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Malik Herring Miami Dolphins · #45

Defensive End · 6' 3", 275 lbs · Forsyth, GA · Age 29

Malik Herring is a Defensive End for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles.

Defensive EndUndrafted4-yr veteran
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Miami Dolphins · #45 · Defensive End
Malik Herring
Season avg7 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg35 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Malik Herring — 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.

C
Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Malik Herring is a Defensive End for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles.
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Pass rush
C
Run D
C+
Splash
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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C
Disruption
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Malik Herring 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: #1054 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
36Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Malik Herring — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
7 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Malik Herring

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
0.2
sacks
-0.4–0.8
9
tackles
7–11
0
ff
0–1
0
pd
0–1
7
games
4–10
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.2 sacks
Everything it reads
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4 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 29 — 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: 7 / 12 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Herring career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
2022760000
20237101.5110
202412120000
2026 in progress · 4 games470000
Career30351.5110
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 Miami Dolphins built to win?

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

9–8proj record
60off index
88def index
+14net
60%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 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 Herring

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

1997-11-09

The beginning

Malik Herring is a Defensive End for the Miami Dolphins, in his 6th NFL season.

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Malik Herring is a Miami Dolphins defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 35 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 7 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Herring goes from here.

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Herring's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
275 lbs
Born
Forsyth, GA
Age
29
Jersey
#45
Background

Malik Herring is from Forsyth, GA and is 29 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 3", 275 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Herring is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Malik Herring is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1.5 sacks and 35 tackles across 4 seasons (2022–2026).

Pass rush1.5 career sacks with 1 forced fumbles.
Run defense35 career tackles up front.
Best season1.5 sacks in 2023.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Malik Herring — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Herring, answered.

What position does Malik Herring play?
Malik Herring is a Defensive End for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Malik Herring drafted?
Malik Herring entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Malik Herring played?
4 (2022–2026).
What are Malik Herring's career stats?
He has recorded 35 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Malik Herring 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
0%
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
1
since 2022
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2022 Wk1 · Abdomen

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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