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31 Malik Rivera

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Saint Johns, Fla.
  • Highschool Bartram Trail

Biography

2017:  Started all 13 games at free safety ... Finished third on the team in total tackles with 73 and also had four pass break-ups and a forced fumble ... In the season opener against Furman (9/2) led the team with ten tackles and intercepted a two-point conversion attempt with 46 seconds left in the game to secure the win ... Earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors (9/4) ... Had five tackles at Mercer (9/9) and six against Gardner-Webb (9/23) ... Against Western Carolina (10/7) had six tackles and forced a fumble ... Against Samford (10/21) led the team with ten tackles ... At South Carolina (11/18) had six tackles ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Furman (12/2) had five tackles and shared a tackle for loss ... At North Dakota State (12/9) had eight tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... 2016: Played in eleven games with five starts at free safety ... Recorded 40 total tackles on the season, along with an interception ... At Ole Miss (9/10) had six tackles ... Had two tackles each against East Tennessee State (9/24) and at Western Carolina (10/8) ... Against The Citadel (10/22) had six tackles, including one for a loss of two yards ... Against Mercer (10/29) had seven tackles, with one for a loss ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs at The Citadel (12/3) had four tackles ... In the quarterfinals at Youngstown State (12/10) led the team with 11 tackles and intercepted a pass by Hunter Wells in the first quarter ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... 2015: Played in four games and had 18 total tackles ... In the season opener at Clemson (9/5) had three tackles ... Against Tennessee Tech (9/12) recorded seven tackles ... At The Citadel (10/10) had seven tackles ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2014: Did not see action due to injury ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman at safety and linebacker for Bartram Trail High School ... Earned All-County honors as a junior and senior ... For his career, played in 39 games with 27 starts... Had 175 career tackles, three sacks, an interception returned for touchdown, three fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in 39 games ... Team reached state semifinals his sophomore and senior seasons ... Also earned three letters on the track team, winning state championships in 2012 and 2013 ... On the weightlifting team, set the school record for the clean and jerk in the 169 and 183 weight classes ... Member of the Beta Club ... PERSONAL: Son of Jose Rivera and Sandra Morris-Rivera ... Born March 26, 1996 ... A mathematics, finance and computer science triple major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2014Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 190 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 200 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2016Sophomore

    Safety
    5'11" 200 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2017Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 195 lbs
    31