Malik Vann Season 2018

2023: Finished as the Big 12’s eighth-highest-rated edge defender (73.6) according to Pro Football Focus… Veteran defensive lineman who rotated on the first team at defensive end and appeared in all 12 games…Finished with 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks…Totaled two tackles versus both Iowa State and at BYU…Had a pair of stops and a sack at Miami (Ohio)…Returned for a sixth-year in 2023 after suffering a season-ending pectoral injury two games into the 2022 season…Wrapped up career with 102 tackles, 23.5 TFLs and 10.5 sacks over 61 career games.

2022: Veteran defensive lineman who started in the first two games of the season at defensive end before going down with a season-ending pectoral injury…Totaled three tackles in the two games…A force when healthy, he enters his sixth season with 90 tackles, 22 TFLs and nine sacks in 49 career games.

2021: Appeared in 12 games, starting nine, including the first eight games until he was slowed by an ankle injury...Tallied 33 tackles, including 8.5 for loss and 3.5 sacks with three pass breakups...Had career-highs of six stops against Miami (Ohio) and Tulane... Sacks came against Temple, Tulane and Houston, with a half sack at Notre Dame...Contributed TFLs over each of the first five contests...Tallied four tackles versus Murray State, three stops at Indiana, three tackles at Navy and two tackles at ECU...His Tulane performance featured six solo tackles, a sack and a forced fumble...Capped the season with one tackle against No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic...Enters 2022 as a veteran defensive leader with 47 games played, 87 total tackles, 21 TFLs and nine sacks in his career.

2020: Played in nine of 10 games on the campaign, making his first career start at UCF...Totaled 16 tackles on the season, 12 of which were solo stops along with five tackles for a loss...Also recorded two sacks for 15 yards and a QB hurry...Tied a season best three tackles in three games against Austin Peay, East Carolina and at UCF...Totaled three tackles, a TFL and sack for a seven-yard loss against ECU.

2019: Solid contributor on the defensive line played in all 14 games…Recorded 30 tackles, including 17 solos and 6.5 tackles for a loss…Added three QB hurries, 2.5 sacks along with a PBU…Opened the year with three tackles and a QB hurry against UCLA…Posted a career best five tackles at Ohio State…Set his career mark with three solo tackles on three occasions, at Ohio State, vs. Miami (OH) and vs. Tuls …Rung up a career-best 2.0 sacks to go with four tackles against Miami (OH)…Had two tackles and a half sack in the upset win over UCF…Finished with four stops against Tulsa...Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team.

2018: Saw action in 12 games as a true freshman...Vann finished the campaign with eight total tackles, including a tackle for a loss, sack and QB hurry...He matched a career-best effort with two tackles against Alabama A&M and at UConn...He shared a sack against the Huskies and against Navy.

PERSONAL: Local standout prepped for Jason Krause at Fairfield HS...A four-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com...ESPN tabbed him as the No. 10 player in Ohio...Rivals ranked him as the No. 12 player in Ohio and No. 15 strong side defensive end in the nation...Was an Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Division I First-Team All-Ohio selection...Tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Year by the Greater Miami Conference, OPSA Southwest District and Journal-News ... Also a First-Team All-GMC and All-Southwest District honoree...Had 31 tackles, 6.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries, also running the ball 11 times for five touchdowns...Helped lead Fairfield to the OHSAA playoffs in 2017 with a 6-2 mark in GMC play...In 2016, tallied 77 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and six sacks...Named First-Team All-GMC, First Team All-Southwest District, Special Mention All-Ohio and was a Cincinnati Enquirer Fall All Star...Was one of the top targets in the Midwest, choosing UC over offers from Alabama, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Oklahoma...Brother Marquise was a four-year standout at UConn from 2012-15.