Malik Gant
Free agent | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Washington, D.C. | May 29, 1997||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | H. D. Woodson HS | ||
College: | Marshall | ||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Malik Gant (born May 29, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Marshall University.[1]
Early life and college[edit]
Gant was a safety and cornerback at Woodson High School in Washington, D.C., the same high school as former NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich.[2] At Marshall University Gant redshirted his freshmen year, and went on to appear in 12 games as a reserve safety in 2016 as a redshirt freshmen making six tackles. In 2017, Gant would have a breakout season as a redshirt sophomore with 100 tackles and five passes defensed. In 2018, as a redshirt junior Gant made 95 tackles, two interceptions and eight passes defensed.[2]
Professional career[edit]
Gant was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019.[4] On July 26, 2020, Gant was released before training camp opened.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "MALIK GANT Biography". ESPN.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Malik Gant". patriots.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ "Patriots Sign 10 Rookie Free Agents and Two Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Patriots make series of roster moves". Patriots.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ Alper, Josh. "Patriots drop to 80 players ahead of training camp". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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