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2021 Football Roster

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8 Malik Sonnier

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Prev School Clear Brook HS (Northwestern State)
  • Major Masters of Sports Administration

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2020 (F)

Individual Awards

All-Lone Star Conference (1): 2021 (2nd)

Senior (2021)

garnered second-team All-Lone Star Conference honors... made nine starts at free safety... amassed 42 tackles with 30 solo stops and a quarterback hurry... ranked second on team with three interceptions and recorded three pass breakups for a total of six passes defensed... credited with a forced fumble and a recovery... made season-high nine tackles with a forced fumble and a pass breakup at Tarleton State (10/23)... credited with seven tackles and intercepted a pass in a season opening 48-27 win at Quincy (9/4)... made seven tackles and picked off a pass in a 31-30 win over Texas A&M-Commerce at the former Ballpark in Arlington (9/11)... made six tackles, intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and logged two pass breakups to help MSU clinch an outright LSC title with a 36-30 win over UT Permian Basin in the season finale (11/13)...

Senior (2020)1

made three starts at free safety... ranked sixth on team with 12 tackles including three solo stops... also forced two fumbles, broke up two passes and recorded an interception... made five tackles, broke up two passes and forced a fumble at UT Permian Basin (3/27)... made five assisted stops at Tarleton State (3/20)... finished with two tackles, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass in a win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (3/6)...

At Northwestern State

Junior (2019)

competed in eight games making three starts in the defensive secondary... made 20 tackles including 16 solo stops with one pass breakup... made season-high five tackles against Midwestern State (9/7)... matched campaign high with five tackles against LSU (9/14)...

Sophomore (2018)

named to Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll... compiled 27 tackles with 21 solo stops and two tackles for loss... forced two fumbles and made one interception... made campaign-high five stops including two tackles for loss against No. 15 Central Arkansas (10/20)... intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in a 31-28 Homecoming win over Houston Baptist (10/27)... matched season high with five tackles against Lamar (9/15) and Abilene Christian (11/3)... also forced a fumble at Southeastern Louisiana (9/29)...

Redshirt Freshman (2017)

named to Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll... competed in eight games as a reserve safety... made 10 tackles including nine solo stops and one tackle for loss with three pass breakups... made three stops with a tackle for loss and broke up a pass against No. 9 Sam Houston State (10/14)... in on three tackles against No. 6 Central Arkansas (10/21)...

Freshman (2016)

served redshirt season...

At Clear Brook High School

a three-year starter as a defensive back for coach Mike Ellison at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas... finished prep career with 11 interceptions including a high of four during his sophomore campaign... earned two track & field letters...

Personal

son of Shamera Sonnier...

1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 200 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 205 lbs
    8