At 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, Malik Jefferson is built like a mobile NFL linebacker. He ran a 4.52 40-yard dash at the combine, and there is video of him delivering over a 40-inch vertical. Highly athletic.
He started during the majority of his three seasons at Texas, capped off by a 110-tackle junior year with 10 tackles for loss and four sacks. Jefferson missed the Longhorns’ bowl game with a toe injury.
His final season earned him All-Big 12 honors, second-team All-American and Butkus Award Semifinalist status.
PRODUCTIVITY SCORE: 108.0 | ATHLETICISM SCORE: 108.2 | AGE SCORE: 121.7
FINAL SCORE: 112.6
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