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Maliek Collins
DT · DAL/LV/HOU/SF/CLE · 2016–2026
Born April 8, 1995 · College Nebraska · Drafted 2016, round 3, pick 67 (DAL) · 6-2, 310 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DAL | 15 | 23 | 5.0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | DAL | 13 | 22 | 2.5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DAL | 11 | 19 | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 playoffs | DAL | 2 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 13 | 20 | 4.0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | LV | 9 | 15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 14 | 29 | 2.5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | HOU | 15 | 37 | 3.5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 16 | 41 | 5.0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SF | 17 | 33 | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CLE | 11 | 25 | 6.5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CLE | 8 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CLE | 142 | 285 | 40.5 | 109 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DAL | 16 | – | – | 656 | 63.0 |
| 2016 playoffs | DAL | 1 | – | – | 35 | 53.0 |
| 2017 | DAL | 16 | – | – | 672 | 65.4 |
| 2018 | DAL | 13 | – | – | 491 | 60.8 |
| 2018 playoffs | DAL | 2 | – | – | 106 | 83.5 |
| 2019 | DAL | 16 | – | – | 746 | 70.5 |
| 2020 | LV | 12 | – | – | 492 | 60.7 |
| 2021 | HOU | 15 | – | – | 618 | 61.7 |
| 2022 | HOU | 15 | – | – | 593 | 57.7 |
| 2023 | HOU | 16 | – | – | 687 | 64.3 |
| 2023 playoffs | HOU | 2 | – | – | 82 | 59.0 |
| 2024 | SF | 17 | – | – | 702 | 67.2 |
| 2025 | CLE | 12 | – | – | 471 | 65.4 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2025 game log (11 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ BAL | L 17–41 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs GB | W 13–10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ DET | L 10–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | vs MIN | L 17–21 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ PIT | L 9–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs MIA | W 31–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ NE | L 13–32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ NYJ | L 20–27 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs BAL | L 16–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ LV | W 24–10 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs SF | L 8–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (17 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-09 | vs NYJ | W 32–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ MIN | L 17–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ LA | L 24–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs NE | W 30–13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs ARI | L 23–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-10 | @ SEA | W 36–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | vs KC | L 18–28 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs DAL | W 30–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ TB | W 23–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs SEA | L 17–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ GB | L 10–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ BUF | L 10–35 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs CHI | W 38–13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-12 | vs LA | L 6–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ MIA | L 17–29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-30 | vs DET | L 34–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ ARI | L 24–47 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (18 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | @ BAL | L 9–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs IND | L 20–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ JAX | W 37–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | vs PIT | W 30–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | @ ATL | L 19–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs NO | W 20–13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | @ CAR | L 13–15 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | vs TB | W 39–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ CIN | W 30–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs ARI | W 21–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-26 | vs JAX | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs DEN | W 22–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ NYJ | L 6–30 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ TEN | W 19–16 OT | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs CLE | L 22–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-06 | @ IND | W 23–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2024-01-13 | vs CLE | W 45–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-20 | @ BAL | L 10–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (15 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs IND | T 20–20 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ DEN | L 9–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ CHI | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs LAC | L 24–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | @ JAX | W 13–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ LV | L 20–38 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ NYG | L 16–24 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs WAS | L 10–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ MIA | L 15–30 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | vs CLE | L 14–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | @ DAL | L 23–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs KC | L 24–30 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ TEN | W 19–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs JAX | L 3–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ IND | W 32–31 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (14 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs JAX | W 37–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ CLE | L 21–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-23 | vs CAR | L 9–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ BUF | L 0–40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs NE | L 22–25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | @ IND | L 3–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | @ ARI | L 5–31 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs LA | L 22–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ MIA | L 9–17 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | @ TEN | W 22–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | vs NYJ | L 14–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs IND | L 0–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | vs SEA | L 13–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs TEN | L 25–28 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (9 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ CAR | W 34–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-21 | vs NO | W 34–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ NE | L 20–36 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs BUF | L 23–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | vs TB | L 20–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | @ CLE | W 16–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ LAC | W 31–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs DEN | W 37–12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | @ DEN | W 32–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (13 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ WAS | W 31–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs MIA | W 31–6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ NO | L 10–12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs GB | L 24–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ NYJ | L 22–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs PHI | W 37–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-04 | @ NYG | W 37–18 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs MIN | L 24–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ DET | W 35–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ NE | L 9–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-05 | @ CHI | L 24–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ PHI | L 9–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs WAS | W 47–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (13 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ CAR | L 8–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs NYG | W 20–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | vs JAX | W 40–7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | @ WAS | L 17–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-05 | vs TEN | L 14–28 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | @ ATL | W 22–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-22 | vs WAS | W 31–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-11-29 | vs NO | W 13–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs PHI | W 29–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | vs TB | W 27–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ NYG | W 36–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2019-01-05 | vs SEA | W 24–22 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2019-01-12 | @ LA | L 22–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (13 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs NYG | W 19–3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ DEN | L 17–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-25 | @ ARI | W 28–17 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | vs LA | L 30–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | vs GB | L 31–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ SF | W 40–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | @ WAS | W 33–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | vs PHI | L 9–37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-23 | vs LAC | L 6–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-11-30 | vs WAS | W 38–14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | @ LV | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs SEA | L 12–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ PHI | W 6–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (16 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ WAS | W 27–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs CHI | W 31–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ SF | W 24–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs CIN | W 28–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ GB | W 30–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs PHI | W 29–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ CLE | W 35–10 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | @ PIT | W 35–30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | vs BAL | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | vs WAS | W 31–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2016-12-01 | @ MIN | W 17–15 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | @ NYG | L 7–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | vs TB | W 26–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-26 | vs DET | W 42–21 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ PHI | L 13–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2017-01-15 | vs GB | L 31–34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |