas (11/1): extended his streak of games with a tackle for loss to two ... recorded his first sack of the season ... at Missouri (11/15): recorded his first ever fumble recovery in his career ... vs Ole Miss (11/28): tied his career high in pass breakups … vs. Wake Forest (1/2): Recorded three tackles to go along with a sack and TFL … Had one QB hurry.
2024 (Junior Season – Texas A&M)
Played in eight games with zero starts … Was in on a tackle in the win over McNeese Had five tackles, 3.0 for 18 yards lost and 2.0 sacks for 12 yards lost in the win over New Mexico State.
2023 (Sophomore Season – Texas A&M)
Played in 13 games with one start … Made first career start in the Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State … Was in on a tackle in the season-opening win over New Mexico ... Made two tackles, including a solo sack for a 5-yard loss, in the win over ULM ... Had a tackle for a 2-yard loss against Auburn ... Made a pair of tackles in the win over Arkansas ... Had two tackles and a hurry at Tennessee ... Had three tackles at Ole Miss.
2022 (True Freshman Season – Texas A&M)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … Played primarily on special teams … Tallied five tackles, including a solo sack for a 6-yard loss, and added a hurry against UMass ... Earned the Defensive Versatility award at the annual team banquet.
High School
Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy High School ... A 4-star prospect according to all three major outlets ... 2022 Under Armour All-American ... As a senior, posted 55 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception ... Was a unanimous first-team all-district selection as a junior ... Helped lead Katy to a state championship in his junior season (2020) ... Played with both Seth Davis and Hunter Washington in 2020 ... As a sophomore, led Katy to a 12-1 record and the third round of the state playoffs.
Personal
Full name is Pape Malick Sylla ... Goes by his middle name Malick.
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, at Southern Miss (8/30/2025)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0, vs. Texas (10/25/2025)
Sacks: 2.0, vs. New Mexico State (11/16/2024) *
QB Hurries: 2, vs. Tennessee (9/27/2025)
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