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Malik Harrison New York Giants · #54

Linebacker · 6' 3", 247 lbs · Columbus, OH · Age 28

Malik Harrison is a Linebacker for the New York Giants, drafted 98th overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.

LinebackerDrafted 98th overall7-yr veteran
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Season avg2 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg217 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Malik Harrison — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Malik Harrison is a Linebacker for the New York Giants, drafted 98th overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Malik Harrison stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #786 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
70Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Malik Harrison — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
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Pass rush
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The engine

How the model sees Malik Harrison

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
23
tackles
2–44
0.3
sacks
-0.5–1.1
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int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
7
games
1–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 23 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.7
Net vs last season+21.0 tackles
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 11 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Harrison career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202016440001
202114250000
202217310000
202314200000
202415542000
202511410000
2026 in progress · 1 game120000
Career882172.0001
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Malik Harrison

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-03-05

The beginning

Malik Harrison is a Linebacker for the New York Giants, in his 7th NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 98th overall, 2020 as a Linebacker.

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Malik Harrison is a New York Giants linebacker, drafted 98th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 217 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Harrison's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
247 lbs
Draft
98th overall, 2020
Born
Columbus, OH
Age
28
Jersey
#54
Background

Malik Harrison is from Columbus, OH and is 28 years old. He was drafted 98th overall, 2020 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 247 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 217 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Harrison is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Malik Harrison is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 217 tackles with 2 sacks and 0 interceptions across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Tackle volume217 career tackles over 7 seasons.
Pass rush2 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree98th overall, 2020.
Durability88 career games played.
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FAQ

Malik Harrison — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Harrison, answered.

What position does Malik Harrison play?
Malik Harrison is a Linebacker for the New York Giants.
When was Malik Harrison drafted?
Malik Harrison was drafted 98th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Malik Harrison played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Malik Harrison's career stats?
He has recorded 217 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Malik Harrison career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2021
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee2025 Wk15 · Concussion2025 Wk9 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk8 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk7 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk8 · Groin

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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