Fresno State Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Malik Forrester
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Annapolis, Md.
- Prev School:
- LA Pierce College
Last updated on Jan. 31, 2018
2017 (Senior): Named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection … appeared in all 14 games, starting 13 … elected one of two senior captains joining offensive lineman Aaron Mitchell … tallied 38 tackles (25 solo), the most on the club among interior linemen … tied for the second-most sacks on the team with 5.0 and was one of 10 MW players to record 5.0 or more sacks in 2017 … owned the third-most tackles for loss (9.5) on the team … added three quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a forced fumble during the season … recorded one of three safeties in 2017 with a fourth quarter safety against No. 23 Boise State on Nov. 25 to help secure a 28-17 win in the regular season finale.
2016 (Junior): Started 11 games … as a nose guard, led the Bulldogs’ defensive line with 38 tackles (21 solo) – ranked as the sixth-most tackles among all Mountain West defensive linemen … had single-game season-highs of six tackles in games at Nevada (Oct. 8) and vs. San Diego State (Oct. 14) … tallied 27 of season’s 38 tackles over the first six games … tied for the team’s fourth-most tackles for a loss with 5.0 … posted a single-game season-high 2.0 tackles for a loss vs. San Diego State (Oct. 14), also notched TFLs against Tulsa (0.5), UNLV (1.0), Utah State (1.0) and San Jose State (0.5) … collected one total sack with half-sacks recorded vs. Tulsa and San Jose State.
Prior to Fresno State: L.A. Pierce College (2015): First-team All-Pacific League selection as a defensive tackle by the Southern California Football Association as a sophomore ... recorded 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks and forced one fumble in 2015 ... had a season-high nine tackles on Nov. 7 vs. Antelope Valley ... one week prior he had a season-high five solo tackles at LA Valley on Oct. 31 ... will have three years to complete his two remaining seasons of eligibility at Fresno State. Fairmont State (2014): Played in 10 games and made nine starts on the defensive line ... finished the season with 23 total tackles (17 solo) ... also had a TFL and blocked a kick ... recorded three tackles or more four times during the season ... blocked a kick and recorded two tackles at West Liberty (Oct. 11) ... racked up a season-high seven tackles vs. Urbana (Oct. 25).
High School: Four-year standout on the offensive and defensive line at Glen Burnie High School ... second team all-conference defensive lineman in football and second-team center in basketball ... recorded 78 tackles, three sacks and five forced fumbles as a senior ... tallied 56 tackles, two sacks and six forced fumbles as a junior ... averaged 9.1 points as a senior in basketball.
Personal: Malik Omar Forrester ... son of Shelia Forrester and Eric Dunning ... has two siblings ... major at Fresno State is criminology-law enforcement.
