| Email: | mslater@tusculum.edu |
| Title: | Assistant Coach (Linebackers) |
| Alma Mater: | Valdosta State, 2020 |
Malik Slater was named to the Tusculum University football coaching staff in the summer of 2020. He is responsible for Tusculum's linebacker corps.
He served as a graduate assistant coach during the 2020-21 campaign and was responsible for the bandit position on the TU defense before being promoted to full time assistant in 2021.
Slater, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, played one season of professional football with the Cedar Rapids River Kings of the Indoor Football League. He played in seven games in the 2019 campaign where he averaged 6.6 tackles per game while finishing the year with 46 stops with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, forced two fumbles and recorded an interception.
Slater played two seasons at Jacksonville University before transferring to Valdosta State University for his final two years, all with head coach Kerwin Bell.
Played in 21 games at Jacksonville (2014-2015) where he totaled 113 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks at linebacker as future Tusculum head coach Jerry Odom was his defensive coordinator at JU. Slater earned All-Pioneer Football League honorable mention recognition in 2015 with the Dolphins.
He was a two-year starter at Valdosta State (2016-2017) where he garnered All-Gulf South Conference first team honors in 2017. He was also a D2CCA All-Super Region 2 first team selection and earned a berth to the FCS Senior Bowl where he was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player. He was also an invitee to the Tropical Bowl All-Star Game.
Slater totaled 115 tackles in his 20 career games with the Blazers including seven tackles for loss.
He earned his undergraduate degree from Valdosta State in 2020 while majoring in business administration and marketing. He completed his master's degree in sports administration from Tusculum in 2021.
