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Malcolm Rodriguez

Linebacker, Detroit Lions · #44.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Linebacker
Number: 44
Born: Mar 29, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Wagoner, OK, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 230 lbs
College: Oklahoma State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	14	6	8	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.5	0
Last 5 Games	14	6	8	0.5	0	0	0	0	1.5	0
Career	178	118	60	3.5	2	2	2	3	20	16

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	4	3	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malcolm Luciano Rodriguez (born March 29, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malcolm Rodriguez, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Rodriguez attended Wagoner High School in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He played quarterback and safety in high school. During his career he had 115 touchdowns with 6,144 passing yards and 2,449 rushing yards. He was born to a Mexican father and Cherokee mother, he is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

College career

Rodriguez joined Oklahoma State in 2017 and played there until 2021. After starting his career as a safety he moved to linebacker in 2019. As a senior he was named a first-team All-American by ESPN. During his career, he had 408 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two interceptions, and a touchdown. In his final college game, he was named the MVP of the 2022 Fiesta Bowl.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malcolm Rodriguez, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹