Malcolm Rodriguez

Experience: 5 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 27

Weight: 230 lbs

College: Oklahoma State

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	3	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sundays	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST
December	4	6	4	2
January	1	4	4	0
November	2	1	1	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST
vs AFC Teams	1	0	0	0
vs NFC Teams	6	11	9	2
Outside Own Division	4	4	3	1
vs Own Division	3	7	6	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST
Chicago Bears	1	4	4	0
Dallas Cowboys	1	2	1	1
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	1	1	1	0
Minnesota Vikings	1	3	2	1
New York Giants	1	1	1	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	3	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST
U.S. Bank Stadium	1	3	2	1
Ford Field	4	3	2	1
SoFi Stadium	1	1	1	0
Soldier Field	1	4	4	0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

2022 PFWA All-Rookie Team
Tied for the lead among all NFL rookies in 2022 by producing at least one tackle for loss in eight games. His eight total tackles for loss tied for the third-most among NFL rookies.
Led all NFL rookies with 12 tackles for loss or no gain in 2022 (per PFF).
Ranked sixth among NFL rookies with 83 total tackles in 2022.
Was one-of-four NFL rookies to total at least eight tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery in 2022.
Recorded his first-career sack and his first-career fumble recovery in Week 8 vs. Miami (10/30/22).
Became Detroit's first rookie selected in the sixth round-or-later to start in Week 1 of his same Draft year since 1987.
Joined the Lions as a sixth-round selection (188th overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma State.

COLLEGE:

Played five seasons at Oklahoma State (2017-21), totaling 408 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss, 13 forced fumbles, 7.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries in that span. Since 2005, his 13 forced fumbles rank as the fourth-most in the FBS. He began his tenure at the school as a safety before converting to linebacker prior to the 2019 season.
2021: Logged 129 total tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, 3.0 sacks and one interception.
- First-Team All-Big 12
- Ranked seventh in the FBS with 76 solo tackles and tied for 10th with four forced fumbles.
- Fiesta Bowl MVP
2020: Tallied 82 total tackles, seven forced fumbles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks on the season.
- Second-Team All-Big 12
- Led the FBS with seven forced fumbles.
- Tied for seventh in the FBS with 57 solo tackles.
2019: Credited with 103 total tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a pick-six.
- Second-Team All-Big 12
- Team's Defensive MVP
2018: Recorded 83 total tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and one interception.
2017: Saw action in the last nine games of the season and produced 11 total tackles.

PERSONAL:

Prepped at Wagoner (Okla.) High School, where he starred as a quarterback and defensive back. He was also a state champion wrestler and a talented baseball player.
Two-time Muskogee Phoenix Male Athlete of the Year (2016-17).

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