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Jersey Number 15
Malik Fleming
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 179
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Valdosta, Ga.
- High School:
- Hapeville Charter
- Prev School:
- East Carolina
Bio
As a Senior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
- Appeared in 11 games including nine starts (740 snaps)
- Snaps: 282 at slot corner; 140 at free safety; 133 in box; 118 at wide corner
- 13 punt returns for 93 yards (7.2 average)
- 41 tackles (32 solo) including 1.5 TFL
- Tied for team lead with five breakups
- Second on team with three interceptions
- 10 tackles and 1 INT (35-yard return) in Big 12 opener vs. TCU (Sept. 16)
- 2 INTs and a 48-yard punt return in season opener vs. UTSA (Sept. 2)
- First Cougar since Marcus Jones (Nov. 18, 2021) with multiple INTs in a game
- TaxAct Texas Bowl/Gridiron Legends Lone Star Player of Week for performance vs. UTSA
- UH Defensive Player of Week for performance vs. UTSA
- Season high eight solo tackles at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- Six tackles, 0.5 TFL and two breakups on Senior Day vs. Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
- One of two FBS players (Iowa State’s Jeremiah Cooper) with 3 INTs through the first three games
- Lone UH defender since 2000 with 3+ INTs through first three games
- Multiple stops in nine different games
Prior to Houston
- Spent last four seasons (2019-22) at East Carolina
- 46 career games with Pirates (2,299 snaps)
- 105 career tackles and 15 pass breakups
- Six career interceptions including three in 2022
- 2022 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
- 80.1 defensive grade per PFF in 2022
- Grade ranked second among all American cornerbacks
- 78.2 coverage grade per PFF in 2022
- Grade ranked third among all American cornerbacks
- 19 punt returns for 134 yards in 2022
- Long punt return of 60 yards vs. USF (Oct. 1)
- Started 11 of 12 games at cornerback in 2021
- Second on team with nine pass breakups
- 34 tackles (28 solo)
- Blocked 42-yard field goal vs. Charleston Southern
- Started first seven games of 2020 season
- 25 tackles including 20 solo stops
- At least one stop in all nine games
- Appeared in 12 games on special teams in 2019
- Top reserve in secondary as a freshman
- Five tackles (one solo)
High School
- Prepped at Hapeville Charter Academy
- In final two years, helped program to 24-3 record
- Team finished perfect 13-0 in conference
- Two-way player
- Extensive action as receiver and return specialist
- Defensively, logged 53 career tackles (34 solo)
- Four TFLs, one sack and 14 interceptions during career
- 805 all-purpose yards in three years
- 361 kickoff returns, 359 punt returns, 60 interception returns and 25 receiving
- Scored four career touchdowns
- Made varsity squad as sophomore at Creekside High School
- 35 tackles, an interception and eight pass breakups
- Racking up 274 kickoff return yards
- Transferred to Hapeville prior to junior season
- Picked off two passes
- Blocked potential game-tying field goal on final play of 2017 opener vs. Banneker
- Topped entire state of Georgia with nine interceptions as a junior
- Helped lead HCA to a state title with a 14-1 overall record
- Earned 6-AA All-Region honors
- 158 all-purpose yards (25 on kickoff returns, 133 on punt returns) in 2017
- TD reception, fumble return TD and interception TD during 2017
- Region 6-AA Defensive Player-of-the-Year following senior season
- Three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com
- Received offers from Boston College, Louisville, Syracuse, and Tulane, among others
- Three interceptions in Rising Senior Georgia All-Star Game
- Two cousins with NFL experience, including safety Eric Berry
- Berry was first-round draft pick by Kansas City Chiefs in 2010
- Two other cousins played college football at Power 5 schools
- S Donnie Miles played at North Carolina and RB D.J. Knox competed at Purdue
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Communication/Interpersonal Organization from East Carolina
- Hobbies: designing clothes for his clothing brand
- Dream job outside of football: sports broadcaster or business owner
- Owns a clothing brand
- Hidden talent: He can sing and he owns a business
- Chose UH because he felt like this was the place that he could further advance his career and education
- Fears God
- One word to describe himself on the field: relentless
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: meatballs and rice
- His motivation for working hard: his friend who passed away when they were 16
- Best advice: play the game at your own speed
- Sports hero: Denzel Ward because he plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played
- Most memorable feat: His pick six against South Florida in 2021 when he attended East Carolina
- Unique fact: he’s a gamer and likes to stream all types of games on Twitch
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
