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Pronunciation
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Psalms Career Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (at Arizona, 2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (twice, last at Arizona, 2018)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 10 (at Arizona, 2018)
Sacks: 1.0 (at Arizona, 2018)
Sack Yards: 10 (at Arizona, 2018)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (Ole Miss, 2017)
Cal Career (2015-18)
• Played in 35 games all off the bench from 2016-18 after redshirting as a 2015 true freshman
• Announced following the 2018 season that he would be pursuing using his final season of collegiate eligibility as a graduate transfer at another school
• Contributed 26 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-12 yards), 1.0 sack (-10 yards), one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry
• Saw action in a career-high-tying all 12 contests as both a 2016 redshirt freshman and 2017 sophomore
• Recorded a career-high 12 tackles, as well as a career-best-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -10 yards) and the lone 1.0 sack (career-high -10 yards) of his career as a 2018 junior
• Had his lone career forced fumble and quarterback hurry in his sophomore season against USC and Ole Miss, respectively, while adding a career-high-tying 1.0 tackles for loss (-2 yards) against Washington State
• Had the lone pass breakup of his career as a redshirt freshman vs, Washington
• Recorded a career-high four tackles and equaled his career-high in both tackles for loss and sacks (1.0) with his 10 tackle for loss and sack yards career highs at Arizona as a junior
• Spent time during his Cal career at outside linebacker, inside linebacker, safety and cornerback while also being a prominent special teams player
Junior (2018)
• Played in 11 games all off the bench and recorded 12 tackles along with a career-high 1.0 sack (career-high -10 yards), a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -10 yards) both at Arizona when he also recorded a career-high four tackles
• Also had three tackles against Idaho State; two vs. Oregon; and one against North Carolina and Washington, and at Washington State
• Played in five other games but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2017)
• Played in 12 games all off the bench and recorded three tackles, a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) against Washington State, and a the lone forced fumble and quarterback hurry of his career against USC and Ole Miss, respectively
• Had season-high-tying single tackles in back-to-back games vs. Ole Miss and USC, as well as vs. Washington State
• Started the season at safety before being moved to outside linebacker
• Registered one tackle in the spring game
Freshman (2016)
• Played in the first 12 games of his career all off the bench, contributing 11 tackles on the season and the lone pass breakup of his career vs. Washington
• Registered a season-high three tackles in the season finale against UCLAl while adding two each vs. Utah, at USC and vs. Washington; as well as one each vs. Oregon and Stanford
• Took 102 special teams snaps including double digits in six of the last seven contests
• Recorded three tackles for the winning Blue squad in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Ayala HS (Class of 2015)
• Played primarily cornerback but also saw action at wide receiver during two varsity campaigns
• Played in the B2G Sports West Coast Bowl after his 2014 senior season and contributed three pass breakups in the contest
• Earned All-Sierra League honors and was named his school’s Most Improved Defensive Player as a senior when he registered 32 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss on the defensive side of the ball while adding five rushes for 93 yards and one touchdown on the ground as well as five receptions for 91 yards for a 6-4 squad
• Had a season-high 12 tackles in the season-opener as a senior against Burbank
• Named to the preseason All-Inland Empire Football Team and was named one of the top high school defensive backs in the Southland to watch for by the Los Angeles Times prior to his senior campaign
• Posted his strongest statistical campaign as a 2013 junior with 54 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception (one return yard) and one fumble recovery (one return yard), while also adding three receptions for 27 yards and one touchdown on offense
• Added 37 yards on three career kickoff returns, picking up one for 26 as a junior and two for 11 as a senior
• Wore No. 3
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2015)
Stars: Rivals (4), Tom Lemming (3 Plus), ESPN (3), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), Scout (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (559)
National Cornerback Ratings: Rivals (27), ESPN (46), 247Sports Composite (55), 247Sports (92), Scout (93)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (108)
West Cornerback Ratings: Scout (17)
California Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (39), ESPN (72), 247Sports Composite (68), 247Sports (125)
California Cornerback Ratings: Scout (14)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8646), 247Sports (85), ESPN (78), Rivals (5.8)
Other
• Full name is Malik Christopher Psalms
• Born July 2, 1997
• Son of Marcus and Christina Psalms
• Graduated from Cal in May of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies
Last Updated
July 28, 2019
