DeAngelo Malone

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DeAngelo Malone
DeAngelo Malone 2022.jpg
Malone in 2022
No. 51 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 25)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Cedar Grove
(Ellenwood, Georgia)
College: Western Kentucky (2017–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 3 / pick: 82
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (2019, 2021)
  • 3× First-team All-C-USA (2019–2021)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2024
Total tackles:51
Sacks:3.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

DeAngelo Malone (born July 12, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Kentucky.

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Early life

Malone grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia and originally attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School before transferring to Cedar Grove High School. [1] He recorded 49 tackles with eight tackles for loss and was named first-team All-State and All-Metro by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as Cedar Grove won the AAA state championship. [2] Rated a three-star recruit, Malone committed to play college football at Western Kentucky over an offer from Buffalo. [3]

College career

Malone became a starter for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers during his freshman year and recorded 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries. [3] As a sophomore, he was named honorable mention All-Conference USA (C-USA)after finishing the season with 60 tackles, nine tackles for loss, six sacks, and eight quarterback hurries with two forced fumbles. [4] In his junior season, Malone made 99 total tackles and was fourth in the nation with tackles 21 for loss and 12th in the nation with 11.5 sacks and also had 16 quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. He was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-C-USA. [5]

Malone considered entering the 2020 NFL draft, but ultimately decided to return for his senior year. [6] Malone entered senior season on the Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlists and was named the preseason C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and as one of the top five outside linebacker prospects for the 2021 NFL draft according to ESPN. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m)		243 lb
(110 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.60 s1.60 s2.69 s4.36 s7.06 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [11] [12]
Malone in his rookie season. ATL LB DeAngelo Malone 2022 (cropped).png
Malone in his rookie season.

Malone was drafted in the third round with the 82nd pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2022 NFL draft. [13] The Falcons previously obtained the pick in the trade that sent Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts. [14] Malone recorded his first professional sack in Week 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals. [15]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTfLFFFR
2022 ATL 1502918111400
2023 ATL 1706420000
2024 ATL 17016882300
Career 4905130213700

Personal life

Malone is first cousins with Justin Shaffer, who was also selected by the Falcons in the 2022 NFL draft. [16]

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