Malik McDowell

Malik McDowell
No. 94 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1996-06-20) June 20, 1996
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Southfield (MI)
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35
Career history
Roster status: Non Football Injury
Career highlights and awards
  • Freshman All-American FWAA (2014)
  • 2× Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Malik McDowell (born June 20, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.

Early years

McDowell attended Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan and later attended Loyola High School in Detroit, Michigan. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the second best defensive end in his class and 26th best player overall.[1] He committed to Michigan State University to play college football.[2]

College career

McDowell played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2014 and had 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks.[3][4][5] As a sophomore in 2015, he was named an All-American by Fox Sports. On November 29, 2016, McDowell was named Second Team All-Big Ten.[6]

On December 5, 2016, McDowell announced that he had signed with an agent and would enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[7]

Professional career

McDowell received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed every combine drill, except for the short shuttle and three-cone drill. He also participated at Michigan State's Pro Day, but chose to run only positional drills for scouts and team representatives in attendance.[8] McDowell attended nine private workouts and visits with the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins.[9] NFL draft experts and analysts projected McDowell to be a first round pick. He was ranked the top defensive tackle available in the draft by ESPN and NFL analyst Bucky Brooks, the second best defensive tackle by Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Focus, and was ranked the third best interior defensive lineman by NFL media analyst Mike Mayock.[10][11][12][13][14]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		 295 lb
(134 kg)		 34 3⁄4 in
(0.88 m)		 10 1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.85 s 1.69 s 2.84 s 4.53 s 7.69 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[15]

The Seattle Seahawks selected McDowell in the second round (35th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[16] On May 25, 2017, the Seahawks signed McDowell to a four-year, $6.95 million contract with $4.40 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.19 million.[17]

A few weeks prior to training camp, McDowell was involved in an ATV accident and was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 30, 2017.[18][19] He later returned to practice and was placed on the non-football injury list due to the injuries from the accident.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Malik McDowell commits to Michigan State; Southfield defensive end one of nation's top players
  3. ↑ Michigan State expects McDowell to 'dominate'
  4. ↑ There's no disrespecting the Michigan State defensive line and rising star Malik McDowell
  5. ↑ MSU's McDowell just ‘scratching the surface’ as player
  6. ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Solari, Chris (December 5, 2016). "Report: Malik McDowell to enter NFL Draft". Detroit Free Press.
  8. ↑ "*Malik McDowell, DS #2 DT, Michigan State". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Walter Football: 2017 NFL Draft Prospect Visits/Workouts". walterfootball.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Top 32 Prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brooks' top 5 2017 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  14. ↑ Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's top 5 2017 NFL Draft prospects by position 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  15. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/malik-mcdowell?id=2557970
  16. ↑ Yohannes, Aron (April 28, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Michigan State Defensive End Malik McDowell With No. 35 Overall Pick In 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
  17. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Malik McDowell contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  18. ↑ Patra, Kevin (July 30, 2017). "Seahawks rookie Malik McDowell in vehicular accident". NFL.com.
  19. ↑ Boyle, John (July 30, 2017). "Seahawks Place Malik McDowell On Reserve/Did Not Report List; Sign DT Rodney Coe". Seahawks.com.
  20. ↑ Boyle, John (August 3, 2017). "Seahawks DT Malik McDowell Reports To Training Camp". Seahawks.com.
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