Malick Sylla
Position coaches (Mississippi State, 2025): Vincent Dancy, Coleman Hutzler
Katy, TXSenior6'6"255 lb#8
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Mississippi State
Malick Sylla is a 6'6", 255-lb Senior LB at Mississippi State from Katy, TX.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 33 tklHavoc Plays
10
80th
Ball Plays
1
59th
Solo Tackle Rate
30.3%
7th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 12 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 49 High | Entered portal |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 21 Moderate | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2022
Committed to Texas A&M Jan 2021
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 33 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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